Khairy Jamaluddin

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Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar (born 10 January 1976) is a Malaysian politician. He is the federal Minister for Youth and Sports (2013–present), the Member of Parliament for Rembau, Negeri Sembilan (2008–present) and the president of the youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2009–present).

He is the son-in-law of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Personal background

Khairy is the only son of former diplomat Dato' Jamaluddin Abu Bakar and Dato' Rahmah Abdul Hamid. Khairy's late father, Datuk Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, was a senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, retiring as the Malaysian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Dato' Jamaluddin died of throat cancer. Khairy's mother, Dato' Rahmah Abdul Hamid, has been heavily involved in volunteer work throughout her life. Khairy's grandfather, Penghulu Abu Bakar, was a community leader in Kota, Rembau.

Khairy was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He had his secondary education at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore, and his university education at Oxford University and University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. While at Oxford, he studied at St Hugh's College, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE). In 1998, he completed his master's degree in Legal and Political Theory at UCL.