Jamal Abdillah

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^[1] with a "bad boy" image.^[2]

Born

Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali

(1959-05-07) 7 May 1959 (age 67)

Telok Anson, Perak, Federation of Malaya, (now Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia)

Othernames

• Jamal Abdillah
• King of Pop Malaysia

Occupations

• Singer
• actor

Yearsactive1973–present

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Jamal Abdillah performing in 2008
Born	Jamal Ubaidillah bin Haji Mohd Ali (1959-05-07) 7 May 1959 (age 67) Telok Anson, Perak, Federation of Malaya, (now Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia)
Other names	Jamal Abdillah King of Pop Malaysia
Occupations	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	7
Musical career
Genres	Pop Malaysian pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	EMI Warner Music Malaysia

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Jamal began his singing career in 1973. He won Radio Televisyen Malaysia's Bintang RTM competition in 1979.^[3] 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 four sons, Osama Yamani (known as Yamani Abdillah), Ahmad Zaki Yamani, El Isaac Yamani, and Iskandar Rayyan Yamani; and three daughters, Nur Azura Yamani, Rahil Laura Salsabila Yamani and Magdalena Yamani.^[4]

He is of Banjar descent.^[5] He has performed in Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. He regularly performs charity concerts in Singapore every year.