Omar Jaafar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Omar.

Datuk Wira Omar bin Jaafar is a Malaysian politician and former Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Wira Omar Jaafar DCSM
عمر بن جعفر
13th Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
In office 19 July 2018 – 11 May 2020
Governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister	Adly Zahari Sulaiman Md Ali
Deputy	Wong Fort Pin
Preceded by	Othman Muhamad
Succeeded by	Ab Rauf Yusoh
Constituency	Non-MLA (Pakatan Harapan)
Personal details
Born	Malacca, Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout%
1999	N21 Ayer Panas		Omar Jaafar (keADILan)	2,825	37.48%		Chong Tam On (MCA)	4,713	62.52%	7,757	1,888	76.05%

Honours

• Malacca :
  • Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2018)^[3]