Sairin Karno Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Datuk Haji
Sairin Karno
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|ساءيرين كرنو
Office:Sabah Assistant Minister of Rural Development
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Musa Aman
Governor:Ahmadshah Abdullah

Juhar Mahiruddin
Minister:Ewon Ebin
Term Start:2008
Term End:2013
Office1:Sabah Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Musa Aman
Governor1:Juhar Mahiruddin
Minister1:Yahya Hussin
Term Start1:2013
Term End1:2018
Assembly2:Sabah State Legislative
Constituency Am2:Liawan
Predecessor2:New constituency
Successor2:Rasinin Kautis
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2018
Office3:Member of Dewan Negara
Title3:Appointed by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:1993
Term End3:1999
Birth Name:Sairin bin Haji Karno
Birth Date:3 June 1954
Birth Place:Kampung Bayangan, Keningau, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Citizenship:Malaysian
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Political analyst, schoolteacher

Sairin bin Karno (born 3 June 1954) is a Malaysian politician from Sabah and member of Gagasan Rakyat Sabah. He was the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Liawan, Keningau from 2004 to 2018 and a former member of the Dewan Negara representing Sabah from 1993 to 1999.

He was also a former Sabah state Assistant Minister from 2008 to 2018 and former member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah as well as the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah and United Sabah National Organisation parties.

Career

He firstly worked as a teacher from 1976 to 1982. Besides that, he was also the Chairman of Sabah MNI Agency from 1984 to 1996, member of Board of Directors of FELCRA from 1992 to 1994, director of the People's Development Leaders Unit of Sabah from 1994 to 1996, deputy Executive Chairman of the Sabah National Integration Unit in 1996, member of the board of directors of Tabung Haji Malaysia and finally became the President of the Sabah Native Affairs Council from 1998 to 2004.

As of 2020, he is now the Chairman of the Sabah Islamic United Organization ever since he retired from politics, as a consequence of his recent defeat in the 2018 general elections.[1] [2]

Politics

He started his political career in early 1980s and was a member of USNO. He joined UMNO after USNO was abolished. He was the Sabah Assistant Minister of Rural Development from 2008 to 2013, and Sabah Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry from 2013 to 2018.[3] [4] He quitted UMNO and was joined BERSATU in 2019 before entering a local Sabahan's party named GAGASAN in 2023 under Hajiji Noor and Masidi Manjun leadership.[5]

Election results

Candidate!Votes!Pct.! colspan="2"
Opponent(s)VotesPct.Ballots castMajorityTurnout
2004N34 LiawanSairin Karno (UMNO)4,70970.71%Lawrence Gimbang (IND)1,40521.10%6,6603,30463.67%
Paul Kadau (IND)4767.15%
2008Sairin Karno (UMNO)4,66159.67%Jius Awang (PKR)2,61733.50%7,8112,04471.05%
Yangul Modiadau @ Lawrence Edau (DAP)2863.66%
Yapilin Nawawi (IND)1041.33%
2013Sairin Karno (UMNO)5,38346.74%Paul Bunsu Gitang (PKR)3,63131.52%11,5181,75281.94%
bgcolor = Nicholas James Guntobon (STAR)2,06717.95%
bgcolor = Pauket Yadiloh @ Jahari Tahir (SAPP)2362.05%
Nusleh Madarak (IND)180.16%
2018Sairin Karno (UMNO)5,00536.77%Rasinin Kautis (WARISAN)6,38746.93%13,6101,38279.31%
bgcolor = Kong Fui Seng (STAR)1,80913.29%
bgcolor= Hussein Kassim @ Jaimis Madatin (PCS)1761.29%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USIA . 2022-11-30 . PERKIM . en-US.
  2. Web site: 8 April 2021 . USIA disaran terus gerakkan dakwah . 2022-11-30 . www.utusanborneo.com.my . ms.
  3. Web site: 19 March 2008 . Putatan: Kabinet Negeri Sabah 2008 . 2022-11-26 . Putatan.
  4. Web site: Dev . Sabah . Biodata Datuk Hj. Sairin Bin Hj. Karno – Undi Sabah . 2022-11-30 . www.undisabah.com . June 1954 . ms-MY.
  5. Web site: 29 March 2019 . Sairin gesa ahli Umno Keningau sertai Bersatu Daily Express Online – Sabah's Leading News Portal . 2022-11-30 . www.dailyexpress.com.my.
  6. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat . Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa . Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).