Jamil Khir Baharom
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Yang Berhormat Mejar Jeneral (B) Dato' Seri Jamil Khir Baharom MP |
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| Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Islamic Affairs |
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Assumed office 10 April 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jerai |
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Assumed office May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mohd Firdaus Jaafar (PAS) |
| Majority | 1,196 |
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Jamil Khir bin Baharom Yan, Kedah |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Other political affiliations |
Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Fatmawati Saidin |
| Children | 6 (5 sons and 1 daughter) |
| Alma mater |
University of Malaya Cordoba University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Military Religious Corps |
| Years of service | 1986–2009 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Director of the Religious Corps |
Mejar Jeneral (B) Dato' Seri Jamil Khir bin Baharom is a Malaysian politician, former military officer. He is the Member of Parliament for the seat of Jerai, Kedah, and a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Before entering politics, through an appointment to the Senate in 2009, he was a major general in the Military Religious Corps (known as "Kagat").
Jamil Khir obtained his Bachelor of Syariah from the University of Malaya in 1986 and Master in Islamic Studies from the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences, Cordoba University in Virginia in 2000. He began his military service in 1986, as lieutenant in the Military Religious Corps (Kagat). He was promoted to colonel in 2002 and brigadier general in 2005. In 2005, he was appointed director of Kagat, the first ever two-star general to serve in that capacity.
He is a member of the Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Religious Programme Advisory Committee and often appears on RTM1's religious talk show Forum Perdana Ehwal Islam.
In April 2009, Jamil Khir was appointed a Senator in the Dewan Negara. He joined Prime Minister Najib Razak's inaugural Cabinet, serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of religious affairs and heading the Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM).
Following the revelation by authorities in 2010 that terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) had been actively expanding its activities in Malaysia, Jamil Khir became one of the leading figures in the Cabinet to deal with the situation. He assured Malaysians that local Muslim missionary groups and religious schools were not influenced by JI and that his department was working with the Home Ministry to stifle the purported JI movement in Malaysia. Regarding terrorism and religion, he said: "There are individuals or groups trying to make their way into these institutions to influence students. They use religion to realise their goal and this is the reason why terrorism is linked to Islam." He also said that Malaysian students in the Middle East were being monitored for suspicious activity.
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