The late Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis is a technocrat and man with wide knowledge, recalls MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong.

Wee said he managed to get to know the UMNO man better after he was appointed as the Minister of the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry.

“The Tan Sri Jamaluddin that I knew was a man who loved to joke but at the same time was always willing to share ideas on political matters,” Wee wrote on his Facebook page.

“To me, he is like an elder brother who always guided his brother,” he said.

Jamaluddin was among the six people on board the helicopter which crashed in Jalan Sungai Lalang, Kampung Pasir Baru, Semenyih, Saturday.


PHOTO GALLERY: Helicopter crash in Semenyih


Wee said he last met the late Jamaluddin was when he was seated beside him at Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter’s wedding ceremony at Sri Perdana.

“I was shocked and sadden when I heard the news. My condolences to his family,” he wrote.

Wee recalled in his last telephone conversation with him on March 29, Jamaluddin had shared several strategies to handle the current political situation.

“He said he wanted to meet next week to discuss several pressing matter on the PRIMA project,” he said.


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Wee said since he became a MP, Jamaluddin would offer advise on how to become a critical but constructive MP.

“His death is a great loss to the political and corporate world,” he said.

Wee also expressed his condolences to the family of Datuk Azlin.