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Jonathan Yasin

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| name = Jonathan Yasin

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PGDK|MP}}

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| image =

| birth_name = Jonathan bin Yasin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sabah, Malaysia

| residence =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| citizenship = Malaysian

| office = Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II

| term_start = 30 August 2021

| term_end = 24 November 2022

| alongside = Ismail Mohamed Said {{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)}}

| monarch = Abdullah

| primeminister = Ismail Sabri Yaakob

| minister = Hamzah Zainuddin

| predecessor = Himself

| successor = Shamsul Anuar Nasarah
{{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)}}

| constituency = Ranau

| term_start1 = 10 March 2020

| term_end1 = 16 August 2021

| alongside1 = Ismail Mohamed Said {{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)}}

| monarch1 = Abdullah

| primeminister1 = Muhyiddin Yassin

| minister1 = Hamzah Zainuddin

| predecessor1 = Azis Jamman
{{small|(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)}}

| successor1 = Himself

| constituency1 = Ranau

| office2 = Chairman of the
Malaysian Cocoa Board

| term_start2 = 16 August 2018

| term_end2 = 10 March 2020

| predecessor2 = Marcus Mojigoh

| successor2 = Anyi Ngau

|

| constituency_MP3 = Ranau

| parliament3 = Malaysian

| term_start3 = 9 May 2018

| term_end3 =

| majority3 = 1,076 (2018)
11,092 (2022)

| predecessor3 = Ewon Ebin
(BN–UPKO)

| successor3 =

| office7 = Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat

| subterm7 = 2018–2020

| suboffice7 = Pakatan Harapan

| subterm8 = 2020–2022

| suboffice8 = Perikatan Nasional

| subterm9 = 2022–

| suboffice9 = Gabungan Rakyat Sabah {{small|(as Direct member)}}

| party = People's Justice Party (PKR) {{small|(2008–2020)}}
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) {{small|(2020–2022)}}
Direct member of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) {{small|(since 2022)}}

| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR) {{small|(2008–2015)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH) {{small|(2015–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN) {{small|(2020–2022)}}
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) {{small|(since 2020)}}

| occupation = Politician

| profession =

| majority =

| relations = Amisah Yassin
(elder sister)

| spouse = Helena Masry

| children =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Datuk Jonathan bin Yasin (born 19 October 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ranau since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Hamzah Zainuddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Hamzah from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition after resigning from the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.borneotoday.net/jonathan-yassin-azmin-now-a-bersatu-member/ |title=Jonathan Yassin, Azmin Now A Bersatu Member |access-date=31 March 2020 |archive-date=29 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329154853/https://www.borneotoday.net/jonathan-yassin-azmin-now-a-bersatu-member/ |url-status=usurped }} He later resigned from BERSATU but remained in GRS as direct member.{{cite web |title=I ran as GRS candidate in GE15, will remain GRS MP: Ranau rep |url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/79853/i-ran-as-grs-candidate-in-ge15-will-remain-grs-mp-ranau-rep |website=The Vibes |access-date=22 May 2025 |language=en |date=11 December 2022}}

Political career

= 2008 general election =

In the 2008 election, Jonathan under his party of People's Justice Party (PKR) faced Siringan Gubat of the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) and lost in a large majority.{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|access-date=26 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).

= 2013 general election =

In the 2013 election, Jonathan faced a new candidate Ewon Ebin of UPKO but losing again the parliamentary seat.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/one-mans-meat/2014/06/23/a-religious-minefield/|title=A religious minefield|author=Philip Golingai|work=The Star|date=23 June 2014|access-date=26 May 2018|quote=In the Ranau parliamentary seat, Barisan’s Datuk Ewon Ebin of Upko received 15,434 votes, Jonathan Yasin of PKR and the brother of Amisah got 11,823 votes, Julianah Situn @Widya Julia of Sabah Star 2,559 and Yazid Sahjinan, an independent, 914.}}

= 2018 general election =

In the 2018 election, his party of PKR field him to contest the Ranau parliamentary seat again,{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmo.com.my/negara/pkr-sabah-tampil-umum-dua-calon-muda-1.657987|title=PKR Sabah tampil umum dua calon muda|author=Izyan Liyana Mohd. Darif|language=ms|publisher=Kosmo!|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526055722/http://www.kosmo.com.my/negara/pkr-sabah-tampil-umum-dua-calon-muda-1.657987|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2018/04/361742/sabah-pkr-contest-6-parliamentary-and-9-state-seats|title=Sabah PKR to contest 6 parliamentary and 9 state seats|author=Norasikin Daineh|publisher=New Straits Times|date=25 April 2018|access-date=26 May 2018}} facing the seat defending candidate Ewon Ebin from UPKO and subsequently won.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=124614|title=PKR's Jonathan wins Ranau|author=Clarence GD|publisher=Daily Express|date=10 May 2018|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526055529/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=124614|archive-date=26 May 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://says.com/my/news/full-result-of-ge14-parliament-seats|title=Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia|author=Nandini Balakrishnan|publisher=Says.com|date=10 May 2018|access-date=26 May 2018}}

Incident

In 2013, Jonathan as a PKR member post a picture of Anwar Ibrahim being awarded the "Huguan Siou" (Paramount Leader of the Kadazan-Dusuns) in his Facebook account.{{cite web|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/02/13/anwars-huguan-siou-debacle-draws-flak/|title=Anwar's 'Huguan Siou' debacle draws flak|author=Luke Rintod|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|date=13 February 2013|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419234734/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/02/13/anwars-huguan-siou-debacle-draws-flak/|url-status=dead}} This subsequently leading to furore among Kadazan-Dusun community in Sabah as the title is "sacred" and should only be used among the ethnic indigenous community, not for a country title.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2013/02/13/anwar-ibrahim-in-huguan-siou-blooper/|title=Anwar Ibrahim in Huguan Siou blooper|author1=Ruben Sario|author2=Diana Rose|work=The Star|date=13 February 2013|access-date=26 May 2018}} The Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) also demanded apologies from him and Anwar.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2013/02/13/kadazandusun-association-demands-apology-from-anwar-over-huguan-siou-title-conferment/|title=Kadazandusun association demands apology from Anwar over 'Huguan Siou' title conferment|work=Bernama|publisher=The Star|date=13 February 2013|access-date=26 May 2018}} Responding to the criticism, Jonathan said "Who am I to stop any Kadazan-Dusun individual from enthroning any person as 'Huguan Siou' Malaysia?".{{cite web|url=http://malaysiandigest.com/news/198511-anwar-getting-huguan-siou-title-disrespects-the-kadazandusun.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825135319/http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/198511-anwar-getting-huguan-siou-title-disrespects-the-kadazandusun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 August 2014|title='Anwar Getting 'Huguan Siou' Title Disrespects The Kadazandusun'|author=Roy Goh|work=New Straits Times|publisher=Malaysian Digest|date=13 February 2013|access-date=26 May 2018}} Anwar however denied that he was bestowed the honour.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|title=Sabah [Parliament Results]|work=The Star|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517234741/https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|archive-date=17 May 2018|url-status=dead}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots Cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan=2|2008

| rowspan=12|P179 Ranau

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Jonathan Yasin}} (PKR)

| rowspan=2 align="right" |6,823

| rowspan=2|31.71%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Siringan Gubat (UPKO)

|align="right" |14,074

|65.41%

| rowspan=2|22,201

| rowspan=2|7,251

| rowspan=2|72.06%

{{party shading/Independent}} |

|Vitos Mark Koding (IND)

|align="right" |619

|align="right" |2.88%

rowspan=3|2013

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Jonathan Yasin}} (PKR)

| rowspan=3 align="right" |11,823

| rowspan=3|38.47%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Ewon Ebin (UPKO)

|align="right" |15,434

|50.22%

| rowspan=3|31,458

| rowspan=3|3,611

| rowspan=3|80.55%

{{party shading/State Reform Party}} |

|Julianah Situn (STAR)

| align=right|2,559

| align=right|8.33%

{{party shading/Independent}} |

|Yazid Sahjinan (IND)

| align=right|914

| align=right|2.97%

rowspan=3|2018

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

| rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Jonathan Yasin}} (PKR)

| rowspan=3 align="right" |14,880

| rowspan=3|45.17%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Ewon Ebin (UPKO)

|align="right" |13,804

|31.6%

| rowspan=3|33,904

| rowspan=3|1,076

| rowspan=3|77.57%

{{party shading/Homeland Solidarity Party}} |

|Soudi Andang (STAR)

| align="right" |3,148

| align="right" |9.56%

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

|Andau Yasun (PCS)

| align="right" |1,110

| align="right" |3.37%

rowspan=4|2022

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}} |

| rowspan=4|Jonathan Yasin (BERSATU Sabah)

| rowspan=4 align=right|22,606

| rowspan=4|53.44%

|{{party shading/PH}} |

|Taufik Dahlan (PKR)

| align=right|11,514

|27.22%

| rowspan=4|42,811

| rowspan=4|11,092

| rowspan=4|63.59%

bgcolor={{Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah/meta/shading}} |

|{{nowrap|Ewon Ebin}} (PBRS)

| align="right" |4,254

|10.06%

{{party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} |

|Markos Siton (WARISAN)

| align="right" |2,657

| align="right" |6.28%

bgcolor={{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}} |

|Azizul Julirin (PEJUANG)

| align="right" |1,267

| align="right" |3.00%

Honours

  • {{flag|Malaysia}} :
  • 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
  • {{Flag|Sabah}}:
  • 50px Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002580.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
  • 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2021){{cite news|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/norainee-bung-moktar-chong-wei-antara-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-bintang-dan-pingat-tyt-sabah-322995|title=Norainee, Bung Moktar, Chong Wei antara penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang dan pingat TYT Sabah|access-date=1 October 2021|publisher=Astro Awani|date=1 October 2021|language=ms}}

References

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{{Malaysia 15th FedRep}}

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