Jailani Johari

Dato' Sri Jailani Johari (Jawi: جايلاني جوهري; born 2 August 1965) is a Malaysian politician who previously served as Deputy Minister of Communication and Multimedia under the Barisan Nasional administration of then Prime Minister, Najib Razak from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN administration.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Johari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jailani. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Hormat Dato' Sri Haji
Jailani Johari
SSAP DSMZ DIMP
جايلاني جوهري‎
Jailani Johari
Ministerial roles
2013-2018Deputy Minister of Communication and Multimedia
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013-2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Jailani Johari

(1965-08-02) 2 August 1965
Ajil, Terengganu
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseSiti Nurbiha Mohd Bisharuddin
Alma materUniversiti Malaya
OccupationPolitician, Lawyer

Personal life

Jailani Johari was born in Ajil, Terengganu. He is a graduate of University Malaya. He was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court Malaya in 1989. His career at the Malaysian Bar spans more than 25 years. His practice covers a wide breadth of areas includes Criminal & Civil Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Law.[1]

He is married to Datin Sri Siti Nurbiha Mohd Bisharuddin and has been blessed with 5 children namely Amir Haziq, Arif Danial, Adriana Batrisyia, Amira Sofea and Adiba Marsya.

Political career

Jailani has served as a Member of Parliament Malaysia from 2013 to 2018. He held several senior positions throughout his career. He has in recent times paved his way into Commissions namely Commodity, Securities and Communications and Multimedia. He notched up everything under his belt prior to being appointed as the Deputy Minister of Ministry of Communication and Multimedia from 2013 to 2018. He has vast experience in Cyber Law and as a Lawmaker during his term of service with Ministry of Communication and Multimedia and Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).[2]

He headed delegation for UPU Congress in Doha under the theme “New World, New Strategy“ in 2012. He was elected as the member of the Postal Operations Council (POC) in Bern from 2013 to 2016 consisting of 40 countries.[3] He was appointed as the Chairman of Communications and Media Relations Committee (JCOMM) by Malaysian Government to manage the coordination and communication for the MH370 and later MH17 tragedies. He was also a committee member of MH370 High-Level Technical Task Force (HLTTF) involved in search operation coordinated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) moved to an underwater phase led by the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P038 Hulu Terengganu, Terengganu Jailani Johari (UMNO) 31,940 57.38% Kamaruzaman Abdullah (PAS) 23,727 42.62% 56,634 8,213 89.13%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "OUR PARTNERS". Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "Deputy Minister's Profile". Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. "M'sia wins seat in Universal Postal Union's Council of Administration". Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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