Annuar Ayub Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Datuk
Party: Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR)
Otherparty: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Relations:Musa Aman
Anifah Aman
Yamani Hafez Musa
Spouse:Tengku Adlina Marita Tengku Zainal Adlin
Birth Name:Anwar bin Ayuub @
Annuar bin Ayub
Birth Date:29 August 1962
Birth Place:Liawan, Keningau, Crown Colony of North Borneo[1]
President9:Jeffrey Kitingan
Term Start9:2018
Office9:Vice President of the
Homeland Solidarity Party
,
Predecessor8:Rasinin Kautis (WARISAN)
Term Start8:26 September 2020
Assembly8:Sabah State Legislative
Constituency Am8:Liawan
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Political Analyst
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|أنوار أيوب
Majority8:641 (2020)

Datuk Anwar Ayuub @ Annuar Ayub (also known as Datuk Annuar Ayub Aman, abbreviation AAA; born 29 August 1962)[2] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Liawan since September 2020. He is a member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and formerly Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions He has served as a STAR Vice President since 2016.

Political career

Annuar Ayub started his political career by joining STAR Party on 18 December 2018. He has become a key member of Sabah STAR Party because of the contributions he has given to people around Keningau, especially in his own state constituency of Liawan. In 2020, he became a Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for the Liawan constituency (representing GRS-STAR), defeating the incumbent, Rasinin Kautis and as a result of his electoral victory, he was appointed as the Vice President of Sabah STAR Party representing the Muslim Bumiputera quota.

Family and personal background

He is the son of Datuk Ayub Haji Aman (born 1941), a retired politician who was once a state cabinet minister during the Sabah People's United Party rule from 1976 to 1986 under the Chief Ministership of Harris Salleh. His uncle, Musa Aman is the former Chief Minister of Sabah from 2003 to 2018, while his other uncle, Anifah Aman is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and was later appointed President of Parti Cinta Sabah which contested in the 2020 Sabah state election.[3]

His paternal first cousin, Yamani Hafez Musa was once a Member of Parliament for Sipitang in the 14th Malaysian Parliament term.[4] [5]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2020N41 LiawanAnnuar Ayub Aman (STAR)4,62839.12%Rasinin Kautis (WARISAN)3,98733.70%11,83164167.81%
Jake Nointin (IND)1,83515.51%
Daniel Kinsik (PBS)1,0849.16%
Mazlan Abdul Latiff (PCS)2091.77%
bgcolor= Yatin Kukung (LDP)450.38%
bgcolor= Leong Chau Chu (USNO Baru)430.36%

Honours

References

  1. https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/6894/annuar-datuk-ayub BIODATA ANNUAR AYUB
  2. https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002472.pdf
  3. https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/prn-sabah-anifah-aman-hadapi-pertandingan-empat-penjuru-di-bongawan-259119 PRN Sabah: Anifah Aman hadapi pertandingan empat penjuru di Bongawan
  4. https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/politik/2019/09/607927/yamani-kini-ahli-bersatu Yamani kini ahli BERSATU Sabah
  5. https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/6894/annuar-datuk-ayub BIODATA ANNUAR AYUB
  6. Web site: Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2016. www.sabah.gov.my.