In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Ali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Jamal Ubaidillah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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[1] with a "bad boy" image.[2]
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 two sons, Osama Yamani (known as Yamani Abdillah) and Ahmad Zaki Yamani and a daughter, Nur Azura 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.
