Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam
Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Langat | |
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In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (PR–PKR) |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Yunus Hairi (PN–PAS) |
Majority | 17,112 (2018) |
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Seri Andalas | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Kamalam Annasamy (BN–MIC) |
Succeeded by | Shuhaimi Shafiei (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 10,203 (2008) 15,633 (2013) |
Personal details | |
Born | Xavier Jayakumar s/o Arulanandam 1953 (age 70–71) Ipoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (1998–2021) Independent (2021–2022) Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) (since 2022) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1998–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2021) |
Children | Sangetha Jayakumar |
Residence(s) | Taman Sri Andalas, Klang, Selangor[citation needed] |
Alma mater | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Dentist[1] |
Xavier Jayakumar s/o Arulanandam (
Political career
Minister of Land, Water and Natural Resources
He had proposed to amend the National Land Code passed in 2014 which allows the ownership of land to foreign citizens and companies through Section 433B with the approval of the state government.
On 1 May 2019, Xavier gave himself a rating of seven to eight out of 10 for his performance as the Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister in the Pakatan Harapan government, after being in the position for about a year.[3]
On 17 February 2021, a person he described as a fellow party member and "close family friend" was arrested with two others by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in relation to a contract awarded in 2019 under the jurisdiction of his ministry.[4]
People's Justice Party and defection
He was the Vice President of
On 13 March 2021, he suddenly announced that he resigned as both a member and as a party vice-president, citing that he was "extremely frustrated" by the events of the past year. Subsequently, he would become an Independent MP while declaring his full support to Perikatan Nasional's leadership.[5]
On the same day, PKR Member of Parliament Sivarasa Rasiah claimed that Xavier defected due to pressure arising from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's investigation into a contract awarded in 2019 to several people including Xavier's "close family friend" during his tenure as minister.[6]
Elections
He contested in the 2004 Malaysian general election in the Ampang which saw him lose to Barisan Nasional candidate, Rozaidah Talib.
After losing to grab the Parliamentary seat, he has contested in the
In the 2013 Malaysian general election, he managed to defend the Seri Andalas seat in a 5-cornered contest.
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | P099 Ampang, Selangor | Xavier Jayakumar (PKR) | 13,482 | 28.87% | Rozaidah Talib (UMNO) | 33,214 | 71.13% | 47,479 | 19,732 | 71.26% | ||
2018 | P112 Kuala Langat, Selangor | Xavier Jayakumar (PKR) | 43,239 | 49.08% | Shahril Sufian Hamdan (UMNO) | 26,127 | 29.66% | 89,437 | 17,112 | 87.34% | ||
Yahya Baba ( PAS )
|
18,731 | 21.26% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | N49 Seri Andalas | Xavier Jayakumar (PKR) | 20,258 | 66.83% | Kamalam Annasamy (MIC) | 10,055 | 33.17% | 31,039 | 10,203 | 79.93% | ||
2013 | Xavier Jayakumar (PKR) | 31,491 | 64.43% | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 15,858 | 32.45% | 49,552 | 15,633 | 87.30% | |||
Hanafiah Husin ( IND )
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871 | 1.78% | ||||||||||
IND )
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614 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
Kottappan Suppaiah ( IND )
|
41 | 0.08% |
Honours
Honour of Malaysia
- Kelantan :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2019)[11]
References
- Astro (television). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Meet Malaysia's new Cabinet of 26 ministers, 23 deputy ministers". 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
- ^ Ida Nadirah Ibrahim (1 May 2019). "Water, land and resources minister rates himself 7/10 in Pakatan's first-year report card". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Rajvinder Singh (18 February 2021). "MACC arrest Perak PKR deputy chairman and two company directors". theSun. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Wani Muthiah (13 March 2021). "Kuala Langat MP Xavier Jayakumar leaves PKR". The Star. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- Malay Mail. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Dashboard PRU14". pru14.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Penamaan Calon: Keputusan Pilihan Raya". Archived from the original on 1 April 2004.
- ^ "Dashboard PRU13". 23 April 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Ketua Audit Negara dahului senarai 623 penerima kehormatan Kelantan" (in Malay). Bernama. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.