Wan Junaidi

Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar (Jawi: وان جنيدي بن توانكو جعفر; born 1 February 1946) is a Malaysian politician from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition who has served as Minister of Entrepreneur Development And Co-operatives in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin since March 2020 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.[1]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri

Wan Junaidi

PJN JSM PPN DGSM PNBS MP
وان جنيدي توانكو جعفر‎
Minister of Entrepreneur Development And Co-operatives
Assumed office
10 March 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyMas Ermieyati Samsudin
Preceded byMohd Redzuan Md Yusof
ConstituencySantubong
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
In office
29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
MonarchAbdul Halim
(2015-2016)
Muhammad V
(2016-2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyHamim Samuri
Preceded byG. Palanivel
Succeeded byXavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (Natural Resources)
Yeo Bee Yin (Environment)
ConstituencySantubong
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byAbu Seman Yusop
Lee Chee Leong
Succeeded byNur Jazlan Mohamed
Masir Kujat
ConstituencySantubong
Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat
In office
28 April 2008 – 3 April 2013
Serving with Ronald Kiandee
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
(2008-2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011-2013)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2008-2009)
Najib Razak
(2009-2013)
SpeakerPandikar Amin Mulia
Preceded byLim Si Cheng
Succeeded byRonald Kiandee
ConstituencySantubong
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Santubong
Assumed office
21 March 2004
Preceded byRohani Abdul Karim (PBB–BN)
Majority10,560 (2004)
11,945 (2008)
20,936 (2013)
19,485 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batang Lupar
In office
20 October 1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byDaniel Tajem Miri (PBDS–BN)
Succeeded byRohani Abdul Karim (PBB–BN)
Majority2,665 (1990)
uncontested (1995)
5,214 (1999)
Personal details
Born
Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar

(1946-02-01) 1 February 1946
Kuching, British Military Administration (Borneo) (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political partyUnited 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 materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationPolitician
Websitewjunaidi.blogspot.com

Career

He has been the rank leader of the ranks of the General Operations Force Inspector. He fought a communist between 1969-1973. Next as a lawyer.

In the 1990 general election, he 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 being "culturally more sensitive" about their youth, and thus reporting more cases, than "non-Malays [who] are maybe more accepting about" 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.

He became President of the Sarawak Ex-Police Association of Malaysia (PBPM) of Sarawak.

Writing results
  1. Evolusi parlimen dan evolusi speker parlimen Malaysia; DBP, 2010.
  2. Falsafah moral ilmu berpengakap; DBP, 2007.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Batang Lupar, Sarawak[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
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
Unopposed
1999 Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB) 7,903 72% Syid Assimie Ismail (STAR) 2,689 25%
Parliament of Malaysia: Santubong, Sarawak[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
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

References
  1. "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.
  2. Syed Jaymal Zahiid (18 March 2014). "Non-Malays more accepting of child rape, says deputy home minister". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. "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).
  4. "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.
  5. "Adenan a Datuk Patinggi". Peter Sibon, Lien Cheng. Borneo Post. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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