In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sahari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Awang Husaini. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
| Awang Husaini SahariASDK JP | |
|---|---|
| أواڠ حسيني صحارى | |
| Vice President of the People's Justice Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 20 July 2022Serving with Aminuddin Harun & Amirudin Shari & Nik Nazmi & Chang Lih Kang & Nurul Izzah Anwar & Saraswathy Kandasami | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Putatan | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Marcus Mojigoh (BN–UPKO) |
| Succeeded by | Shahelmey Yahya (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,339 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2022 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Awang Husaini bin Sahari (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 57) Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Relations | Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari (brother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Awang Husaini bin Sahari (born 2 March 1967) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putatan from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the Vice President of PKR since July 2022. He is also brother of Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Petagas Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari.
Political career
2018, 2022 general elections and Member of Parliament for Putatan (2018–2022)
In the 2018 general election, his party PKR fielded him to contest the Putatan federal seat, facing Marcus Mojigoh from the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition who was contesting to defend his seat and subsequently won. In the 2022 general election, he was renominated by PH and PKR to contest for the Putatan seat. He lost the reelection very narrowly to Shahelmey Yahya from BN and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) by a minority of only 124 votes.
Vice President of the People's Justice Party (2022–present)
On 20 July 2022, 3 days after the 2022 PKR party elections officially ended, he was appointed Vice President of PKR along with Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar who was in the position for 8 years from 2010 to 2018 and new officeholder Saraswathy Kandasami by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim after the decision was made in the PKR Central Leadership Council (MPP) meeting that night.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P173 Putatan | Awang Husaini Sahari (PKR) | 14,106 | 45.81% | Marcus Mojigoh (UPKO) | 11,767 | 38.22% | 31,865 | 2,339 | 77.13% | ||
| Zulzaim Hilmee Abidin (PAS) | 2,434 | 7.91% | ||||||||||
| Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim (HR) | 1,755 | 5.70% | ||||||||||
| Mil Kusin Abdillah (ANAK NEGERI) | 728 | 2.36% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Awang Husaini Sahari (PKR) | 16,110 | 39.06% | Shahelmey Yahya (UMNO) | 16,234 | 39.36% | 42,221 | 124 | 65.30% | |||
| Ahmad Mohd Said (Warisan) | 8,511 | 20.63% | ||||||||||
| Poyne Tudus @ Patrick Payne (PEJUANG) | 394 | 0.96% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah :
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2019)
References
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- Norasikin Daineh (25 April 2018). "Sabah PKR to contest 6 parliamentary and 9 state seats". New Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Jenne Lajiun (28 April 2018). "Mojigoh to face four opponents in Putatan". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2019" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
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