Jalaluddin Hassan


Jalaluddin bin Hassan is a Malaysian actor and television host. He is famously known for being the host of the Malaysian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? game show in Malay on NTV7.

Background

He is the third child of Hassan Azhari, a religious scholar who had a dedicated programme teaching the Qur'an on Radio Televisyen Malaysia from 1960 to 2000. He is related to Musa Hassan, a former Inspector General of Police for the Royal Malaysia Police, and Fuad Hassan, a former assemblyman of Ulu Klang and Director General of the Special Affairs Department in the Ministry of Information. He is a Malay of Banjar descent.

Honours

Honour of Malaysia

He was awarded the Darjah Kebesaran Tuanku Jaafar which carries the title Dato' by the Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Ja'afar in conjunction with his birthday in year 2007.