Sahruddin Jamal


Sahruddin bin Jamal is a Malaysian politician and was the seventeenth Menteri Besar of Johor. He is the incumbent member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for the state constituency of Bukit Kepong. Sahruddin is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.

Background

Sahruddin was born on 26 May 1975 to a peasant family at Kampung Baru Batu 28, Lenga, Muar, Johor. He formerly studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1, Pagoh. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Universiti Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. He previously had worked as a Medical Doctor at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital for five years and later operated his own three clinics, Klinik Dr Sahruddin, at Bukit Pasir, Bandar Universiti Pagoh and Pagoh in Muar before entering politics.
Sahruddin married Datin Dr. Nila Armila Mukdan who is also a doctor and they have three daughters.

Politics

In the 2018 general election he made his debut contested as PPBM candidate under the PH coalition and managed to win the Bukit Kepong state seat to be its Johor assemblyman. Subsequently, Sahruddin was appointed as Johor's EXCO and holds the portfolio for Johor state Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman.
He was appointed and sworn in as the 17th Johor Menteri Besar on 14 April 2019 to replace predecessor Osman Sapian who resigned after 11 months in that position. He was replaced by Hasni Mohammad of United Malays National Organisation on 28 February 2020 after the collapse of PH state government during the 2020 Malaysian political crisis.

Election results

Honours

of Johor conferred on Sahruddin the award Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor Yang Amat Disanjungi Pangkat Kedua Dato' Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Johor on 22 April 2019 upon his appointment as Menteri Besar.

Honours of Malaysia