Awang Tengah Ali Hasan

Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan (Jawi: اواڠ تڠه علي حسن; born 2 December 1963)[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Premier of Sarawak since May 2017 and Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Sari since April 1987. He currently also holds the portfolio of Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development and Minister for International Trade and Investment under the administration of Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg. Previously, he had also held other cabinet posts under previous premiers Abdul Taib Mahmud and Adenan Satem. Awang Tengah is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[2]

Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
اواڠ تڠه علي حسن
Awang Tengah in 2017
Deputy Premier of Sarawak
Assumed office
6 May 2017
Serving with Douglas Uggah Embas, James Jemut Masing (2017–2021), Sim Kui Hian (since 2022)
GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud
(2017–2024)
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(since 2024)
Chief MinisterAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Preceded byAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
ConstituencyBukit Sari
Deputy President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Assumed office
21 January 2017
Serving with Douglas Uggah Embas
PresidentAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Preceded byAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2001–2004Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department
2004–2011Minister of Planning and Resource Management
2006–2016Minister of Public Utilities
2011–2017Minister of Resource Planning and Environment
2016–2017Minister of Industry, Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment
2017–Deputy Chief Minister
2017–2021Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources
2019–2021Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminals and Entrepreneurship
2022–Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development
2022–Minister for International Trade and Investment
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
1987–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born
Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan

(1963-12-02) 2 December 1963 (age 61)
Kampung Dato, Bukit Lawas, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (1987–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (1987–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (2018–present)
SpouseDayang Morliah Awang Daud
OccupationPolitician

Career

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Awang Tengah previously served as chairman of the Board of Management at the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation. He also served as the Director of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation.[3]

He is currently the Deputy Premier of Sarawak to fill the vacancy after former Deputy Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg has been appointed as the Premier of Sarawak, other portfolios he is currently serving are Minister of International Trade & Industry, Industrial Terminal & Entrepreneur Development Sarawak and Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources.[4]

Election results

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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Turnout Majority Turnout
1987 N48 Lawas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB)
1991 N56 Lawas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) 6,076 71.41% Baru Bian (PBDS) 2,433 28.59% 8,619 3,643 74.10%
1996 N61 Lawas Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) Unopposed
2001 Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) 6,299 95.61% Japar Suyut (keADILan) 289 4.39% 6,666 6,010 67.18%
2006 N71 Bukit Sari Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) 5,596 93.03% Japar Suyut (IND) 321 5.34% 6,086 5,275 64.93%
Mohamad Brahim (PKR) 98 1.63%
2011 Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) 6,018 86.30% Japar Suyut (keADILan) 955 13.70% 7,067 5,063 70.79%
2016 N82 Bukit Sari Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) Unopposed
2021 Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (PBB) 6,385 87.48% Alias Mail (PSB) 749 10.26% 7,442 5,636 57.01%
Riyah Basra (PBK) 165 2.26%

Honours

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Foreign honour

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Limbang Book (in Malay)
  2. ^ Keputusan rasmi terkini PRU Sarawak 2016 pilihanraya negeri PRN 11 MySumber (in Malay)
  3. ^ Awang Tengah Ali Hassan P.G.B.K., A.M.N. Bloomberg
  4. ^ Awang Tengah appointed as Sarawak’s third DCM The Star
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010..
  6. ^ Sulok Tawie (12 September 1998). "George Chan heads list of 480 honoured by Sarawak". New Straits Times. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Chan heads Yang di-Pertua Negeri honours list". New Straits Times. 9 September 2006. p. 18.
  8. ^ TNI, Puspen (15 July 2023). "Datuk Amar Awang Tengah dikurniakan Bintang Darjah Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Yang Amat Berjasa Darjah Pertama". Sarawak News Network. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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