Jamaludin Yahya

Summary

Jamaludin bin Yahya is the PAS Member of Parliament for Pasir Salak, Perak, having won the seat at GE15 in November 2022 with a majority of 5,003 votes — the first time UMNO lost the constituency since it was created [1]. Educated at the International Islamic University Malaysia, he is listed as a teacher by prior occupation [2]. His parliamentary record includes procedural interventions, questions on the palm oil sustainability sector and community welfare, and a widely reported proposal in 2023 on the Mental Health Act debate [3].

Biography

Jamaludin bin Yahya (styled Tuan Haji) is a Malaysian politician born on 19 August 1971. He has served as the Member of Parliament for P073 Pasir Salak, Perak, since November 2022, representing the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [4]. Wikidata records his prior occupations as teacher and politician, and lists his educational institutions as Sekolah Izzuddin Shah, Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, and the International Islamic University Malaysia [2]. He contested the GE15 parliamentary election on 19 November 2022 as the PN candidate for Pasir Salak in a four-cornered fight, defeating Barisan Nasional's Khairul Azwan Harun by a majority of 5,003 votes [5]. His victory was notable as it marked the first time the Pasir Salak seat had fallen out of UMNO's hands since the constituency was created [6]. In the Dewan Rakyat, he has raised parliamentary questions on issues including the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification action plan and Rukun Tetangga community warden allowances [7]. He has also made use of procedural standing orders, invoking Section 13(1) to call a quorum count during a sitting in March 2023 [8]. No prior parliamentary service has been recorded in allowlist sources.

Known for

Jamaludin Yahya is known as the PAS lawmaker who ended UMNO's long-held grip on the Pasir Salak parliamentary seat at GE15 in November 2022, winning by a majority of 5,003 votes [1]. He gained national media attention in May 2023 when he proposed during Dewan Rakyat proceedings that the LGBT community be categorised under those with mental health disorders, an intervention during debate on proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act [9]. He has also drawn attention through procedural interventions in Parliament, including invoking quorum rules during a sitting [8].

Political positions

Based on sourced parliamentary records and news reports, Jamaludin Yahya's publicly stated positions reflect PAS's social-conservative platform. In May 2023, he proposed during debate on the Mental Health Act that the LGBT community be categorised as having mental health disorders [9]. His parliamentary questions on record include inquiries into the status of the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) 2024–2026 certification action plan and related efforts to strengthen the palm oil industry's output and export of sustainable commodity products [7]. He also tabled a question to the Minister of National Unity on whether the government intended to raise the allowances for Rukun Tetangga community watch volunteers, which he described as having remained at a low level [7]. No sourced statements on broader economic, healthcare, or education policy positions were found in the allowlist at the time of drafting.

Education

1. Pre-2022Attended Sekolah Izzuddin Shah, then Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah, and subsequently the International Islamic University Malaysia, per Wikidata records.⛓

Before politics

1. Pre-2022Listed as a teacher by occupation prior to his election to Parliament, per Wikidata.⛓

Political career

1. 19 November 2022Elected Member of Parliament for P073 Pasir Salak under PAS/Perikatan Nasional at GE15, defeating BN's Khairul Azwan Harun in a four-cornered fight by a majority of 5,003 votes — the first time the seat fell out of UMNO's hands.⛓
2. March 2023Invoked Section 13(1) of the Dewan Rakyat's Standing Orders to call a quorum count during a parliamentary sitting, briefly pausing proceedings after finding fewer than 26 MPs present.⛓
3. 23 May 2023During Dewan Rakyat debate on proposed amendments to the Mental Health Act, proposed that the LGBT community be categorised under those with mental health disorders, drawing responses from fellow MPs.⛓
4. 26 June 2024Tabled parliamentary questions to the Minister of Plantation and Commodities on the status of the MSPO 2024–2026 sustainable palm oil action plan, and to the Minister of National Unity on raising Rukun Tetangga volunteer allowances.⛓

Election history

• 2022Pasir Salak (P073)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsJamaludin Yahya won the Pasir Salak seat at GE15 with a majority of 5,003 votes in a four-cornered fight, marking the first time UMNO lost the seat. He is listed as a sitting PN MP (PAS) for P073 Pasir Salak on the official Parliament of Malaysia members list.⛓
• OppositionUMNO, which previously held Pasir Salak for multiple consecutive terms, has publicly stated its intention to recapture the seat at the next general election, with Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi calling for party unity in Pasir Salak to enable this goal.⛓
• PublicFellow MPs from the government side, including RSN Rayer (DAP-Jelutong) and Chong Zhemin (DAP-Kampar), publicly criticised Jamaludin's quorum challenge in March 2023, stating he was being insensitive given that members were performing prayers at the time.⛓
• ExpertMiri MP Chiew Choon Man (PH) stated in the Dewan Rakyat that mental health is an issue that should be handled seriously and professionally, in direct response to Jamaludin's proposal to classify the LGBT community under mental health disorders.⛓