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Yang Hormat Dato'Jamal AbdillahDIMP
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Born	Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali (1959-05-07) 7 May 1959 (age 65) Telok Anson, Perak, Federation of Malaya, (now Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia)
Other names	Jamal Abdillah King of Pop Malaysia
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Years active	1973–present
Spouses	Basariah Abdul Latiff (divorced) Noraina Che Yusoff (divorced) Fatimatuzahra Abdul Samad (divorced) Datin Zai Izzati Khiruddin ​ ​(m. 2017)​
Children	4
Relatives	Jamilul Hayat & Helmi Hussaini (Brothers)
Musical career
Genres	Pop, Traditional Malay
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	EMI Warner Music Malaysia
Musical artist

Dato' Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali (born 7 May 1959), known by his stage name Jamal Abdillah, is a Malaysian pop singer and actor with a "bad boy" image.

Jamal began his singing career in 1973. He won Radio Televisyen Malaysia's Bintang RTM competition in 1979. Following his victory, he continued to sing but also appeared in films such as 'Azura'.

Jamal is the eldest of seven siblings. Having married four times, Jamal has two sons, Osama Yamani (known as Yamani Abdillah) and Ahmad Zaki Yamani and a daughter, Nur Azura Yamani.

He is of Banjar descent. He has performed in Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. He regularly performs charity concerts in Singapore every year.

Discography

Studio album

• Perpisahan Tanpa Relamu (1980)
• Derita Cinta (1981)
• Hatiku Luka Kembali (1982)
• Layang-Layang (1983)
• Sendiri (1984)
• Mati Hidup Semula (1986)
• Untukmu (1988)
• Sepi Seorang Perindu (1989)
• Seniman Menangis (1990)
• Jamal (1991)
• Penghujung Rindu (1994)
• Suratan Kasih / Penawar Kasih (1995 / 1997)
• Samrah (1998)
• Segala Cinta (2002)
• Aku Penghibur (2005)
• Tak Hilang Cinta (2009)
• Raja Pop 2 (2011)

Single

• Aku Maafkan Kamu feat Malique Ibrahim (2011)
• Belenggu Rindu feat Wany Hasrita (2019)

Filmography

Film

Television

Telemovie

References

1. "Despite Challenges, Asia Biz Thrives". Billboard. 27 December 2003. p. YE-16.
2. Lockard, Craig A. (1998). Dance of life: popular music and politics in Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-8248-1918-7.
3. "Veteran singer Jamal tells how he overcame his drug addiction in book". The Star. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
4. "Singers Jamal Abdillah, Rossa conferred Datuk titles". Astro Awani. Malaysia. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
5. "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru". ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

External links

• Jamal Abdillah at IMDb

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