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Jins Shamsuddin
Jins Shamsuddin
Senator ; Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
	In office; 12 February 2008 – 11 February 2011
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ; (2008–2009) ; Najib Razak ; (2009–2011)
	In office; 13 October 2004 – 12 October 2007
Monarchs	Sirajuddin ; (2004–2006) ; Mizan Zainal Abidin ; (2006–2007)
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk
Jins Shamsuddin
PSM PJN DPMP JSM KMN AMN
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Jins Shamsuddin PSM PJN DPMP JSM KMN AMN
جينس شمس الدين‎
Born	Mohamed Zain bin Shamsuddin; November 5, 1935; Taiping Perak, British Malaya ; (now Malaysia)
Died	March 1, 2017 (aged 81); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Al-Ridzuan Mosque, Hulu Kelang Muslim Cemetery, Selangor
Nationality	Malaysian
Alma mater	Sekolah Melayu Bendang Siam; King Edward VII School; London Film School; Universiti Sains Malaysia; Universiti Utara Malaysia;
Occupations	Actor; director; politician; art activists; writer; producer;
Years active	1956–2011
Known for	Jefri Zain in Gerak Kilat; Bayangan Ajal; Jurang Bahaya;
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Spouses	; Rahmah Rahmat (m. 1961; div. 1963) ; Puan Sri Halijah Abdullah (m. 1986⁠–⁠2017)
Children	4

Mohamed Zain "Jins" Shamsuddin (Jawi: محمد زين بن شمس الدين) (5 November 1935 – 1 March 2017) was a Malaysian film actor, director, politician, writer and producer.

Early life and film career

Mohamed Jins was born in Taiping, Perak on 5 November 1935. He went to SMK King Edward VII Taiping, Perak and he completed his Senior Cambridge exams in 1956, hoping to continue his studies at the University of Malaya in Singapore (currently the National University of Singapore).^[1] His hopes were dashed when the university's admission officer said that they would "keep his application in view". His great-uncle, who was a teacher at the prestigious Anderson School in Ipoh, however managed to apply for a place to study electrical engineering in England three months into the deadline. Jins would use this spare time to take nightly English courses while he stayed with a relative who was the director for Radio Malaysia's education wing.^[1]

Meanwhile, there were rehearsals of a play that were going on nearby, in which Jins would watch them daily. The lead actor of the play would later choose him as his stand-in, with the blessings of the cast and crew, when it was learnt that the lead's mother fell ill and the lead had to attend to her. When the lead actor's mother died and he could not resume his role, Jins's stand-in became permanent.^[1] The play would eventually open at the Victoria Memorial Hall in Singapore. This is where he would be discovered by a Shaw Brothers public relations officer, who approached him about wanting to act in a movie. He agreed, and thus made his screen debut in Keluarga Tolol in 1956. He went on to act in several films until eventually becoming a main star in 1957 through Pancha Delima, a film directed by P. Ramlee.^[1]

Rising popularity and other ventures

From 1966 to 1968, Jins had starred in several action movies produced by Malay Film Production where he portrays Jefri Zain, a James Bond-like spy character.^[2]

He had pursued his studies in the London Film School from 1970 to 1972, obtaining his Diploma in Motion Picture Technology and graduated with first class honours.^[3]

In 1981, Jins collaborated with the Royal Malaysia Police to produce and direct Bukit Kepong; a film dramatizing the Bukit Kepong incident, which was a chaotic armed conflict between the Malayan police and Malayan Communist Party gunmen during the Malayan Emergency. The movie, which costed about RM1.3 million to make and collected RM1.7 million at the box-office, won eight awards in the 3rd Malaysia Film Festival the next year including the Best Film category.^[4] The film eventually went under a restoration project by KRU Studios in 2014.^[5]^[6]

For much of his life, Jins was interested in making a film about the events that led to the assassination of the British official J.W.W. Birch in Perak in 1875. A newspaper report indicated that he had begun work on such a film in 1992,^[7] but it was not completed. In 2004, Jins announced plans to make an epic English-language film entitled The King of the River: Pasir Salak,^[8] though the project was ultimately never realized. Even five years later in 2009, Jins expressed his eagerness for the project that he considered his lifelong ambition, saying "I hope to complete my movie on the historical events that happened in Pasir Salak before I die."^[9]

Political career

On 13 October 2004, he became the first actor-politician in Malaysia following his appointment as a member of the Dewan Negara in the 11th Parliament of Malaysia. He was reappointed again as a Senator for a second term from 12 February 2008 until 11 February 2011.^[3]^[10]

Personal life

Jins was first married to actress Rahmah Rahmat in Singapore in 1961, from which their marriage bore a son named Jeffry Jins. Their marriage however was short-lived, eventually divorcing in 1963. In 1986, he married Halijah Abdullah. They had two children together, Putera Hang Jebat and Putera Hang Nadim.^[11]

Death

Jins died at 5:45 pm at a clinic in Taman Melawati after choking on cekodok on Wednesday, 1 March 2017 at the age of 81,^[12]^[13]^[14] as confirmed by his second son Putera Hang Nadim.^[15]

Honours and awards

Ahli Mangku Negara (A.M.N.) (1986)^[16]
Silver Crane Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival (1987)
Dato' Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP), which carries the title Dato' from the Sultan of Perak (1990)
Kesatria Mangku Negara (K.M.N.) (1990)^[16]
Johan Setia Mahkota (J.S.M.) (1993)^[16]
Honorary Master of Letters by Universiti Sains Malaysia (1999)
The Veteran Artist Award at the Anugerah Bintang Popular (2004)
Panglima Jasa Negara (P.J.N.), which carries the title Datuk (2004)^[16]
Panglima Setia Mahkota (P.S.M.), which carries the title Tan Sri (2007)^[16]
Anugerah Seniman Negara (2009)^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	Keluarga Tolol		Extra character
	Keadilan Illahi	Youth in a Country
	Anak-ku Sazali	While at the Train Station
1957	Pancha Delima	Suria Kencana
1957	Kasih Sayang
1958	Matahari	Prebet Bujang
	Azimat
	Sergeant Hassan	Aziz
	Anak Pontianak	Petir
1959	Dandan Setia	Tengku Dandan Setia
1959	Samseng	Ahmad
1960	Lela Manja	Megat Komeng
	Megat Terawis	Megat Sari
	Pertarongan	Tamir
	Putera Sangkar Maut
1961	Si Tanggang	Tanggang
1961	Indera Bangsawan	Indera Bangsawan
1962	Lubalang Daik	Singkip
1962	Batu Durhaka	Wira
1963	Darah Muda	Yazid
	Neracha	Rahman / Hussein
	Budi dan Dosa	Osman
1965	Bidasari	Tengku Indera
	Takdir	Panglima Meranti
	Sayang Si Buta	Dr. Rashid
1966	Gerak Kilat	Jefri Zain
1966	Kacha Permata	Hamzah / Omar
1968	Bayangan Ajal	Jefri Zain
	Jurang Bahaya	Jefri Zain
	Amok Tok Nading
	Kanchan Tirana	Kanchan
	Miang-Miang Keladi	Khalid
1969	Bukan Salah Ibu Mengandong	Agus	Directing debut
1970	Di-Belakang Tabir	Osman, Karim	As director
1977	Menanti Hari Esok	Cikgu Talib / Jalil	As director and writer
1979	Esok Masih Ada	ASP Zamri	As director and producer
1979	Tiada Esok Bagimu	Ghailan
1981	Bukit Kepong	Sgt. Jamil Mohd Shah
1982	Esok Untuk Siapa	Jiman	As director, writer and producer
1985	Ali Setan	Tan Sri	As director
1991	Memory	Herman
1993	Balada	Father Desa	As director
1998	Money No Enough	Rich Man	Cameo
2001	The Deadly Disciple	Mahaguru Yassin
2007	1957: Hati Malaya	Sultan Johor
2008	Akhirat	Dato’ Shamsudin
2010	Miss You like Crazy	Mir's Grandfather	A Filipino production

Television series

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
1993	Roda Roda Kotaraya	Supt Rahman	TV1
2004–2005	Masih Ada Cinta	Zahran	TV3
2005	Mahligai Gading	Tan Sri Suffian	TV1
2007	Dinasti Bilut	Tan Sri Mustafa	TV1
2008	Roda-Roda Kuala Lumpur (Season 2)		TV2	Special appearance
2011	Tahajjud Cinta	Tan Sri	TV3

Telemovie

Year	Title	Role	TV channel	Notes
1991	Wawasan		TV1
1993	Ianya.... Anugerah		TV3	As director

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tan Shiow Chin (9 March 2008). "Never too late". The Star. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ Fu, Poshek (2008). China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema. University of Illinois Press. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9780252075001.
^ ^a ^b Melati Pusaka. "Jins Shamsuddin: Bintang filem yang pernah jadi YB". Free Malaysia Today (in Malay). Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ Niezam Abdullah (13 September 2011). "Filem 'Bukit Kepong' Ikut Fakta Sejarah - Jins Shamsuddin". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^ Yeoh, Angelin (27 August 2015). "Proudly Malaysian: Iconic film Bukit Kepong restored to its full glory". The Star. No. Star 2. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ "Bukit Kepong naik taraf". Utusan Malaysia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ "Movie to lay ghost of J.W.W. Birch to rest," New Straits Times , 2 October 1992
^ "Coming: Epic English film on Perak War and Birch". New Straits Times. Singapore. March 17, 1994.
^ "A filmmaker who is 73 going on 20". AsiaOne News. January 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "Siapa pengganti Senator Tan Sri Jins Shamsuddin". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ Ifqdar Rahman (6 February 2015). "Jins Shamsudin hanya ada tiga anak". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 8 February 2017.
^ "Legendary actor Jins Shamsuddin dies". The Star Online. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ Raja Nurfatimah Mawar Mohamed (1 March 2017). "Seniman legenda, Jins Shamsuddin meninggal dunia". BH Online. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
^ Ariffudin Ishak (1 March 2017). "Seniman Negara Jins Shamsuddin Meninggal Dunia". mSTAR Online. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
^ "Jins Shamsuddin meninggal dunia". Free Malaysia Today. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
^ "Jins Shamsuddin terima Anugerah Seniman Negara". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

Bibliography

Jins Shamsuddin: Kembara Seorang Seniman (Jins Shamsuddin: Adventures of the Artists). Mohd Zamberi A. Malek. Finas. 2007. ISBN 978-983-99423-9-2 (ISBN 9789839942392)

External links

Jins Shamsuddin at IMDb

[TheStar-1] Tan Shiow Chin (9 March 2008). "Never too late". The Star. Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[UoIChinaForever-2] Fu, Poshek (2008). China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema. University of Illinois Press. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9780252075001.

[FMT-3] Melati Pusaka. "Jins Shamsuddin: Bintang filem yang pernah jadi YB". Free Malaysia Today (in Malay). Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[BukitKepongfilm-4] Niezam Abdullah (13 September 2011). "Filem 'Bukit Kepong' Ikut Fakta Sejarah - Jins Shamsuddin". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 6 February 2017.

[5] Yeoh, Angelin (27 August 2015). "Proudly Malaysian: Iconic film Bukit Kepong restored to its full glory". The Star. No. Star 2. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[6] "Bukit Kepong naik taraf". Utusan Malaysia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[7] "Movie to lay ghost of J.W.W. Birch to rest," New Straits Times , 2 October 1992

[8] "Coming: Epic English film on Perak War and Birch". New Straits Times. Singapore. March 17, 1994.

[9] "A filmmaker who is 73 going on 20". AsiaOne News. January 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[AstroAwani-10] "Siapa pengganti Senator Tan Sri Jins Shamsuddin". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[11] Ifqdar Rahman (6 February 2015). "Jins Shamsudin hanya ada tiga anak". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 8 February 2017.

[12] "Legendary actor Jins Shamsuddin dies". The Star Online. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

[13] Raja Nurfatimah Mawar Mohamed (1 March 2017). "Seniman legenda, Jins Shamsuddin meninggal dunia". BH Online. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[14] Ariffudin Ishak (1 March 2017). "Seniman Negara Jins Shamsuddin Meninggal Dunia". mSTAR Online. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[15] "Jins Shamsuddin meninggal dunia". Free Malaysia Today. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

[istiadat.gov.my-16] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

[17] "Jins Shamsuddin terima Anugerah Seniman Negara". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

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PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Jins Shamsuddin

Early life and film career

Rising popularity and other ventures

Political career

Personal life

Death

Honours and awards

Filmography

Film

Television series

Telemovie

References

Bibliography

External links

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