Matbali Musah

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Matbali|Musah|note=on}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk

| name = Matbali Musah

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|متبلي موسى}}}}

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

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| office =

| alongside =

| constituency_MP = Sipitang

| parliament = Malaysian

| term_start = 19 November 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Yamani Hafez Musa
(BNUMNO)

| successor =

| majority = 4,691 (2022)

| constituency_AM1 = Lumadan

| assembly1 = Sabah State Legislative

| term_start1 = 9 May 2018

| term_end1 = 26 September 2020

| predecessor1 = Kamarlin Ombi
(BN–UMNO)

| successor1 = Ruslan Muharam
(GRSPBS)

| majority1 = 2,935 (2018)

| birth_name = Matbali bin Haji Musah

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|08|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia

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| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = Malaysia

| party = United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO)
{{small|(–2019)}}
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU)
{{small|(2019–2022)}}

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(–2019)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(2019–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(2020–2022)}}
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
{{small|(since 2020)}}

| occupation = Politician

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| parents = Musah Kasamah (father)

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Matbali Musah is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang since November 2022. He served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lumadan from May 2018 to September 2020. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and was a member and the Division Chief of Sipitang of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), a component party of the GRS coalition and branch of the component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member and Division Deputy Chief of Sipitang of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of the component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is an ethnic Bisayan, a sub-ethnic group or tribe of the indigenous Kadazan-Dusun population native to Beaufort and Kuala Penyu districts located in the southern part of Sabah.{{Cite web |title=Keputusan {{!}} Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15 |url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/ |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=PRU @ Sinar Harian}}

Election results

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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)%20484/2020 |access-date=2022-11-25}}

!Year

!Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!Votes

!Pct.

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!Votes

!Pct.

!Ballots cast

!Majority

!Turnout

rowspan="2" |2018

| rowspan="2" |N34 Lumadan

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

| rowspan="2" |Matbali Musah (UMNO)

| rowspan="2" align=right|6,836

| rowspan="2" |55.04%

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

|Mohd Samlih Juaisin (WARISAN)

| align=right|3,901

|31.41%

| rowspan="2" |12,420

| rowspan="2" |2,935

| rowspan="2" |84.93%

bgcolor = {{party color|Sabah People's Hope Party}} |

|Asmat Japar (PHRS)

| align=right|1,331

|10.72%

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|+Parliament of Malaysia

!Year

!Constituency

! colspan="2" |Candidate

!Votes

!Pct.

! colspan="2" |Opponent(s)

!Votes

!Pct.

!Ballots cast

!Majority

!Turnout

rowspan="2" |2022

| rowspan="2" |P178 Sipitang

| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}} |

| rowspan="2" |Matbali Musah (Sabah BERSATU)

| rowspan="2" align=right| 14,459

| rowspan="2" | 49.75%

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

|Adnan Puteh (WARISAN)

| align=right|9,768

| 33.61%

| rowspan="2" | 29,061

| rowspan="2" | 4,691

| rowspan="2" | 63.35%

{{Party shading/PH}} |

| Lahirul Latigul (AMANAH)

| align=right|4,834

| 16.63%

Honours

  • {{Flag|Sabah}} :
  • 50px Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2010)
  • 50px Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2012){{cite web |title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2012|url=https://sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002241.pdf |website=www.sabah.gov.my}}
  • 50px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2020){{cite web |title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat |url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/semakan-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-bintang-dan-pingat/ |work=Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa |publisher=Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)}}

References