Awang Bemee bin Awang Ali Basah (born 22 June 1959) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the 21st President of the Dewan Negara and Senator since July 2024. He served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nangka from September 1996 to April 2011. He is a member, Member of the Supreme Council, Legal Advisor and was Youth Secretary-General of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also the Public Officer of GPS. He has been the Chairman of Kuching Port Authority since 1997 and has practised as an advocate and solicitor and legal practitioner since being admitted to the High Court of Borneo, Sarawak in 1984. He is an independent non-executive director of the Sarawak Plantation Berhad (SPB) and a partner in the legal firm Messrs. Awang Lai Sandhu and Co.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah | |
|---|---|
| أواڠ بيمي أواڠ علي باشا | |
| 21st President of the Dewan Negara | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Nur Jazlan Mohamed |
| Preceded by | Mutang Tagal |
| Senator (Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Nangka | |
| In office 8 September 1996 – 16 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Annuar Rapaee (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | Walkover (1996) 7,005 (2001) 4,815 (2006) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Awang Bemee bin Awang Ali Basah 22 June 1959 Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Political career
editMember of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (1996–2011)
edit1996 Sarawak state election
editIn the 1996 Sarawak state election, Awang Bemee made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Nangka state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly as the Nangka MLA for the first term in a walkover.
2001 Sarawak state election
editIn the 2001 Sarawak state election, Awang Bemee was renominated by BN to defend the Nangka state seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to the Sarawak Assembly as the Nangka MLA for the second term after defeating independent candidate Abang Abdul Haili Abang Naili and Abd Rahman Putit of the National Justice Party (keADILan) by a majority of 7,005 votes.
2006 Sarawak state election
editIn the 2006 Sarawak state election, Awang Bemee was renominated by BN to defend the Nangka state seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to the Sarawak Assembly as the Nangka MLA for the third term after defeating Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli of the People's Justice Party (PKR) by a decreased majority of 4,815 votes.
President of the Dewan Negara and Senator (since 2024)
editOn 15 July 2024, Awang Bemee was appointed to the Parliament as a Senator.[7] A week later on 22 July 2024, he was appointed 21st President of the Dewan Negara, replacing Mutang Tagal who died in office more than two months prior on 10 May 2024.[8]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | N55 Nangka | Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah (PBB) | Walkover | |||||||||
| 2001 | Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah (PBB) | 7,559 | 87.37% | Abang Abdul Halil Abang Naili (IND) | 554 | 6.40% | 8,652 | 7,005 | 69.18% | |||
| Abd Rahman Putit (keADILan) | 539 | 6.23% | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah (PBB) | 6,202 | 81.72% | Abang Ariffin Abang Sebli (PKR) | 1,387 | 18.28% | 7,589 | 4,815 | 60.42% | |||
Honours
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Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2008)[9]
Sarawak :
Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2019)[10]
References
edit- ^ "Awang Bemee appointed 21st Dewan Negara president". Malay Mail. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Awang Bemee appointed 21st Senate President". www.theborneopost.my.com. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Awang Bemee appointed 21st Dewan Negara President". New Straits Times. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ KOSMO! (22 July 2024). "Awang Bemee dilantik sebagai Speaker Dewan Negara baharu". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Former Nangka rep Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah to be new Dewan Negara president?". Dayak Daily. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "AWANG BEMEE APPOINTED 21ST PRESIDENT OF DEWAN NEGARA". Bernama. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Former Nangka asssemblyman sworn in as Senator". The Star. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Senate president Mutang Tagal dies". Free Malaysia Today. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "729 terima pingat, bintang kebesaran Sarawak". www.bharian.com.my.
