Sapawi Ahmad PGDK JP | |
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شڤوي أحمد | |
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Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sipitang, Sabah | |
In office 2008–2018 | |
Preceded by | Yusof Yacob |
Succeeded by | Yamani Hafez Musa |
Personal details | |
Born | Sapawi bin Amat Wasali @ Ahmad 5 July 1956 Sipitang, Crown Colony of North Borneo |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Spouse | Patimah Ali |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | National University of Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | datuksapawiahmad |
Datuk Sapawi bin Ahmad (born 5 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sipitang constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional coalition from 2008 to May 2018.[1]
Sapawi was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing the UMNO incumbent Yusof Yaacob in the seat of Sipitang.[2][3] Before entering federal politics, Sapawi was an Assistant Minister in the Sabah State Government.[2]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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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% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2018 | N28 Sindumin, P178 Sipitang | 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% |