Lajim Ukin

This is a Malay name; the name Ukin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Lajim.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji
Lajim Ukin
MLA
Leader of the Opposition of Sabah
Assumed office
18 June 2013
Preceded by Jimmy Wong Sze Phin
Constituency Klias
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Klias
Assumed office
6 May 2013
Preceded by Azizah Mohd Dun
Majority 179
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Beaufort, Sabah
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Azizah Mohd Dun
Succeeded by Azizah Mohd Dun
Personal details
Born (1955-06-15) 15 June 1955
Crown Colony of North Borneo
Political party Parti Bersatu Sabah - UMNO (until 2012)
People's Justice Party (2012–2016)
Independent (2016)
Sabah People's Hope Party (since October 2016}
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Lajim Ukin (born 15 June 1955) is a Malaysian politician and the leader of the opposition in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Beaufort constituency in Sabah from 2008 to 2013, and a Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government in the federal Barisan Nasional coalition government,[1] from 2009 until his departure from the coalition in 2012.[2]

Lajim was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, as a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the seat of Beaufort.[3][4] He was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister for Transport,[5] moving to the portfolio of Housing and Local Government in 2009.[6] In July 2012 he renounced his official positions in UMNO to align himself with the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition. This resulted in the revocation of his appointment as a deputy minister.[2] He recontested his parliamentary seat in the 2013 election on a People's Justice Party (PKR) ticket, but was defeated. While losing his federal seat, he won election to the Sabah State Legislative Assembly. He became the leader of the opposition in the State Assembly.[7]

On 2 October 2016, Lajim resigned from PKR along with two other Pakatan Harapan assemblymen.[8] He has stated his intention to form a new Sabah-based party, and ally with the former Sabah UMNO leader, Shafie Apdal.[9] He later decide to establish a separate party from Shafie, known as Sabah People's Hope Party (Harapan Rakyat), which finally been approved by Registrar of Societies (RoS) in 25 October 2016.[10]

Before entering federal politics, Lajim was prominent in Sabah state politics. He was a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS) before defecting to UMNO in 1994.[4] He later served as Deputy Chief Minister in the Sabah government.[11]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P177 Beaufort, Sabah[3]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Others Votes Pct Ballots cast Turnout
2008 Lajim Ukin (UMNO) 14,780 76.40% Lajim Md Yusof (PKR) 3,866 19.98% 19,346 72.22%
2013 Azizah Mohd Dun (UMNO) 12,827 49.43% Lajim Ukin (PKR) 12,154 46.84% Guan Dee Bee Hoi (STAR) 409 1.58% 25,949 86.22%

References

  1. ↑ "Lajim bin Haji Ukin, Y.B. Datuk Seri Panglima Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Lajim Ukin's appointment as ministers revoked". BERNAMA. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. 1 2 "Azizah tipped to be made full Sabah Minister". Daily Express (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Sario, Ruben (19 April 2008). "Maznah to vacate Pahang state exco position". The Star. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Sabah jubilant over high representation". The Star. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Lajim Named As Opposition Leader For Sabah PR". The Borneo Insider. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Three reps quit PKR, DAP for local Sabah party". Malaysiakini. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lajim to set up own party instead of joining Shafie's". Malaysiakini. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Azura Abas (25 October 2016). "RoS officially approves formation of Parti Harapan Rakyat Sabah". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sabah Cabinet gets down to work". The Star. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
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