Wan Junaidi
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Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi PJN DGSM PNBS JSM PPN MP | |
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وان جنيدي توانكو جعفر | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2013–2015 | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
2015–2018 | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
2020–2021 | Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative |
2021– | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1990–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
2018 | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
Other roles | |
2008–2013 | Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat |
Personal details | |
Born | Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar 1 February 1946 Kuching, British Military Administration (Borneo) (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
Political party | United Traditional Bumiputera Party (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (-2018) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–present) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (2018–present) |
Spouse(s) | Feona Sim Abdullah |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | wjunaidi |
Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar (Jawi: وان جنيدي بن توانكو جعفر; born 1 February 1946) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Parliament and Law in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021. He served as Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Santubong since March 2004. He served as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak, former Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia from April 2008 to May 2018 and MP for Batang Lupar from October 1990 to March 2004. He is member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. [1]
Early career[]
He has been a police officer in Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) with the leader rank Inspector of the General Operations Force (GoF). He had ever fought the communist between 1969 and 1973. Next after he stopped serving in the force, he became a lawyer. He also became President of the Sarawak Ex-Police Association of Malaysia (PBPM) of Sarawak.
Political career[]
In the 1990 general election, he first contested in the Batang Lupar parliamentary seat and won. He managed to retain the seat in 1995 and 1999 general elections.
In the 2004 general election, he switched seats with Rohani Abdul Karim, contesting the Santubong parliamentary seat and won. He managed to retain the seat in 2008, 2013 and 2018 general elections.
On 28 April 2008, he was elected as one of the Parliament's Deputy Speakers and served for one term.
On 16 May 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. During his tenure as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Home Affairs, he controversially attributed a high rate in statutory rape cases among Malays to Malays community being "culturally more sensitive" about their youth thus reporting more cases than "non-Malays" who may more accepting of the statutory rape.[2]
On 29 July 2015, he was appointed as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment following a Cabinet reshuffling by the Prime Minister, Najib Razak.
Writing results[]
- Evolusi parlimen dan evolusi speker parlimen Malaysia; DBP, 2010.
- Falsafah moral ilmu berpengakap; DBP, 2007.
Election results[]
Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
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1990 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | 5,795 | 54% | Wan Habib Mahmud (PERMAS) | 3,130 | 29% | ||
1995 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | N/A | N/A | |||||
1999 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | 7,903 | 72% | Syid Assimie Ismail (STAR) | 2,689 | 25% |
Year | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | ||
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2004 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | 12,590 | 85% | Idris Bohari (IND) | 2,030 | 14% | ||
2008 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | 15,800 | 79% | Rahamat Idil Latip (PKR) | 3,855 | 19% | ||
2013 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | 24,655 | 85% | Zulrusdi Mohamad Hol (PKR) | 3,719 | 13% | ||
2018 | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) | 26,379 | 79% | Mohd Fidzuan Zaidi (AMANAH) | 6,894 | 21% |
Honours[]
Honours of Malaysia[]
Malaysia :
Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1987)
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2000)
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2003)
Malacca :
Grand Commander of the Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2017)[4]
Sarawak :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato' Sri (2014)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar, Y.B. Datuk Dr" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ Syed Jaymal Zahiid (18 March 2014). "Non-Malays more accepting of child rape, says deputy home minister". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 5 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for third parties and independent candidates).
- ^ "Wan Junaidi leads honours list in conjunction with Melaka Yang Dipertua's 79th birthday". Nurul Fhatihah Zakinan. New Straits Times. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Adenan a Datuk Patinggi". Peter Sibon, Lien Cheng. Borneo Post. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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- Living people
- 1946 births
- People from Sarawak
- People from Kuching
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malaysian police officers
- Malaysian lawyers
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians
- Members of the Dewan Rakyat
- Government ministers of Malaysia
- Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service
- Medallists of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Companions of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak
- 20th-century Malaysian politicians
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians