Isham Jalil

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 a Member of the Supreme Council of UMNO since June 2022.[1][2] He served as Information Chief of UMNO from November 2022 to March 2023 and State Information Chief of BN of Selangor from May 2020 to his removal from the position in June 2022.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Jalil is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Isham. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Isham Jalil
اشعام جليل‎
Information Chief of the
United Malays National Organisation
In office
20 November 2022 – 22 March 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byShahril Sufian Hamdan
Succeeded byAzalina Othman Said
Member of the Supreme Council of the
United Malays National Organisation
Assumed office
24 June 2022
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byTajuddin Abdul Rahman
State Information Chief of the
Barisan Nasional of Selangor
In office
31 May 2020 – 8 June 2022
National ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
State ChairmanNoh Omar
Personal details
Born
Hizatul Isham bin Abdul Jalil

Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma materUniversity of Bristol (BEng)
The Wharton School (MBA)
Harvard University (MPA)
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttps://ishamjalil.wordpress.com/biodata/

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Early life and education

He graduated Bachelor of 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 but eventually lost to Pakatan Harapan candidate Azli Yusof.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P108 Shah Alam, Selangor 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
  1. "Isham Jalil named as Umno's new info chief". Free Malaysia Today. 20 November 2022.
  2. "Isham Jalil appointed Umno info chief following Shahril's resignation". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  3. Isham Jalil appointed to Umno Supreme Council
  4. "Biodata". Isham Jalil. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. Former Special Officer to the Prime Minister a Chief Minister Candidate?
  6. Zulkifli, Zulaikha (2018-03-24). "PM's aide prospective candidate for S'gor MB post". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  7. TAHIR, MOHD IZZATUL IZUAN (2022-11-01). "UMNO Shah Alam sokong Isham Jalil calon PRU15". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  8. "Isham Jalil appointed as Umno Supreme Council member". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  9. Isham Jalil is the new Information Chief of BN Selangor
  10. "GE15: Barisan's Isham in four-cornered fight for Shah Alam". The Star. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  11. Umno's Isham Jalil tipped to contest Shah Alam seat


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