Railey Jeffrey (31 May 1945 – 26 December 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Information from May 1987 to May 1995, Deputy Minister of Works from May 1995 to December 1999 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Silam from April 1986 to March 2004. He was a member of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party, a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2]
Railey Jeffrey | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Works | |
| In office 8 May 1995 – 14 December 1999 | |
| Monarch | Jaafar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Samy Vellu |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Mohamed Khaled Nordin |
| Constituency | Silam |
| Deputy Minister of Information | |
| In office 20 May 1987 – 3 May 1995 | |
| Monarchs | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Rahmah Othman |
| Succeeded by | Suleiman Mohamed |
| Constituency | Silam |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Silam | |
| In office 22 April 1986 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Abdillah Abdul Hamid |
| Succeeded by | Samsu Baharun Abdul Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1945 North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Died | 26 December 2020 (aged 75) Petaling Jaya |
| Resting place | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Sheril Aida Alyahya (div.) |
| Children | 4 |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | P152 Silam, Sabah | Railey Jeffrey (USNO) | 4,299 | 45.74% | Mohd Yusof Yahya (IND) | 1,796 | 19.11% | 9,514 | 2,503 | 42.99% | ||
| Madris Lee Buati (IND) | 1,271 | 13.52% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Jhastu Batu Emas (IND) | 1,054 | 0.91% | ||||||||||
| Zamrin Ismail @ Jamut (IND) | 979 | 10.42% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Railey Jeffrey (USNO) | 10,322 | 55.26% | Mohammadin Ketapi (IND) | 8,269 | 44.27% | 18,860 | 2,053 | 58.91% | |||
| Hassan Malempeng (IND) | 89 | 0.48% | ||||||||||
| 1995 | P163 Silam, Sabah | Railey Jeffrey (UMNO) | 15,815 | 70.13% | Abdullah Minun Sahirun (PBS) | 6,737 | 29.87% | 23,057 | 9,078 | 58.32% | ||
| 1999 | Railey Jeffrey (UMNO) | 14,629 | 64.33% | Badrulamin Bahron (KeADILan) | 8,110 | 35.67% | 23,144 | 6,519 | 54.66% | |||
Honours
editHonours of Malaysia
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Malaysia :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1991)[4]
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1994)[4]
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References
edit- ^ "Former Deputy Information Minister Datuk Railey Jeffrey dies". Bernama. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Former Deputy Information Minister Datuk Railey Jeffrey dies". New Starits Times. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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