Sapawi Ahmad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sapawi.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Sapawi Ahmad
PGDK JP
صڤاوي أحمد‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sipitang
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byYusof Yacob
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byYamani Hafez Musa (BN-UMNO)
Majority6,146 (2008)
9,469 (2013)
Supreme Council Members of GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang-Sindumin
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Supreme Council Members of GRS Sipitang-Sindumin
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Personal details
Born
Sapawi bin Amat Wasali @ Ahmad

(1956-07-05) 5 July 1956 (age 68)
Sipitang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2023)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2023)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2024)
SpousePatimah Ali
Children5
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
Websitedatuksapawiahmad.blogspot.com

Datuk Sapawi bin Ahmad (born 5 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sipitang constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2008 to May 2018.[1] He currently an official member of GAGASAN, a component party of GRS since January 2024. He become supreme council members of both GRS Sindumin-Sipitang and GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang.

Sapawi was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing the UMNO incumbent Yusof Yacob in the seat of Sipitang.[2][3] Before entering federal politics, Sapawi was an Assistant Minister in the Sabah State Government.[2] He quits UMNO to join a local Sabahan's party and directly become an official member of GAGASAN, a component party of GRS since January 2024. He become supreme council members of both GRS Sipitang and GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P178 Sipitang, Sabah Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO) 11,905 67.40% Karim Tassim (PKR) 5,759 32.60% 18,195 6,146 75.42%
2013 Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO) 16,377 68.84% Ramlee Dua (PKR) 6,908 29.04% 24,329 9,469 83.58%
Kamis Daming (SAPP) 505 2.12%
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N28 Sindumin Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO) 5,888 45.97% Yusof Yacob (WARISAN) 6,648 51.90% 13,065 760 77.40%
Patrick Sadom (PHRS) 273 2.13%

Honours

References

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  2. ^ a b "15 'new blood' BN hopefuls". Daily Express (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
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  9. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. ^ "Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1996 Mengikut Negeri" (PDF). Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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