Khairy Jamaluddin

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Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar (Jawi: خيري جمال الدين ابو بكر, Malay pronunciation: [xai̯ɾi dʒamaluden]; born 10 January 1976), also known as KJ, is a Malaysian politician, blogger, journalist, radio host and podcaster. Beginning a career in journalism, Khairy became involved in politics after marrying Nori Abdullah, the daughter of prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in 2001. A longtime member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he acted as an adviser in Badawi's office and was the MP for Rembau from 2008 to 2022, and led the party’s youth wing from 2008 to 2018. He served as Minister of Youth and Sports from 2013 to 2018 under Najib Razak. Following the 2020 political crisis, he joined the Perikatan Nasional government. He became Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation under Muhyiddin Yassin from 2020 to 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was appointed as the Coordinating Minister for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Program (PICK). He served as the Minister...

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