| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Datuk Amar |
| Dustan Endawie Enchana | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | DA PNBS |
| Birth Date: | 1937 7, df=yes |
| Death Place: | Saratok Hospital, Saratok, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Office2: | Deputy Chief Minister III of Sarawak |
| Term Start2: | 1977 |
| Term End2: | 1979 |
| Governor2: | Abang Muhammad Salahuddin |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| Constituency2: | Krian |
| Office3: | Minister for Local Government (Sarawak) |
| Constituency3: | Krian |
| Term Start3: | 1963 |
| Governor3: | Abang Openg |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Stephen Kalong Ningkan |
| Term End3: | ? |
| 1Namedata2: | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub |
| Predecessor2: | Office established |
| Successor2: | Daniel Tajem |
| Office4: | 2nd President of Sarawak National Party |
| Term Start4: | 1974 |
| Term End4: | June 1980 |
| Predecessor4: | Stephen Kalong Ningkan |
| Successor4: | James Wong Kim Min |
| Assembly5: | Sarawak State Legislative |
| Constituency Am5: | Krian |
| Majority5: | 2,061 (1969) 1,727 (1974) ? (1979) |
| Term Start5: | 1963 |
| Term End5: | 1979 |
| Predecessor5: | Constituency established |
| Successor5: | Edmund Langgu Saga (PBDS-BN) |
| Party: | Sarawak National Party (SNAP) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Piling Endawie |
| Children: | 5 daughters, 3 sons |
| Birth Name: | Dunstan Endawie anak Enchana |
| Office: | High Commissioner of Malaysia to New Zealand |
| Term Start: | 16 July 1980 |
| Term End: | 15 May 1982 |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Resting Place: | Saratok Memorial Hills, Saratok, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Predecessor: | Mohamed Yusof Hitam |
| Successor: | M. M. Sathiah |
| Primeminister: | Mahathir Mohamad |
Datuk Amar Dunstan Endawie Enchana (25 July 1937 – 11 April 2014) was a Malaysian politician from Sarawak, former teacher and a member of the Iban people. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1977 until 1979.[1] [2] Endawie also served as a member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for the Krian constituency and the President of the now defunct Sarawak National Party (SNAP) during his political career.[2] He was also a member of the several Sarawak state cabinets, including a tenure as state minister for Local Government.[2]
Endawie began his career in Sarawak politics during the British colonial era.[1] In 1963, he became a state cabinet minister under the first Chief Minister of Sarawak, Stephen Kalong Ningkan. Endawie became the President of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) during the 1970s, a post he held until June 1980.[1] Under Endawie leadership, SNAP became a member of the Barisan Nasional in 1976.[2] Endawie also recruited several notable figures into SNAP, including Daniel Tajem, the former Vice-President of SNAP, whom Endawie persuaded to enter politics in 1968.[2] Dunstan Endawie served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1976 to 1979 under Chief Minister Abdul Rahman Ya'kub.[1] [2]
Endawie entered into the diplomatic field after retiring from active state politics. He was appointed as the High Commissioner of Malaysia to New Zealand.[1] Endawie was the first ethnic Iban to become a Malaysian High Commissioner to another country.[3]
| Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Krian | (SNAP) | 2,933 | 63.36% | Albans Meling Jan (PESAKA) | 872 | 18.84% | 5,033 | 2,061 | 79.79% | |||
| Robinson Jelimin Telajan (SUPP) | 824 | 17.80% | |||||||||||
| 1974 | (SNAP) | Luke Tungku (BN) | 1,727 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | (SNAP) | (PAJAR) | 1,097 | ||||||||||
Dunstan Endawie died at approximately 4 a.m. at Saratok District Hospital on 11 April 2014, at the age of 76.[2] Endawie, who was a resident of Letong Sawa, Saratok, was survived by his wife, Datin Amar Piling Endawie, and five children.[2] [3] His funeral was held on 18 April 2014, in Taman Indah in Saratok.[1] [2] He was buried at Saratok Memorial Hill cemetery in Bukit Perabun, Saratok.[2]