Ruslan Muharam

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Muharam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ruslan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Ruslan bin Muharam (born 4 November 1963) is a Malaysian politician from PBS. He has been the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Lumadan since 2020.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Ruslan Muharam MLA PGDK PPN JMN
روسلن محرم‎
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Lumadan
Incumbent
Assumed office 2022
Preceded by	Matbali Musah
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2023–	Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister
Vice President of United Sabah Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003 Serving with Hendrus Anding Johnny Mositun Daniel Kinsik Mursid Mohd Said Arthur Sen Siong Choo Linda Tsen Thau Lin Peter Mak
President	Joseph Pairin Kitingan (2003–2017) Maximus Ongkili (since 2017)
Personal details
Born	Ruslan bin Muharam (1963-11-04) 4 November 1963 (age 59) Beaufort, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Sabah Party
Other political affiliations	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2020)
Occupation	Politician

Education

He obtained a Master's Degree in Political Science from UTM.^[1]

Politics

Ruslan has been the Vice President of PBS since 2003 and Chief of PBS Sipitang Division since 1999.^[2]

Election result

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2020	Lumadan		Ruslan Muharam (PBS)	3,650	33.15%		Kamarlin Ombi (UMNO)	3,286	29.85%	11,010	364	73.19%
							Ag Ku Zaidi Pg Wahab (WARISAN)	2,859	25.97
							Ali Dad Fazal Elahi (USNO Baru)	254	2.31
							Malik Unsat (PCS)	231	2.10
							Dayang Aezzy Liman (PPRS)	59	0.54
							Mohd Saidi Manan (IND)	46	0.42
							Sahlih Sirin (PGRS)	44	0.40

Honours

•   Malaysia :
  •   Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2005)^[4]
  •   Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2017)^[4]
•   Sabah :
  •   Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)^[4][5]

References

1. "Kesibukan laksana tugas ADUN tak halang impian genggam ijazah sarjana". 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 28 October 2022.
4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
5. Azam Baki dahului penerima darjah kebesaran tertinggi Sabah