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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Malay name|Kamarudin|Jaffar}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay titles|Yang Berhormat Dato']]
| name = Kamarudin Jaffar
| native_name = قمرالدين بن جعفر
| honorific-suffix = {{small| [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Negeri Sembilan|DSNS]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]}}
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Kamarudin bin Jaffar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|11|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wakaf Bharu]], [[Tumpat District|Tumpat]], [[Kelantan]], [[Federation of Malaya]] (now [[Malaysia]])
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =

| office1 = Ministerial roles
| subterm1 = 2018–2020
| suboffice1 = [[Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Transport]]
| subterm3 = 2020–
| suboffice3 = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
| office7 = Faction represented in [[Dewan Rakyat]]
| subterm7 = 1999–2015
| suboffice7 = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]]
| subterm8 = 2015–2018
| suboffice8 = [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]]
| subterm9 = 2018–2020
| suboffice9 = [[Pakatan Harapan]]
| subterm10 = 2020
| suboffice10 = [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]]
| subterm11 = 2020–
| suboffice11 = [[Perikatan Nasional]]
| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| party = [[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]] (until 1999) [[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]] (1999-2015) [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]] (2015-2020) [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party|PPBM]] (since 2020)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) (until 1999) [[Barisan Alternatif]] (BA) (1999-2004) [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) (2008-2015) [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) (2015-2020) [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) (since 2020) [[Muafakat Nasional]] (MN) (since 2020)
| occupation = Politician
| relations =
| spouse = Yushazlinda Yaacob
| children =
| website = {{url|http://kjtumpat.blogspot.com/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kamarudin bin Jaffar''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: قمرالدين بن جعفر; born 3 November 1951) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[politician]] who has served as the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs]] for the second term in the [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) administration under Prime Minister [[Ismail Sabri Yaakob]] and Minister [[Saifuddin Abdullah]] since August 2021. He served his first term in the [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) administration under former Prime Minister [[Muhyiddin Yassin]] and former Minister [[Hishammudin Hussein]] from March 2020 to August 2021 and the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bandar Tun Razak (federal constituency)|Bandar Tun Razak]] since May 2018. He served as the [[Minister of Transport (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Transport]] in the [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) administration under former Prime Minister [[Mahathir Mohamad]] and former Minister [[Anthony Loke]] from July 2018 to the collapse of the [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] administration in February 2020 and [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Tumpat (federal constituency)|Tumpat]] from November 1999 to May 2018. He is a member of the [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]] (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling [[Perikatan Nasional|PN]] coalition and was a member of the [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] (PKR), a component party of the [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] opposition coalition, [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS), a former component party of the former opposition [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) and [[Barisan Alternatif]] (BA) coalitions and [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO), a component party of the [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) coalition. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/DewRakyat_KedAhli_detail.php?id=199 |title=Kamarudin bin Jaffar, Y.B. Dato' Haji |publisher=[[Parliament of Malaysia]] |language=ms |access-date=23 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414174937/http://www.parlimen.gov.my/DewRakyat_KedAhli_detail.php?id=199 |archive-date=14 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mat Taib, Kamaruddin Jaffar tinggal PAS, masuk PKR |url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/311936|date=11 September 2015 |publisher= [[Malaysiakini]] |language=ms|access-date=16 May 2017}}</ref>

Earlier Kamarudin was a member of [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO), a major component in [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) coalition before switching to PAS in 1999.<ref name="PAS switch">{{Cite news| title =Taking PAS into the future| newspaper =[[The Star (Malaysia)]]| date =9 September 2005| url =http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/9/9/focus/11902702&sec=focus| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050911082031/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F9%2F9%2Ffocus%2F11902702&sec=focus| url-status =dead| archive-date =11 September 2005| access-date =22 December 2009}}</ref> While a member of UMNO, he was considered a close associate of then Deputy Prime Minister and later Opposition Leader [[Anwar Ibrahim]],<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Kamaruddin refutes report
| newspaper = [[New Straits Times]]
| date = 24 June 1999
| url = https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=7d0dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yhQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4153,2554558&dq=kamaruddin+jaafar&hl=en
| access-date = 22 December 2009}}</ref> and was held in custody with Anwar under the [[Internal Security Act (Malaysia)|Internal Security Act]] (ISA).<ref>{{Cite news
| title = Remaining 12 still in police custody
| newspaper = [[New Straits Times]]
| date = 1 October 1998
| url = https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=hw4WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4681,2052948&dq=kamaruddin+jaafar&hl=en
| access-date = 22 December 2009}}</ref>

Kamarudin made his debut contesting but lost the [[Tumpat (federal constituency)|Tumpat]] parliamentary constituency in [[1995 Malaysian general election|1995 general election]] when he was still in UMNO. Since switching to PAS, Kamarudin was elected to the Tumpat seat in the [[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]], [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]], [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]] and [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013]] elections.<ref name="election results"/> For the 2004 election, he was the PAS Secretary-General.<ref name="PAS switch"/> He subsequently contested and won the Bandar Tun Razak constituency in the [[2018 Malaysian general election|2018]] elections after joining PKR.

Kamarudin was sworn in as [[Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Transport]] from 2 July 2018 until 24 February 2020, which is part of [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|Prime Minister]] [[Seventh Mahathir cabinet|Mahathir's 7th Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/07/02/new-ministers-being-sworn-in-before-king/|title=New ministers sworn in before King (updated) - Nation {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref>

==Biodata==
Kamarudin bin Jaffar was born on 3 November 1951 at Wakaf Bharu, Tumpat, Kelantan. Attended SRK Sultan Ibrahim, Pasir Mas, Kelantan (1958-1963). At the [[Malay College Kuala Kangsar]] (1964-1970) he studied with [[Anwar Ibrahim|Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim]]. He furthered his studies at [[University of Kent]], Canterbury, England (1971-1974) later at the [[University of London]] (1975-1976).

==Family==
His wife Kamariah Kamarudin died on 11 November 2009 for colon cancer after receiving treatment at the Subang Jaya Medical Center (SJMC) including chemotherapy. At that time, Kamaruddin Jaafar was in Qatar. The body was prayed at Nurul Yaqin Mosque, SS7 Kelana Jaya and was buried at Bukit Kiara after Asar prayers.

They have four children, two sons and two daughters:
# Nur Adilah
# Saiful Adli
# Shahid Adli
# Nur Shifa

Kamaruddin Jaafar married for the second time with Datin Yushazlinda Yaacob on 10 March 2011. The wedding ceremony was held at Tengku Kelana Jaya Mosque Petra, Kelana Jaya, Selangor. His wife is from Melaka. Also present were [[Mahfuz Omar]], Dr [[Dzulkefly Ahmad]] and Dr [[Mohd Hatta Ramli]].

==Career==
* Assistant Secretary, Research Division, Prime Minister's Department (1974-1975)
* Lecturer, National University of Malaysia (1975-1985)
* Political Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister, Tun [[Ghafar Baba]] (1986-1991)

==Politics==
* Malaysian UMNO Youth Exco
* Kelantan UMNO Youth chief
* Tumpat Umno Division chief 1998
* Secretary of the [[Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia]] (ABIM) Session 1983-1987
* PAS Secretary General Session 2005-2007 and 2007-2009 session
* Member of the Central Committee of PAS Session 2003-2005
* PAS Liaison Committee 2003-2005
* Tumpat PAS District Treasurer (2003 until 2015)

==Joining UMNO==
Kamaruddin Jaafar is seated with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim when advancing the [[Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia]] and Yayasan Anda Akademik in the Valley of the Coast near the [[University of Malaya]].

While Anwar Ibrahim joined UMNO and became the Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, he was among the main leaders of ABIM who put their trust in UMNO with the intention of giving UMNO a deeper perspective. It was here that he was appointed chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies, a think tank founded by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Other ABIM leaders joining UMNO were Kamaruddin, [[Anuar Tahir]] and [[Mohd Nor Monutty]] and many others surrounded Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar Ibrahim, surrounded by the people of ABIM, is disliked by the ranks of UMNO leaders such as Sanusi Junid. In 1995 he contested in Tumpat on BN/UMNO tickets but lost to a PAS candidate.

==ISA Detention==
On 22 September 1998, he and 12 other leaders were detained under the [[Internal Security Act (Malaysia)|Internal Security Act]] (ISA) Section 73(1)(A). The detainee was
# [[Anwar Ibrahim]], Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
# Ruslan Kassim, Negeri Sembilan Umno Youth chief
# Kamaruddin Mat Noor, Semarak state assenblyman
# [[Ahmad Zahid Hamidi]], UMNO Youth chief and Bagan Datoh MP
# Ahmad Azam Abdul Rahman, President of [[Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia|ABIM]]
# Mukhtar Redhuan, ABIM's Vice President
# [[Shaharuddin Badaruddin]], ABIM's Secretary-General
# Abdul Halim Ismail, ABIM's Vice President
# Kamarudin Jaffar, Chairman of the Institute for Policy Studies
# Tamunif Mokhtar, Cheras UMNO Division Chief
# Abdul Manan, President of the Islamic Student Association of Malaysia
# Prof. Dr. Sidek Baba, UIAM

==Dismissed from UMNO and joined PAS==
On 6 July 1999, the UMNO Supreme Council fired nine party members, including Tumpat Umno division chief Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar, for involvement in assisting and joining opposition parties following the dismissal of his ABIM partner, [[Anwar Ibrahim]]. [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia]] and UMNO vice-president Datuk Seri [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] sent a show cause letter to them. Also dismissed were Ismail Yusof, Haji Said Othman, Tarmizi Ismail and Jumri Sabran from Umno Bukit Gantang. Abdullah Badawi (UMNO Johor Bharu), Senator Hamzah Mohd Zain (Chenderoh) and Saufi Daud and Mohamad Noor (UMNO Tumpat).

On 21 July 1999, he declared to join PAS Tumpat during a talk by PAS President and PAS Spiritual Leader Dato' [[Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat]]. To him, there is no room in UMNO to implement the political way of Islam.

==Joining PKR==
On 11 September 2015, Kamaruddin with Tan Sri [[Muhammad Muhammad Taib]] has left PAS and joined PKR. During the internal upheavals of PAS in 2015, he was seen closely with PAS split-off group [[Gerakan Harapan Baru]] (GHB), which later formed the [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]] (AMANAH). Both figures say that their participation in PKR is aimed at strengthening the new coalition of the opposition and at the same time staying with AMANAH.{{fact|date=January 2020}}

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=ms |access-date=23 May 2010}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
| title = Malaysia General Election
| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
| publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
| url = http://undi.info/#
| access-date = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13|work=Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=ms|access-date=24 March 2017}}</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|[[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]
|rowspan=5|'''P19 [[Tumpat (federal constituency)|Tumpat]], Kelantan.'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Kamarudin Jaffar ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |15,764
|45.62%
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Wan Jamil Wan Mahmood'''}} ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''17,682'''
|'''51.17%'''
|34,553
|1,918
|74.79%
|-
|[[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Kamarudin Jaffar'''}} ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''23,218'''
|'''63.34%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Noor Zahidi Omar ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |12,776
|34.85%
|36,657
|10,442
|75.70%
|-
|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Kamarudin Jaffar'''}} ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''27,919'''
|'''50.68%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Mat Nawawi Mat Jusoh ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |26,099
|47.38%
|55,090
|1,820
|77.80%
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Kamarudin Jaffar'''}} ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''36,714'''
|'''56.26%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |27,337
|41.89%
|65,254
|9,377
|81.49%
|-
|[[2013 Malaysian general election|2013]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Kamarudin Jaffar'''}} ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''46,141'''
|'''55.62%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Mansor Salleh ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |35,527
|42.82%
|82,962
|10,704
|84.11%
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2018 Malaysian general election|2018]]
| rowspan="2" |'''P124 [[Bandar Tun Razak (federal constituency)|Bandar Tun Razak]], Kuala Lumpur.'''
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/PKR}} |
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|'''Kamarudin Jaffar'''}} ([[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|'''PKR''']])
| rowspan="2" |'''41,126'''
| rowspan="2" |'''57.78%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Adnan Seman ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|21,196
|29.78%
| rowspan="2" |71,180
| rowspan="2" |19,930
| rowspan="2" |85.10%
|-
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Rosni Adam ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
| 7,884
| 11.08%
|}

==Honours==
* {{Flag|Negeri Sembilan}} :
** [[File:MY-NEG Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Negeri Sembilan|Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan]] (DSNS) - '''Dato'''' (1994)

==References==
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[[Category:People from Kelantan]]
[[Category:Members of the Dewan Rakyat]]
[[Category:Malaysian Islamic Party politicians]]
[[Category:United Malays National Organisation politicians]]
[[Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent]]
[[Category:Malaysian Muslims]]

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