Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Datuk
Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|أواڠ أحمد صح أواڠ صحارى
Office:Treasurer-General of the Heritage Party
President:Shafie Apdal
Predecessor:Terrence Siambun
Successor:Azhar Matussin
Term Start:13 October 2022
Term End:27 February 2023
Office1:Information Chief of the Heritage Party
Predecessor1:Yusof Yacob
Successor1:Azis Jamman
President1:Shafie Apdal
Term Start1:16 October 2021
Term End1:13 October 2022
Assembly2:Sabah State Legislative
Constituency Am2:Petagas
Predecessor2:Uda Sulai (WARISAN)
Term Start2:26 September 2020
Majority2:261 (2020)
Birth Name:Awang Ahmad Sah bin Awang Sahari
Birth Date:24 July 1959
Birth Place:Petagas, Putatan, Penampang, British North Borneo
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR)

Heritage Party (WARISAN)

Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
Otherparty:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
Occupation:Politician
Relations:Awang Husaini Sahari (brother)
Alma Mater:Hawaii Pacific University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Awang Ahmad Sah bin Awang Sahari is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Petagas since September 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 Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR). He was the Treasurer and Division Chief of Putatan of WARISAN and Deputy Chairman of STAR. He is also brother of Vice President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) and former Member of Parliament (MP) for Putatan Awang Husaini Sahari.[1] [2]

On 27 February 2023, Awang Ahmad Sah left WARISAN for GAGASAN, becoming the 10th WARISAN MLA to leave the party since the 2020 Sabah state election.[3]

Education

He firstly studied in Buit Hill National Primary School Putatan, Penampang for his primary education and later furthered his secondary education at Sabah College, Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hawaii Pacific University, Master of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Science in Agriculture Economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, all three universities in the United States, in which he was a scholar sponsored by Yayasan Sabah.[4]

Election results

Candidate!Votes!Pct.! colspan="2"
Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
2013N23 PetagasAwang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari (STAR)1,1118.62%Yahyah Hussin (UMNO)8,50466.00%12,8845,65383.03%
Mat Yunin @ Mohd Yunin Atin (PKR)2,85122.13%
2020Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari (WARISAN)4,12543.23%Arsit Sidik (BERSATU)3,86440.49%9,54226169.33%
Paul Nointien (IND)5725.99%
Ahmad Farid Sainuri (PCS)3553.72%
Jecky Lettong @ Thaddeus Jack (LDP)1181.24%
Mohamad Kulat (PGRS)330.35%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-04-22 . Star to fight it alone if necessary: Jeffrey . 2022-11-09.
  2. Web site: ASMIN . ASYIKIN . 2021-10-16 . Awang Ahmad Sah Ketua Penerangan Warisan baharu . 2022-11-09 . Sinar Harian . ms.
  3. Web site: ADUN Petagas pula keluar Warisan . 27 February 2023 .
  4. Web site: Facebook . 2022-11-09 . www.facebook.com.
  5. Web site: Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018. www.sabah.gov.my.
  6. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat . Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa . Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).