Siti Aminah Aching

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

Yang Berhormat Datuk Hajah Siti Aminah Aching PGDK MP
سيتي امينه اچيڠ
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities
In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Fadillah Yusof
Preceded by	Wee Jeck Seng (Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities I) Willie Mongin (Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II)
Succeeded by	Chan Foong Hin
Constituency	Beaufort
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Beaufort
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Azizah Mohd Dun (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,518 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Siti Aminah binti Aching (1964-03-24) 24 March 1964 (age 60) Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Siti Aminah binti Aching (born 24 March 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaufort since November 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Fadillah Yusof from December 2022 to December 2023. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1] Siti Aminah was the first Bisaya to join the government as a deputy minister in the history of Malaysia.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P177 Beaufort		Siti Aminah Aching (UMNO)	10,570	36.08%		Johair Mat Lani (KDM)	8,052	27.48%	29,298	2,518	67.74%
							Dikin Musah (PKR)	7,835	26.74%
							Masri Adul (WARISAN)	2,152	7.35%
							Johan @ Christopher Ot Ghani (IND)	546	1.86%
							Matlani Sabli (IND)	143	0.49%

Honours

•  Sabah:
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2014)[4]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2020)[5]

References

1. "SITI AMINAH BINTI ACHING". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
2. "The Star Online GE15". The Star. Retrieved 10 December 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
4. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Pingat dan Bintang Sabah Tahun 2014" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
5. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2020" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.