Jamaludin Jarjis’ widow makes matrimonial property claim; mother files defence statement

KUALA LUMPUR: The mother of former minister, the late Tan Sri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis, yesterday filed a statement of defence against the claim for jointly acquired matrimonial property submitted by Jamaludin’s widow.

Syarie lawyer Nur Hidayah A. Bakar, representing the Jamaluddin’s mother, Aminah Abdullah, said this after the case management held in chambers before Syariah High Court Registrar, Siti Zulaiha Mohamad Mansor yesterday.

“Today’s (yesterday) proceeding is just to file a statement of defence against the claim for matrimonial property by Jamaluddin’s widow, Puan Sri Dr Kalsom Ismail.

“After this, we will file an affidavit-in-reply to the preliminary objection filed by the widow and four children of Jamaluddin against his mother’s application to obtain the faraid certificate on his estate,” the lawyer said.

Nur Hidayah said the court fixed Jan 7 for remention of the case.

Only Jamaludin’s step-brother, Mohamad Najeb Ali, was seen in court while Aminah, Dr Kalsom and her children were absent.

On March 2, Aminah, 84, filed an application to obtain a faraid certificate on her son’s estate estimated at more than RM2 billion, under Section 46 (ix) of the Islamic Religious Administration (Federal Territories) Act 1993.

The late Jamaludin, who was also the former Malaysian Ambassador to the United States, was killed on April 4, 2015, after the helicopter he was travelling in from Pekan, Pahang, enroute to Kuala Lumpur, crashed at Kampung Sungai Pening, Semenyih, Selangor, at 4.55pm.