Awang Ahmad Sah
Awang Ahmad Sah | |
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| أواڠ أحمد صح | |
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| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Petagas | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Uda Sulai (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 261 (2020) 1,255 (2025) |
| Treasurer-General of the Heritage Party | |
| In office 13 October 2022 – 27 February 2023 | |
| President | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Terrence Siambun |
| Succeeded by | Azhar Matussin |
| Information Chief of the Heritage Party | |
| In office 16 October 2021 – 13 October 2022 | |
| President | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Yusof Yacob |
| Succeeded by | Azis Jamman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Awang Ahmad Sah 24 July 1959 |
| Citizenship |  Malaysia |
| Party | State Reform Party (STAR) (until 2020) Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2020–2023) .png){kind=small} Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (2023–2025) Independent (since 2025) |
Other political affiliations |  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2023–2025) |
| Relations | Awang Husaini Sahari (Younger brother) |
| Alma mater | Hawaii Pacific University Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Occupation | Politician |
Awang Ahmad Sah is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Petagas since September 2020. He is currently an independent politician and formerly a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and formerly a member of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) and State Reform Party (STAR). He was the Treasurer and Division Chief of Putatan of WARISAN and Deputy Chairman of STAR.[1][2]
On 27 February 2023, Awang Ahmad Sah left WARISAN for GAGASAN, becoming the 10th WARISAN MLA to leave the party since the 2020 Sabah state election.[3]
Education
[edit]He firstly studied in Buit Hill National Primary School Putatan, Penampang for his primary education and later furthered his secondary education at Sabah College, Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu. In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hawaii Pacific University, Master of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Science in Agriculture Economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, all three universities in the United States, in which he was a scholar sponsored by Yayasan Sabah.[4]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N18 Petagas | Awang Ahmad Sah (STAR) | 1,111 | 8.62% | Yahya Hussin (Sabah UMNO) | 8,504 | 66.00% | 12,884 | 5,653 | 83.03% | ||
| Mat Yunin @ Mohd Yunin Atin (PKR) | 2,851 | 22.13% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N23 Petagas | Awang Ahmad Sah (WARISAN) | 4,125 | 43.23% | Arsit Sedi @ Sidik (Sabah BERSATU) |
3,864 | 40.49% | 9,542 | 261 | 69.33% | ||
| Paul Nointien (IND) | 572 | 5.99% | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Farid Sainuri (PCS) | 355 | 3.72% | ||||||||||
| Jecky Lettong @ Thaddeus Jack (LDP) | 118 | 1.24% | ||||||||||
| Mohamad Kulat (GAGASAN) | 33 | 0.35% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Awang Ahmad Sah (IND) | 4,271 | 31.89% | Awang Husaini Sahari (PKR) | 3,016 | 22.52% | 13,594 | 1,255 | 67.75% | |||
| Uda Sulai (WARISAN) | 2,912 | 21.74% | ||||||||||
| Jason Lee Nyuk Soon (UPKO) | 1,306 | 9.75% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Afifi Shaiffuddin (PAS) | 1,283 | 9.58% | ||||||||||
| Annita Shiela F. Among (STAR) | 276 | 2.06% | ||||||||||
| Aslin Samat (IMPIAN) | 133 | 0.99% | ||||||||||
| Adelaide Cornelius (KDM) | 122 | 0.91% | ||||||||||
| Sabrezani Sabdin (ANAK NEGERI) |
40 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
| Patrick Manius (IND) | 34 | 0.25% | ||||||||||
Honours
[edit]
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2019)[7]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Star to fight it alone if necessary: Jeffrey". 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ ASMIN, ASYIKIN (2021-10-16). "Awang Ahmad Sah Ketua Penerangan Warisan baharu". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "ADUN Petagas pula keluar Warisan". 27 February 2023.
- ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM – DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ↑ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2019" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ↑ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian people of Bruneian descent
- Hawaii Pacific University alumni
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni
- Politicians from Sabah
- Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians
- Former Sabah Heritage Party politicians
- Independent politicians in Malaysia
- Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
- Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu