Jalaluddin Alias

Summary

Datuk Seri Jalaluddin bin Alias is the UMNO Member of Parliament for Jelebu (P126), Negeri Sembilan, serving continuously since 2018 and re-elected in 2022 with an increased majority of 8,125 votes. He holds a Master's degree in Education and has accumulated executive experience across state and federal government, including as Deputy Minister of Federal Territories (2021–2022) and as Senior EXCO Member of the Negeri Sembilan state government (2023–2026). As UMNO chairman for Negeri Sembilan since 2023, he has been a central figure in the state's political dynamics, including the 2026 withdrawal of UMNO support from Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun.

Biography

Datuk Seri Jalaluddin bin Alias (born 5 September 1963 in Jelebu District, Negeri Sembilan) is a Malaysian politician and member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jelebu (P126) since 2018 [1]. He holds a Master's degree in Education [2]. His elected career spans multiple tiers: he was the State Legislative Assembly (MLA) member for Klawang from 2004 to 2008, and for Pertang from 2013 to 2018 and again since 2023 [3]. Following the 2013 general election, he served on the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan, holding the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government portfolio [3]. At the federal level, he served as Deputy Minister of Federal Territories under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to November 2022 [3]. He also chaired UDA Holdings Berhad from 2020 to 2021 [3]. After the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, Jalaluddin was appointed Senior EXCO Member — a role described as equivalent to a Deputy Menteri Besar — in the coalition state government under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, with portfolios covering Rural Development, Plantation and Commodities, and Agriculture, Food Security and Cost of Living [4]. He has served as UMNO Division Chief for Jelebu and as UMNO Negeri Sembilan Chairman since March 2023, replacing Mohamad Hasan [4]. In 2026, Jalaluddin was among UMNO assemblymen who withdrew support from Aminuddin's state government, subsequently resigning from the EXCO [5].

Known for

Jalaluddin Alias is known as a career UMNO politician who has held elected office continuously across state and federal tiers since 2004, representing Jelebu in Parliament since 2018. He is recognised as the UMNO chairman for Negeri Sembilan since 2023 and served as Senior EXCO Member — effectively the second-highest executive position — in the Negeri Sembilan state government from 2023 until his resignation in 2026. He has been a vocal proponent of UMNO-BN cohesion and, at the parliamentary level, has raised issues including youth social media regulation and financial aid for the M40 group during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Political positions

Jalaluddin has publicly supported co-operation between Barisan Nasional, which UMNO leads, and Perikatan Nasional [3]. In the Dewan Rakyat, he advocated raising the minimum age for social media account ownership to 16, going beyond a government proposal that set the threshold at 13, citing youth exposure to negative online content [6]. During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2021, he called on the government to extend financial assistance to the M40 group — not only the B40 — and urged expedited rollout of programmes such as i-Sinar 2.0 [5]. At the state level, his assigned EXCO portfolios — Rural Development, Plantation and Commodities, and Agriculture, Food Security and Cost of Living — reflect his publicly stated focus on rural constituencies and grassroots economic welfare [4]. He has also proposed that the tenure of the Menteri Besar and heads of government departments be capped at ten years, in line with federal-level discussions on prime ministerial term limits [5].

Education

1. Prior to 2004Jalaluddin obtained a Master's degree in Education (Ijazah Sarjana Pendidikan), as recorded in his candidate profile for the 15th General Election.⛓

Political career

1. 2004Jalaluddin was first elected as State Legislative Assembly (MLA) member for Klawang, Negeri Sembilan, in the 2004 general election.⛓
2. 2004–2008Served as MLA for Klawang under the Negeri Sembilan state legislature.⛓
3. 2013Contested and won the Pertang state assembly seat in the 2013 general election. Subsequently appointed as Negeri Sembilan State EXCO member for Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government under Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan.⛓
4. 2013–2018Served as MLA for Pertang and as Negeri Sembilan State EXCO member under Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan.⛓
5. 2018Contested and won the Jelebu parliamentary seat (P126) in the 14th General Election (GE14), with a majority of 2,045 votes, under the Barisan Nasional ticket.⛓
6. 2020–2021Served as Chairman of UDA Holdings Berhad, a government-linked property and urban development company.⛓
7. August 2021Appointed Deputy Minister of Federal Territories under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.⛓
8. November 2022Re-elected as MP for Jelebu (P126) in GE15 under Barisan Nasional, with a majority of 8,125 votes. His term as Deputy Minister of Federal Territories ended following GE15.⛓
9. March 2023Appointed Chairman of the UMNO Negeri Sembilan Liaison Committee (Badan Perhubungan), replacing Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.⛓
10. August 2023Contested and won the Pertang state seat (N.02) in the Negeri Sembilan state election under BN. Subsequently sworn in as Senior EXCO Member in the Negeri Sembilan state government under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, with portfolios for Rural Development, Plantation and Commodities, and Agriculture, Food Security and Cost of Living.⛓
11. April–May 2026Led UMNO's withdrawal of support from Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun and resigned from the Negeri Sembilan State EXCO along with three other UMNO assemblymen, triggering a state political crisis.⛓
12. June 2026Addressed the Jelebu UMNO division conference, publicly disclosing that BN had proposed PKR and Amanah leaders as alternative candidates for Menteri Besar during the Negeri Sembilan political crisis, in response to allegations that he sought the Menteri Besar post himself.⛓

Election history

• 2023Pertang (N.02), Negeri Sembilan State ElectionWon⛓
• 2022Jelebu (P126)Won⛓
• 2018Jelebu (P126)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentAccording to en.wikipedia.org (citing Aminuddin Harun's Wikipedia page), Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun appointed Jalaluddin as Senior EXCO Member in the Negeri Sembilan state government post-2023 election, describing the role as equivalent to a Deputy Menteri Besar, in recognition of BN's 14-seat contribution to the ruling coalition.⛓
• OppositionAccording to malaymail.com (November 2022), then-Negeri Sembilan PH chief Aminuddin Harun criticised the state's development under the previous BN-led state government, arguing that Jelebu had been left behind compared to other constituencies, in a ceramah ahead of GE15.⛓
• VerifiedFactsJalaluddin won the Jelebu parliamentary seat in both GE14 (2018) and GE15 (2022), with his majority increasing from 2,045 in 2018 to 8,125 in 2022. He simultaneously holds the Pertang state seat since the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election. He is listed as a current Dewan Rakyat member under the BN parliamentary group on the official Parliament of Malaysia portal.⛓
• PublicAccording to freemalaysiatoday.com (June 2021), Jalaluddin's public Facebook appeal for the government to extend pandemic financial aid to M40 households generated concern and attention during the COVID-19 lockdown period, with the MP citing a rise in suicide attempts linked to economic hardship.⛓

Business interests (publicly reported)

According to en.wikipedia.org and malaymail.com, Jalaluddin held the position of Chairman of UDA Holdings Berhad — a government-linked property and urban development company — from 2020 to 2021.