Abdul Ghapur Salleh
Abdul Ghapur Salleh | |
|---|---|
| عبدالغڤور صالح | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kalabakan | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ma'mun Sulaiman (WARISAN) |
| Majority | Walkover (2004) Walkover (2008) 14,221 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1945 Kalabakan, Tawau, Japanese-occupied North Borneo (now present-day Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Died | 4 July 2023 (aged 78) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Political party | Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2022) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Abdul Ghapur bin Salleh (21 March 1945 – 4 July 2023) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kalabakan constituency from March 2004 to May 2018. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]
Before entering federal politics, Abdul Ghapur was active in Sabah state politics, initially as a member of the Sabah People's United Front (commonly known as BERJAYA). He joined UMNO when it moved into the state in the early 1990s and was a Deputy Chief Minister (representing the Muslim Bumiputeras) in the Barisan Nasional state government between 1996 and 1998, under the Chief Ministerships of Yong Teck Lee and Bernard Giluk Dompok, later only to become a regular state cabinet minister under Chong Kah Kiat's chief ministership from 2001 to 2003.[2][3]
Political career
Abdul Ghapur was elected unopposed to federal Parliament in 2004, for the newly created seat of Kalabakan on the border between Malaysia and Indonesia in the East Coast of Sabah.[4] In 2008, after his re-election (again unopposed), he was appointed a Deputy Minister for Resources and Natural Environment by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, only to resign eight days later.[2] Later that year he openly criticised the BN government in Parliament for overlooking the needs of Sabah and Sarawak states, which had voted resoundingly in favour of BN in the 2008 election.[5] He again spoke out against the federal government for what he considered to be its slow response to the invasion of part of eastern Sabah by Filipino militants in 2013. At the same time, he criticised UMNO's internal election process as being open to corruption, claiming that "people will do anything just to get on the Supreme Council even if it’s very expensive".[6]
Death
Abdul Ghapur died from kidney failure on 4 July 2023, at the age of 78.[7]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnover | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P191 Kalabakan | Abdul Ghapur Salleh (UMNO) | Unopposed
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| 2008 | Abdul Ghapur Salleh (UMNO) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Abdul Ghapur Salleh (UMNO) | 23,125 | 65.87% | Usman Madeaming (PAS) | 8,904 | 25.36% | 36,230 | 14,221 | 77.43% | |||
| Mohd Manuke (IND) | 1,313 | 3.74% | ||||||||||
| Siamsir Borhan (IND) | 891 | 2.54% | ||||||||||
| Malvine Reyes (STAR) | 603 | 1.72% | ||||||||||
| Freddie Japat Simol (IND) | 137 | 0.39% | ||||||||||
| Yahya Zainal (IND) | 132 | 0.38% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Abdul Ghapur Salleh (UMNO) | 15,299 | 41.15% | Ma'mun Sulaiman (WARISAN) | 18,486 | 50.09% | 38,041 | 3,187 | 72.88% | |||
| Norbin Aloh (PAS) | 2,813 | 7.62% | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Lahama (PPRS) | 311 | 0.84% | ||||||||||
Honours
- Sabah :
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1994)
- Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2006)
References
- ^ "Abdul Ghapur bin Salleh, Y.B. Datuk Seri Panglima Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ a b Muguntan Vanar; Ruben Sario (27 March 2008). "Ghapur quits deputy minister post". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Muguntan Vanar (27 March 2008). "I won't jump party, says Ghapur". The Star. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- ^ "Day Ghapur caused stir in Dewan with mention of Keadilan". Daily Express (Malaysia). 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Rashvinjeet S. Bedi (8 July 2013). "Q&A with Kalabakan MP Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh". The Star. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Former Sabah deputy CM Abdul Ghapur Salleh passes away". The Star. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.