Khairy Jamaluddin
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Yang Berhormat Brigadier Jeneral Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar MP |
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| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
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Assumed office 16 May 2013 |
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| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek |
| Constituency | Rembau |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Rembau |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Firdaus Muhammad Rom Harun |
| Chairman of UMNO's Youth Wing | |
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Assumed office 26 March 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 January 1976 Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| Political party | UMNO |
| Other political affiliations |
Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Nori Abdullah |
| Relations | Son-in-law of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Children | Jibreil Ali Timor Abdullah Khairy Raphael Ahdil Raif Averroes |
| Alma mater |
University of Oxford University College London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Website | www.kj.my |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Malaysia |
| Service/branch | Rejimen Askar Wataniah |
| Years of service | 2010–current |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Rejimen AW 508 |
Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar (born 10 January 1976) is a Malaysian politician. He is the federal Minister for Youth and Sports (2013–present), the Member of Parliament for Rembau, Negeri Sembilan (2008–present) and the president of the youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2009–present).
He is the son-in-law of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Khairy is the only son of former diplomat Dato' Jamaluddin Abu Bakar and Dato' Rahmah Abdul Hamid. Khairy's late father, Datuk Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, was a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, retiring as the Malaysian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Dato' Jamaluddin died of throat cancer. Khairy's mother, Dato' Rahmah Abdul Hamid, has been heavily involved in volunteer work throughout her life. Khairy's grandfather, Penghulu Abu Bakar, was a community leader in Kota, Rembau.
Khairy was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He had his secondary education at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore, and his university education at Oxford University and University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. While at Oxford, he studied at St Hugh's College, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). In 1998, he completed his master's degree in Legal and Political Theory at UCL.
After leaving university, Khairy worked as a journalist for a period. He served as a presenter on the talkshow Dateline Malaysia. He also had a stint working for The Economist in 1999. Thereafter, Khairy became a Special Officer in the office of Abdullah Badawi, who was then the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was Abdullah's Deputy Principal Private Secretary from 2003–04.
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