Jamawi Ja'afar
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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Malay name|Jamawi|Ja'afar|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk
| name = Jamawi Ja'afar
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|جماوي جعفر}}}}
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| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|ASDK|ADK}}
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| assembly = Sabah State Legislative
| constituency_AM = Kemabong
| predecessor = Rubin Balang
(BN–UMNO)
| successor = Rubin Balang
(Independent)
| term_start = 9 May 2018
| term_end = 26 September 2020
| birth_name = Jamawi bin Ja'afar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|01|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sabah
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| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
{{small|(until 2018, 2020–2023)}}
WARISAN {{small|(2018–2020)}}
27px Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
{{small|(since 2023)}}
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional
{{small|(until 2018, 2020–2023)}}
Warisan Plus Coalition
{{small|(2019–2020)}}
File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) {{small|(since 2023)}}
| occupation = Politician
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| office1 = Division Chairman of N42 Melalap Branch of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
| termstart1 = 2023
| president1 = Hajiji Noor
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Datuk Jamawi bin Ja'afar is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong from 2018 until 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 United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He became the GAGASAN Division Chairman of Melalap Branch in March 2023.
Politics
He was the UMNO Youth Chief of Tenom Division and Youth Information Chief of UMNO.{{Cite web |title=Keputusan {{!}} Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15 |url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=PRU @ Sinar Harian}} He quit UMNO in 2018 and then later joined WARISAN with the reason to support Sabah local party. In 2020, he quit WARISAN because of PSS controversies and rejoined UMNO as alternative choices. After BN-UMNO lost many seats in the Malaysia General Election in November 2022, he decided to joining GRS through GRS direct membership constitution. In February 2023, he confirmed to support and joining Sabah local party GAGASAN, one of the major component party of GRS. In March 2023, he officially become the Division Chairman of Melalap branch. In October 17, 2023, he has confirmed that Tenom parliamentary branch of PGRS–GRS has successfully reached 5,000 membership.
Election results
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!|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct. ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct. !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan="4" |2022
| rowspan="4" |P181 Tenom | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | rowspan="4" |Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | rowspan="4" align=right|8,625 | rowspan="4" |30.11% | {{Party shading/Independent}} | |Riduan Rubin (IND) | align=right|10,027 |35.00% | rowspan="4" |28,649 | rowspan="4" |1,108 | rowspan="4" |68.14% |
| {{Party shading/PH}} |
|Noorita Sual (DAP) | align=right|8,919 |31.13% |
| {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |
|Ukim Buandi (WARISAN) | align=right|992 | align=right|3.46% |
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Peggy Chaw Zhi Ting (IND) | align=right|86 | align=right|0.30% |
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|+Sabah State Legislative Assembly{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20333/2018 |access-date=2022-11-26 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928123842/https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20333/2018 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20484/2020 |access-date=2022-11-26 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928123843/https://lom.agc.gov.my/act-view.php?type=pub&lang=BI&no=P.U.%20(B)%20484/2020 |url-status=dead }} !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct. ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct. !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan="3" |2018
| rowspan="3" |N43 Kemabong | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | rowspan="3" |Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | rowspan="3" align=right|6,093 | rowspan="3" |50.65% | {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |Haris Bolos (WARISAN) | align=right|5,198 |43.21% | rowspan="3" |12,030 | rowspan="3" |862 | rowspan="3" |84.93% |
| bgcolor= {{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}} |
|Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred (PCS) | align=right|152 | align=right|1.26% |
| bgcolor = {{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}} |
|Yahia @ Yahya Raimah (PHRS) | align=right|124 | align=right|1.03% |
| rowspan="5" |2020
| rowspan="5" |N42 Melalap | rowspan="5" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | rowspan="5" |Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | rowspan="5" align=right|3,526 | rowspan="5" |33.25% | {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | | align=right|5,245 |49.46% | rowspan="5" |10,605 | rowspan="5" |1,719 | rowspan="5" |75.79% |
| bgcolor= {{party color|United Sabah Party}} |
|Radin Malleh (PBS) | align=right|1,359 |12.81% |
| bgcolor= {{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}} |
|Apiang Sausun (PCS) | align=right|268 | align=right|2.53% |
| bgcolor = {{party color|United Sabah National Organisation (New)}} |
|Sazali Justi (USNO Baru) | align=right|32 | align=right|0.30% |
| bgcolor={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}} |
|Masdin Tumas (LDP) | align=right|23 | align=right|0.22% |
Honours
- {{Flag|Sabah}} :
- 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023){{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah |url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/282931/berita/semasa/acryl-sani-dahului-1209-senarai-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-sabah |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Sinar Harian |language=ms}}
- 50px Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2014){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002360.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2014|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
- 50px Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2009){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002068.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2009|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
References
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Category:21st-century Malaysian politicians
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Independent politicians in Malaysia
Category:Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah politicians
Category:Former United Malays National Organisation politicians
Category:Former Sabah Heritage Party politicians
Category:Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Category:Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
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