Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Jailu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Osman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mohd Osman bin Mohd Jailu is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Changkat Jering from 2008 to 2013.

Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu
محمد عثمان محمد جايلو‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Changkat Jering
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	Mat Isa Ismail
Succeeded by	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Personal details
Born	Mohd Osman bin Mohd Jailu
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	PKR (till 2009)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (till 2009)
Occupation	Politician

Politics

Mohd Osman was active in PKR and agreed to the ideology of Anwar Ibrahim. His experience as a leader in the army got him a lot of support in Changkat Jering.

Independent state assemblyman

Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, Hee Yit Foong and him has caused the Pakatan Rakyat government to be toppled by being independent politician in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. However, they did not join other party to keep themselves away from legal problems.^[1]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N14 Changkat Jering		Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu (PKR)	9,411	51.95%		Mat Isa Ismail (UMNO)	8,309	45.87%	18,114	1,102	72.85%