Rompin MP and former minister Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis was
among six people who were killed in a helicopter crash at Jalan Sungai Lalang, Kampung
Pasir Baru in Semenyih.The Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told Star Online that Jamaluddin was on board the ill-fated helicopter.
The news portal also reported that the other passengers were
Kedah businessman Datuk Robert Tan, principal private secretary in the Prime
Minister's Office, Datuk Seri Azlim Alias, pilot Captain Cliff Fournier, owner
of Chempaka Aviation, Ajdiana Baiziera and bodyguard, identified as Raskan.All six bodies have been found at the site of the crash, said the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department.
- Jamaluddin, the former Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, began his stint as Rompin MP in 1990 and had served as the Malaysian Ambassador to the United States from July 2009 to February 2012.
- He also served as the chairman of 1 Malaysia Peoples' Housing (PR1MA).
Source: The Star
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