Annuar Ayub

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| predecessor9 =

| party = File:Homeland Solidarity Party Flag.svg Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR)

| otherparty = File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)

| relations = Musa Aman {{small|(Uncle)}}
Anifah Aman {{small|(Uncle)}}
Yamani Hafez Musa
{{small|(First cousin)}}

| spouse = Tengku Adlina Marita Tengku Zainal Adlin

| birth_name = Anwar bin Ayuub @
Annuar bin Ayub

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Liawan, Keningau, Crown Colony of North Borneo[https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/6894/annuar-datuk-ayub BIODATA ANNUAR AYUB]

| alongside9 =
Robert Tawik {{small|(2018–2021)}} &
Edward Linggu {{small|(2018–2021)}} &
Joel Masilung {{small|(2018–2021)}} &
Suwah Buleh @ Bulleh {{small|(2018–2021)}} &
Fredderin Tualiang {{small|(2018–2021)}} &

Saban Sawayan {{small|(2018–2021)}} &
Fung Len Fui {{small|(2018–2021)}} &
Abidin Madingkir
{{small|(Non-Muslim Bumiputera)}} {{small|(since 2021)}} &
Paul Porodong
{{small|(Non-Muslim Bumiputera)}} {{small|(2021–2024)}} &
Suling Isib
{{small|(Non-Muslim Bumiputera)}} {{small|(since 2024)}} &
Apas Nawawi Saking
{{small|(Muslim Bumiputera)}} {{small|(since 2021)}} &
Mohd Lin Harun
{{small|(Muslim Bumiputera)}} {{small|(since 2024)}} &
Stephen Teo
{{small|(Chinese)}} {{small|(2021–2024)}} &
Kong Soon Choi
{{small|(Chinese)}} {{small|(since 2024)}} &
Beverley Natalie Koh
{{small|(Chinese)}} {{small|(since 2024)}} &
Flovia Ng {{small|(Appointed)}} {{small|(since 2024)}}

| president9 = Jeffrey Kitingan

| successor9 =

| term_end9 =

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|MLA (Sabah)}}

| term_start9 = 2018

| office9 = Vice President of the
Homeland Solidarity Party
{{small|(Muslim Bumiputera)}} {{small|(2018–2024)}},
{{small|(Appointed)}} {{small|(since 2024)}}

| successor8 =

| predecessor8 = Rasinin Kautis (WARISAN)

| term_end8 =

| term_start8 = 26 September 2020

| assembly8 = Sabah State Legislative

| constituency_AM8 = Liawan

| occupation = Politician

| profession = Political Analyst
{{small|(Political Field Profession)}}

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|أنوار أيوب}}}}

| majority8 = 641 (2020)

}}

Datuk Anwar Ayuub @ Annuar Ayub (also known as Datuk Annuar Ayub Aman, abbreviation AAA; born 29 August 1963)https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002472.pdf 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, also well-known as Tun Musa Aman since 2025 is the former Chief Minister of Sabah from 2003 until 2018 and also the 11th Governor of Sabah, 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.[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]

His paternal first cousin, Yamani Hafez Musa was once a Member of Parliament for Sipitang in the 14th Malaysian Parliament term.[https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/politik/2019/09/607927/yamani-kini-ahli-bersatu Yamani kini ahli BERSATU Sabah][https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/6894/annuar-datuk-ayub BIODATA ANNUAR AYUB]

Election results

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|+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly{{cite web |url= https://undi.info/sabah/r18/n34 |title = N34 Liawan|publisher= Malaysiakini |access-date= 30 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/12/N.41|title=N.41 LIAWAN|publisher=SPR Dashboard|date=26 September 2020|access-date=26 September 2020}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=6|2020

|rowspan=6|N41 Liawan

|rowspan=6 {{Color box|#031e61|border=darkgray}} |

|rowspan=6|Annuar Ayub Aman (STAR)

|rowspan=6 align="right" |4,628

|rowspan=6|39.12%

|{{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |

|Rasinin Kautis (WARISAN)

| align="right" |3,987

|33.70%

|rowspan=6|11,831

|rowspan=6|641

|rowspan=6|67.81%

{{Party shading/Independent}} |

|Jake Nointin (IND)

|align="right" |1,835

|15.51%

{{Party shading/United Sabah Party}} |

|Daniel Kinsik (PBS)

|align="right" |1,084

|9.16%

bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" |

|Mazlan Abdul Latiff (PCS)

|align="right" |209

|1.77%

bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}} |

|Yatin Kukung (LDP)

|align="right" |45

|0.38%

bgcolor={{party color|United Sabah National Organisation (New)}} |

|Leong Chau Chu (USNO Baru)

|align="right" |43

|0.36%

Honours

  • {{flag|Sabah}} :
  • 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2016){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002472.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2016|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}

References