Ationg Tituh
{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{infobox politician
| honorific-prefix = Dr.
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|AMN}}
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| office9 = Founder & 1st President of the
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
| term_start9 = 2013
| term_end9 = 2021
| predecessor9 = Position established
| successor9 = Stephen Jacob Jimbangan
| alongside9 =
| birth_name = Ationg Bin Tituh{{cite web | url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/6996/ationg-tituh | title=Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15 }}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1959|11|16}}
| birth_place = Kuamut District, Kinabatangan, Sabah, East Malaysia
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2025|6|13|1959|11|16}}
| death_place = Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia
| children = Dr. Romzi Ationg
| party = United People's Justice Front (AKAR) {{small|(1989–2001)}}
27px Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
{{small|(2013–2025)}}
| known_for = Founder and first president of GAGASAN Party
| occupation = Politician
Organization founder
Organization manager (NGO)
Political Analyst
| otherparty = {{flagicon image|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg}} Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
{{small|(2023–2025)}}
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Dr. Ationg Tituh (16 November 1959 – 13 June 2025) is a Malaysian politician who established and founded the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), and also the inaugural president of the local party since 28 August 2013 until 2021, later succeeded by Stephen Jacob Jimbangan. His political party was among the 20 official political parties registered in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post-sabah/20190512/281659666484530|title=Call for govt to fulfill promises|date=12 May 2019|website=PressReader|publisher=The Borneo Post|accessdate=12 May 2019}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/139921/gagasan-to-have-leaders-who-can-perform/|title=Gagasan to have leaders who can perform|author=Leonard Alaza|date=28 August 2019|accessdate=28 August 2019|publisher=Daily Express}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/08/27/new-party-ready-to-fight-for-sabah-will-not-work-with-any-others-to-achieve-goals|title=New party ready to fight for Sabah, will not work with any others to achieve goals|author=Stephanie Lee|date=27 August 2019|accessdate=27 August 2019|work=The Star Online}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/08/27/sabahs-small-opposition-party-has-big-aims/|title=Sabah's small opposition party has big aims|author=Durie Rainer Fong|date=27 August 2019|accessdate=27 August 2019|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|archive-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202014059/https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/08/27/sabahs-small-opposition-party-has-big-aims/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/03/25/13-buah-parti-baru-di-sabah-diluluskan/|title=13 buah parti baru di Sabah diluluskan|last=staff|first=FMT|date=25 March 2014|newspaper=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=7 May 2015|location=Malaysia|archive-date=2017-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206011903/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/03/25/13-buah-parti-baru-di-sabah-diluluskan/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fz.com/content/ros-approves-20-new-political-parties|title=ROS approves 20 new political parties|author=Bernama|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=9 April 2016|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20160409200245/http://www.fz.com/content/ros-approves-20-new-political-parties|archivedate=9 April 2016|work=fz.com|url-status=dead}} {{cite news|url=http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2013/09/02/ros-umum-20-parti-politik-baru-yang-diluluskan/|title=ROS Umum 20 Parti Politik Baru Yang Diluluskan|author=NURUL AIN MOHD HUSSAIN|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=7 May 2016|work=mStar|archive-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072722/http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2013/09/02/ros-umum-20-parti-politik-baru-yang-diluluskan/|url-status=dead}} In 2023, his party was then taken over by a local Tuaran politician, GRS Chairman Hajiji Noor and subsequently became the largest party in Sabah in terms of number of single party seats.
Career
He began his political career as a member of United People's Justice Front (abbreviated as AKAR, later known as AKAR BERSATU) and become a political candidate in 1990 Sabah state election representing the AKAR Party for Kuamut.[https://www.sabahgazette.com/pgrs-tandingi-semua-73-kerusi/ PGRS Tandingi Semua 73 Kerusi] He was the main member of AKAR Party until 2001 where the party was fully dissolved.[https://www.sabahgazette.com/pgrs-tandingi-semua-73-kerusi/ PGRS Tandingi Semua 73 Kerusi] In 2009, he began to established the Sabah Gagasan Rakyat Party as AKAR Party successor but the party only registered under Registrar of Societies 3 years later in 2013.[https://www.sabahgazette.com/pgrs-tandingi-semua-73-kerusi/ PGRS dibentuk pada tahun 2009 tetapi hanya diluluskan secara rasmi oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan tiga tahun kemudian.] He officially become an organization founder of the party in 2013 and he is very well known among Kinabatangan people as the "First-ever president" of the local party that is based in Kinabatangan (but headquartered in Kota Kinabalu). He was also a founder of several Sabahan local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) since 2014. From 2018 to 2020, he began his action to comeback as political candidate for the Sabah elections after his party got well recognised after many contributions.{{cite news|url=http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2013/09/02/ros-umum-20-parti-politik-baru-yang-diluluskan/|title=ROS Umum 20 Parti Politik Baru Yang Diluluskan|author=NURUL AIN MOHD HUSSAIN|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=7 May 2016|work=mStar|archive-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072722/http://www.mstar.com.my/berita/berita-semasa/2013/09/02/ros-umum-20-parti-politik-baru-yang-diluluskan/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/6996/ationg-tituh | title=Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15 }}
Election results
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|+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2| !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
rowspan=4|2020
|rowspan=4|N57 Kuamut |rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah}} | |rowspan=4| {{nowrap|Ationg Tituh}} (GAGASAN) |rowspan=4 align="right" |270 |rowspan=4| 3.77% |bgcolor={{Party shading/Independent}}| |Masiung Banah (IND) |align="right" |2,802 |39.11% |rowspan=4|7,164 |rowspan=4|978 |rowspan=4|72.70% |
bgcolor="{{United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation/meta/shading}}" |
|Bensom Inggam (UPKO) |align="right" |1,824 |25.47% |
{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Juhari Janan (UMNO) |align="right" | 1,547 |21.59% |
bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" |
|Mohd Meszi Ng Abdullah (PCS) |align="right" |721 |10.06% |
Honours
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- 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2008)
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