Edward Linggu
Edward Linggu Bukut | |
|---|---|
| Senator Elected by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2024 Serving with Bobbey Ah Fang Suan | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Noraini Idris |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tamparuli | |
| In office 12/13 March 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfred Bumburing (PBS) |
| Succeeded by | Jahid Jahim (BN–PBS) |
| Secretary-General of the Homeland Solidarity Party | |
| Assumed office 2 November 2021 | |
| President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Preceded by | Guan Dee Koh Hoi |
| Vice President of the Homeland Solidarity Party | |
| In office 2018–2021 Serving with Robert Tawik & Annuar Ayub | |
| President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Succeeded by | Abidin Madingkir & Paul Porodong & Suling Isib & Apas Nawawi Saking |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Linggu @ Edward bin Bukut 20 December 1958 |
| Citizenship |  Malaysia |
| Political party | PBS (until 2001) PBRS (2001-?)  Homeland Solidarity Party |
| Other political affiliations |  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Datuk Linggu @ Edward bin Bukut, or commonly known as Edward Linggu is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Senator since December 2024. He had served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tamparuli from 1999 to 2004. He is a member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), a major component of the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He has been the Secretary-General of STAR since 2021 and had served as a Vice President from 2018 to 2021.
Politics
[edit]In 2001, he quit PBS to join PBRS together with Jeffrey Kitingan. Then, he joined STAR and was appointed as a Vice President before being appointed as the Secretary-general and also Strategy Director of the party.[1][2] He had also participated in the 2013 Sabah state election for Tamparuli state seat again but ultimately lost.
Election result
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tamparuli | Edward Linggu (PBS) | 6,125 | 57.77% | Wilfred Bumburing (UPKO) | 3,939 | 37.15% | 10,603 | 2,186 | 78.62% | ||
| Monggoh Orow (BERSEKUTU) | 475 | 4.48% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Edward Linggu (STAR) | 589 | 4.07% | Wilfred Bumburing (PKR) | 6,862 | 47.43% | 14,469 | 383 | 83.80% | |||
| Jahid Jahim (PBS) | 6,479 | 44.78% | ||||||||||
| Stephan Gaimin (SAPP) | 185 | 1.28% | ||||||||||
| James Ongkili Jr. (IND) | 185 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
Honours
[edit]
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)[5]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2006)[6]- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2020)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Oriental, Warta (2021-11-02). "Edward Linggu appointed as new STAR Sec-General". Warta Oriental. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Edward Linggu Dilantik Seriausaha Agung STAR". Sabah Gazette. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2022" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2006" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2020" (PDF), www.sabah.gov.my