Jamawi Ja'afar
Jamawi Ja'afar | |
|---|---|
| جماوي جعفر | |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rubin Balang (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Rubin Balang (Independent) |
| Division Chairman of N42 Melalap Branch of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| President | Hajiji Noor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamawi bin Ja'afar 8 January 1974 Sabah |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018, 2020–2023) WARISAN (2018–2020)  Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (until 2018, 2020–2023) Warisan Plus Coalition (2019–2020)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Datuk Jamawi bin Ja'afar is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong from 2018 until 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He became the GAGASAN Division Chairman of Melalap Branch in March 2023.
Politics
[edit]He was the UMNO Youth Chief of Tenom Division and Youth Information Chief of UMNO.[1] He quit UMNO in 2018 and then later joined WARISAN with the reason to support Sabah local party. In 2020, he quit WARISAN because of PSS controversies and rejoined UMNO as alternative choices. After BN-UMNO lost many seats in the Malaysia General Election in November 2022, he decided to joining GRS through GRS direct membership constitution. In February 2023, he confirmed to support and joining Sabah local party GAGASAN, one of the major component party of GRS. In March 2023, he officially become the Division Chairman of Melalap branch. In October 17, 2023, he has confirmed that Tenom parliamentary branch of PGRS–GRS has successfully reached 5,000 membership.
Election result
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P181 Tenom | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 8,625 | 30.11% | Riduan Rubin (IND) | 10,027 | 35.00% | 28,649 | 1,108 | 68.14% | ||
| Noorita Sual (DAP) | 8,919 | 31.13% | ||||||||||
| Ukim Buandi (WARISAN) | 992 | 3.46% | ||||||||||
| Peggy Chaw Zhi Ting (IND) | 86 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N43 Kemabong | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 6,093 | 50.65% | Haris Bolos (WARISAN) | 5,198 | 43.21% | 12,030 | 862 | 84.93% | ||
| Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred (PCS) | 152 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
| Yahia @ Yahya Raimah (PHRS) | 124 | 1.03% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Peter Anthony (WARISAN) | 5,245 | 49.46% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% | ||
| Radin Malleh (PBS) | 1,359 | 12.81% | ||||||||||
| Apiang Sausun (PCS) | 268 | 2.53% | ||||||||||
| Sazali Justi (USNO Baru) | 32 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
| Masdin Tumas (LDP) | 23 | 0.22% | ||||||||||
Honours
[edit]
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)[4]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2014)[5]- Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2009)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2014" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
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