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Bakri Jamaluddin

Bakri Jamaluddin

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Tangga Batu
State
Melaka
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Why this matters to you

As the MP for Tangga Batu, Bakri Jamaluddin directly represents constituents in areas including Sungai Udang, where he has raised the lack of ambulance services at the local health clinic and the shortage of physiotherapists serving a population of 43,000 people — issues that directly affect residents' access to timely medical care (Source: codeblue.galencentre.org). His parliamentary questions on the US-Malaysia agri-food trade deal are relevant to local farmers and consumers in his constituency regarding the cost and availability of food (Source: codeblue.galencentre.org). As a PN opposition MP, his votes in the Dewan Rakyat are cast against the governing Madani coalition on legislative matters affecting national policy.

Summary

Bakri bin Jamaluddin (born 14 December 1964) is the PAS Member of Parliament for Tangga Batu, Melaka, elected in GE15 (November 2022) under the Perikatan Nasional banner with a majority of 8,849 votes. He is a former Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad employee who previously contested the 2021 Melaka state election. In Parliament, he has focused on healthcare infrastructure deficits and agricultural trade policy as they affect his constituents.

Biography

Bakri bin Jamaluddin (born 14 December 1964) is a Malaysian politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tangga Batu (P136), Melaka, since November 2022 [1]. He is a member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He is listed on the official Parliament of Malaysia member roster under the PN bloc for Melaka [2]. Prior to his federal parliamentary career, Bakri contested the 2021 Melaka state election under a PN-PAS ticket, standing in the N14 Klebang state seat where he finished third with 3,884 votes [3]. In GE15 on 19 November 2022, he won the Tangga Batu parliamentary seat in a five-cornered contest, securing 37,406 votes (32.2% vote share) and a majority of 8,849 votes over the nearest challenger [4]. Before entering politics, Bakri served at Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK), a major Malaysian plantation conglomerate, where he worked under the leadership of a senior plantation director [5]. In Parliament, he has been active on healthcare and food security issues, raising questions about the shortage of physiotherapists in the public health system and the adequacy of ambulance services in his constituency [6]. He has also submitted written parliamentary questions on the impact of the Malaysia-US Reciprocal Trade Agreement on local farmers [6].

Known for

Bakri Jamaluddin is known as an opposition MP who uses parliamentary questions and debates to advocate on healthcare infrastructure issues, particularly within Melaka's public health facilities. He gained attention for raising the critical national shortage of physiotherapists in Parliament and for questioning the prolonged lack of an ambulance at the Sungai Udang health clinic following the death of a doctor [6]. He is also noted for his scrutiny of federal agricultural trade policy and its potential impact on smallholders [6].

Political positions

Based on his parliamentary record, Bakri has consistently raised concerns about gaps in public healthcare delivery, including the undersupply of allied health professionals relative to WHO recommendations, and inadequate emergency infrastructure such as ambulances at public health clinics in his constituency. He has questioned the government on the Malaysia-US Reciprocal Trade Agreement, specifically asking whether an impact assessment was conducted to evaluate the effect of increased American agricultural imports on Malaysian small and medium-holder farmers [6]. His parliamentary activity reflects positions aligned with PAS and the PN opposition bloc, focusing on community-level service delivery and scrutiny of the federal government's trade and health policies [1].

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]parlimen.gov.my
  3. [3]nst.com.my
  4. [4]election.thestar.com.my
  5. [5]freemalaysiatoday.com
  6. [6]codeblue.galencentre.org

Before politics

  1. Pre-2021Served as an employee at Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK), a major Malaysian plantation group, working under senior plantation leadership.⛓

Political career

  1. November 2021Contested the 2021 Melaka state election for the N14 Klebang state seat under PN-PAS, finishing third with 3,884 votes. The seat was won by BN's Datuk Lim Ban Hong.⛓
  2. November 2022Won the Tangga Batu parliamentary seat (P136) in GE15 under PN-PAS, obtaining 37,406 votes (32.2% vote share) and a majority of 8,849 in a five-cornered contest.⛓
  3. March 2023Raised the national shortage of physiotherapists in Parliament, citing a ratio of 1:16,000 in the Ministry of Health and highlighting the single physiotherapist serving 43,000 people at the Sungai Udang health centre in Melaka.⛓
  4. January 2026Submitted a written Dewan Rakyat question asking the government whether it had conducted an impact assessment on the Malaysia-US Reciprocal Trade Agreement's effect on local small and medium-holder farmers.⛓
  5. February 2026Raised in Parliament the six-month absence of a functioning ambulance at KK Sungai Udang health clinic, citing the death of a 41-year-old doctor who had to be transported to hospital via regular vehicle.⛓

Election history

  • 2022P136 Tangga BatuWon32.2%⛓
  • 2021N14 Klebang (Melaka State Election)Lost19.4%⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2026PAS
    • How would the community in Sungai Udang feel, when the doctor who has been providing them with good treatment suddenly died?

      Said to reporters after raising in Parliament the death of a doctor at KK Sungai Udang who was transported without an ambulance. · Source

  2. 2023PAS
    • Tangga Batu wishes to draw the attention of the Honourable members, especially the Minister of Health, that for all this time, we have only focused attention on the shortage of medical doctors and nurses.

      Said in the Dewan Rakyat during the first meeting of the second session of the 15th Parliament, raising the issue of physiotherapist shortages. · Source

    • Their role is very important in helping stroke patients, primarily if it involves the main breadwinner of the family, from the acute phase to the chronic phase of treatment.

      Said in the Dewan Rakyat during debate on the shortage of physiotherapists in the public health system. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsBakri Jamaluddin won the Tangga Batu parliamentary seat in GE15 (November 2022) with 37,406 votes (32.2%) and a majority of 8,849, representing the PN-PAS ticket in a five-cornered contest.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsIn the 2021 Melaka state election, Bakri contested the N14 Klebang state seat under PN-PAS and finished third with 3,884 votes, behind BN and PH candidates.⛓
  • OppositionAs a PN-PAS opposition MP, Bakri has used parliamentary questions and debate to scrutinise the Madani government's healthcare infrastructure provision and agricultural trade policy, positioning himself as a voice for constituency-level service gaps.⛓
  • AffectedResidents of Sungai Udang within the Tangga Batu constituency face documented shortfalls in public health infrastructure, including a single physiotherapist for 43,000 people and a prolonged absence of an ambulance at their health clinic, issues the MP has raised publicly.⛓

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