Matbali Musah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Musah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Matbali. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Matbali Musah PGDK MP
متبلي موسى‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sipitang
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Yamani Hafez Musa (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,691 (2022)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Lumadan
In office 9 May 2018 – 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Kamarlin Ombi (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Ruslan Muharam (GRS–PBS)
Majority	2,935 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Matbali bin Haji Musah (1969-08-01) 1 August 1969 (age 55) Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2019) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
Parent	Musah Kasamah (father)
Occupation	Politician

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.[1]

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N34 Lumadan		Matbali Musah (UMNO)	6,836	55.04%		Mohd Samlih Juaisin (WARISAN)	3,901	31.41%	12,420	2,935	84.93%
							Asmat Japar (PHRS)	1,331	10.72%

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P178 Sipitang		Matbali Musah (Sabah BERSATU)	14,459	49.75%		Adnan Puteh (WARISAN)	9,768	33.61%	29,061	4,691	63.35%
							Lahirul Latigul (AMANAH)	4,834	16.63%

Honours

•  Sabah :
  • Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2010)
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2012)[3]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2020)[4]

References

1. "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 25 November 2022.
3. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2012" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).