Isham Jalil
Isham Jalil | |
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| Member of the Supreme Council of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2022 | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Information Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Shahril Sufian Hamdan |
| State Information Chief of the Barisan Nasional of Selangor | |
| In office 31 May 2020 – 8 June 2022 | |
| National Chairman | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| State Chairman | Noh Omar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hizatul Isham bin Abdul Jalil Selangor, Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol (BEng) The Wharton School (MBA) Harvard University (MPA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | https://ishamjalil.wordpress.com/biodata/ Isham Jalil on TikTok |
Hizatul Isham bin Abdul Jalil or more commonly known as Isham Jalil, is a Malaysian politician who is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as Member of the Supreme Council of UMNO since June 2022 and he is appointed as UMNO Info Chief starting 20 November 2022.[1][2] He once served as State Information Chief of BN of Selangor from May 2020 to June 2022.[3]
Early life and education
He graduated first class in Engineering at the University of Bristol and completed his master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a master's in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University.[4]
Early career
Isham spent most of his career within the Prime Minister's Office under the former Prime Minister Najib Razak where he served as the Special Officer to the Prime Minister [5] and the former director at the Economic Planning Unit.[6] Previously, he worked for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) for nine years.
Political career
Rise to prominence in BN and UMNO
Isham has been active within BN and UMNO.[7] Before he was appointed as Member of the Supreme Council of UMNO,[8] Isham was also appointed and served as the State Information Chief of BN of Selangor.[9]
Contesting in the 2022 General Election
In the 2022 general election, he was hinted and expected to contest for the Shah Alam federal seat.[10][11] On 1 November 2022, he was confirmed to be nominated as a candidate representing the BN coalition to contest for the seat.
2022 General Election result
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hizatul Isham Abdul Jalil (UMNO) | 28,266 | 20.82% | Azli Yusof (AMANAH) | 61,409 | 45.23% | 136,689 | 18,095 | 82.44% | ||
| Afif Bahardin (BERSATU) | 43,314 | 31.90% | |||||||||
| Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali (PEJUANG) | 2,781 | 2.05% | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Isham Jalil named as Umno's new info chief". Free Malaysia Today. 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Isham Jalil appointed Umno info chief following Shahril's resignation". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Isham Jalil appointed to Umno Supreme Council
- ^ "Biodata". Isham Jalil. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Former Special Officer to the Prime Minister a Chief Minister Candidate?
- ^ Zulkifli, Zulaikha (2018-03-24). "PM's aide prospective candidate for S'gor MB post". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ TAHIR, MOHD IZZATUL IZUAN (2022-11-01). "UMNO Shah Alam sokong Isham Jalil calon PRU15". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ "Isham Jalil appointed as Umno Supreme Council member". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Isham Jalil is the new Information Chief of BN Selangor
- ^ "GE15: Barisan's Isham in four-cornered fight for Shah Alam". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
- ^ Umno's Isham Jalil tipped to contest Shah Alam seat
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