Juanda Jaya
Malaysian politician and mufti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yang Berhormat Dato' Murshid Diraja Dr. Juanda Jaya is a Malaysian politician and mufti who has served as State Deputy Minister in the Premier's Department of Sarawak in charge of Integrity and Ombudsman in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state administration under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg and Minister John Sikie Tayai since January 2022 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jemoreng since May 2016. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition. He also served as the Mufti of Perlis from January 2009 to January 2014. [1] On 1 October 2009, he started to take leave and was a visiting scholar to Oxford University from 6 October 2009 to 3 August 2010 for 10 months and he is of Melanau descent. He is to date the only East Malaysian to become a Mufti in Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
Yang Berhormat Dato' Murshid Diraja Datuk Dr. Juanda Jaya | |
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جواندا جاي | |
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State Deputy Minister in the Premier's Department of Sarawak (Integrity and Ombudsman) | |
Assumed office 4 January 2022 | |
Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2022–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024) |
Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari |
Minister | John Sikie Tayai |
Preceded by | Talip Zulpilip (Minister in the Premier's Department (Integrity and Ombudsman)) |
Constituency | Jemoreng |
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Jemoreng | |
Assumed office 7 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Abu Seman Jahwie (BN–PBB) |
Majority | 3,789 (2016) 5,012 (2021) |
Mufti of Perlis | |
In office 27 January 2009 – 27 January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin |
Succeeded by | Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarawak, Malaysia |
Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
Relations | Jaya Mahli (father) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Mufti |