Jaffari Waliam is a Malaysian politician from Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia. He is a Nominated Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, appointed by Chief Minister Hajiji Noor after his coalition won the 2020 Sabah state election.[1] At political party level, he is a Supreme Council Member (AMT) of GAGASAN Party, which is the main component party of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS).
Jaffari Waliam | |
|---|---|
| جعفري وليام | |
| Nominated Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| In office 20 September 2018 – 30 July 2020 Serving with Wilfred Madius Tangau & Loretto Padua Jr & Terrence Siambun & Stephen Wong Tien Fatt (until 2019) & Ronnie Loh Ee Eng (2019–2020) | |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| 2023– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 December 1976 Sabah, Malaysia |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (until 2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (BERSATU) (2020–2022)   GAGASAN (since 2023) |
| Spouse | Noorolaini Abang Rahman |
Political career
editOn 28 February 2020, Jaffari Waliam announced exit from PKR and officially become an independent while searching for a party that has a potential leader.[2] In 2021, he officially join BERSATU.[3] In 2023, he made a decision to join GAGASAN to strengthen the local party that made in Sabah and based in Sabah after his team got inspired by the Sarawak-based party, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). He officially become one of the party's AMT afterwards.
Awards and honours
edit
Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Aliakbar, ADUN Pas pertama di Sabah, dibantu oleh dua ADUN lantikkan lainnya". www.utusan.com.my.
- ^ "Ketua Cabang Libaran umum keluar PKR". www.sinarharian.com.my. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "JAFFARI WALIAM BERSAMA 12,743 SERTAI BERSATU SABAH". www.borneodailybulletin.com. 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Azam Baki dahului penerima darjah kebesaran tertinggi Sabah". www.bharian.com.my.