Idris Jala
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| Ministerial roles | |
| Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.2009–2015 | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| Page Template:Nobold/styles.css has no content.2009–2015 | Independent |
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| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | Independent |
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Pang Ngan Yue
(m. 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysia Warwick University | |
| Occupation | Politician, technocrat |
| Website | idrisjala.my |
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Idris Jala (born 21 August 1958) is a Malaysian politician and technocrat. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and as the chief executive officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) from 2009 until 2015, the unit tasked with spearheading Malaysia's transition towards high income status by 2020. He was also a Senator in the Dewan Negara from 2009 till 2015. At present, he is the President and CEO of PEMANDU Associates, a global consultancy firm focused on public sector transformation and business turnaround.[1]
Career
Prior to his government stint, Idris used to work for Shell where he spent 23 years there. In 2005, the Malaysian government elected him as CEO of Malaysia Airlines due to massive losses of the company.[2] In February 2006, he announced the airline's business turnaround plan from a 9-month loss of US$400 million in 2005 to achieving a record profit of US$260 million in 2007.[3] He served until August 2009 after successfully turning around MAS and was awarded the CAPA Airline Turnaround of the Year (2006).[2] He was also voted as a Governor on the Board of IATA (International Air Transport Association) in 2006.
Cabinet minister
In September 2009, Idris was sworn in as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. He was appointed minister without portfolio in the Prime Minister's Department and chief executive officer of the now-defunct Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu). As the CEO of Pemandu, the unit monitoring the implementation of the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) initiative, he assisted and reported to Koh Tsu Koon, the minister in the Prime Minister's Department who is responsible for national unity and performance management.[4] Idris was the first Orang Ulu to be appointed as a federal cabinet minister.[5]
Personal life
Idris was born and raised in Bario located in the Kelabit Highlands region of Sarawak's northern Miri Division, but owns residences in the state capital of Kuching (where his immediate family resides), the second-largest city of Miri (since his extended family and relatives on both sides from the Kelabit Higlands reside for residential domicile purposes) as well as the national capital of Kuala Lumpur, for where he resides with his wife and children as a result of his corporate and political career.[6] He is the third of four children born to Henry Jala Temalai (1931–2016) and Lapu Sakai @ Midang Aren (1936–2023), for he has an elder brother named Rubin (born 1954), followed by an elder sister, Datin Garnette Jala-Ridu (born 1956), the spouse of former Sarawak State Legislative Assembly speaker of Bidayuh descent, Dato Robert Jacob Ridu (born 1949), then followed by a younger sister, Elizabeth Jala-Bato (born 1964).[7] His father, who was a former Kelabit Highland pemanca (tribal chief) cum retired schoolteacher since 1989, died on 22 March 2016, aged 85,[8] whilst his mother, died in September 2023, aged 87.
Idris is a Kelabit from Sarawak and is a Christian belongs to the Sidang Injil Borneo denomination of Protestantism.[9] He is married to Pang Ngan Yue and has two sons, Leon and Max.[6] He is one of the few non-Malay non-Muslims to have been appointed to head a GLC.[10] Since March 2024, Idris and his son, Leon holds a weekly podcast called The Game of Impossible.[11]
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2007)[12]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2007)[13]
Sarawak
Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2007)
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us – PEMANDU Associates". pemandu.org. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Executive Profile Idris Jala". Bloomberg Business. 19 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alex Dichter; Fredrik Lind; Seelan Singham (November 2008). "Turning around a struggling airline: An interview with the CEO of Malaysia Airlines". McKinsey & Company.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Idris Jala sworn in as minister". Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jala makes good in long, treacherous journey". The Edge Malaysia. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheela Vijayan (3 October 2024). "Idris Jala: from the jungles of Sarawak to the halls of power". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prominent Kelabit". The Star Online. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ex-Pemanca Henry Jala Temalai dies". The Borneo Post. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Journey Continues". IdrisJala.My. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Asia Sentinel - In Malaysia, Signs of Government Reform". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sheela Vijayan (9 October 2024). "Dad and son's podcast keeps Kelabit storytelling culture alive". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yang Di-Pertuan Agong's birthday honours list". The Star Online. 2 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sultan of Pahang's 77th birthday honours list". The Star Online. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links
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- Official website (archived)
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