Jamawi Ja'afar

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

Jamawi bin Ja'afar is a Malaysian politician from Sabah region and currently represent the PGRS-GRS side. He was the Former Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong from 2018 until 2020. He become the Division Leader of Melalap branch PGRS-GRS in March 2023.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Jamawi Ja'afar PGDK ASDK ADK
جاموي جا'افار‎
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong
In office 2018–2020
Preceded by	Rubin Balang
Succeeded by	Rubin Balang
Personal details
Born	Jamawi bin Ja'afar (1974-01-08) 8 January 1974 (age 50)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	UMNO (till 2018, 2020-2023) WARISAN (2018–2020) PGRS–GRS (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (till 2018,2020–2023) Warisan Plus Coalition (2019–2020) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023)
Occupation	Politician

Politics

He was the Youth Chief of UMNO Tenom Division and Youth Information Chief of UMNO.^[1] He quit UMNO in 2018 and then later joined WARISAN with the reason to support Sabah local party. In 2020, he quit WARISAN because of PSS controversies and rejoined UMNO as alternative choices. After BN-UMNO got lose streak and lost many seats in Malaysia General Election in November 2022, he decided to joining GRS through GRS direct membership constitution. In February 2023, he has confirmed to support and joining Sabah local party namely PGRS, one of the major component party of GRS. In March 2023, he officially become the Division Leader of Melalap branch PGRS–GRS. In October 17, 2023, he has confirmed that Tenom parliamentary branch of PGRS–GRS has successfully reached 5,000 membership.

Election result

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P181 Tenom		Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO)	8,625	30.11%		Riduan Rubin (IND)	10,027	35.00%	28,649	1,108	68.14%
							Noorita Sual (DAP)	8,919	31.13%
							Ukim Buandi (WARISAN)	992	3.46%
							Peggy Chaw Zhi Ting (IND)	86	0.30%

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	Kemabong		Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO)	6,093	50.65%		Haris Bolos (WARISAN)	5,198	43.21%	12,030	862	84.93%
							Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred (PCS)	152	1.26%
							Yahia @ Yahya Raimah (PHRS)	124	1.03%
2020	Melalap		Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO)	3,526	33.25%		Peter Anthony (WARISAN)	5,245	49.46%	10,605	1,719	75.79%
							Radin Malleh (PBS)	1,359	12.81%
							Apiang Sausun (PCS)	268	2.53%
							Sazali Justi (USNO Baru)	32	0.30%
							Masdin Tumas (LDP)	23	0.22%

Honours

•   Sabah :
  •   Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2009)^[4]
  •   Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2014)^[5]
  •   Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)^[6]

References

1. "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
4. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
5. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2014" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
6. "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.