Harun Durabi

Harun bin Durabi (born 11 January 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Minister Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif since January 2023 as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bengkoka since September 2020. He served as State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the GRS state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji and Minister Jahid Jahim from October 2020 to January 2023. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[2][3]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Harun Durabi PGDK ASDK BSK AMN MLA
هارون بن دورابي
State Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Minister	Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif
Preceded by	Ruddy Awah
Constituency	Bengkoka
State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah
In office 8 October 2020 – 26 January 2023 Serving with Samad Jambri
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Minister	Jahid Jahim
Preceded by	Dumi Pg Masdal
Succeeded by	Ruddy Awah
Constituency	Bengkoka
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Bengkoka
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Position established
Majority	1,337 (2020)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Harun bin Durabi (1963-01-11) 11 January 1963 (age 61)[1] Pitas, Kudat, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Nurhaidah Kili
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[4][5][6][7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2020	N02 Bengkoka		Harun Durabi (UMNO)	2,538	31.98%		Junsim Rumunzing (UPKO)	1,201	15.14%	7,935	1,337	68.74%
							Maklin Masiau (IND)	1,149	14.48%
							Samuil Mopun (PBS)	898	11.32%
							Pransol Tiying (IND)	731	9.21%
							Akian Ah Kiew (IND)	576	7.26%
							Aminah Ambrose (IND)	399	5.03%
							Omar Jalun (USNO Baru)	174	2.19%
							Jose Modsinupu (PCS)	159	2.00%
							Sotijin Juhui (GAGASAN)	91	1.15%
							Rita Cham (PPRS)	19	0.24%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2011)
•  Sabah :
  • Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2005)^[8]
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2021)^[9]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)

References

1. "Harun Durabi". Sinar Harian. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
2. Willie Jude (8 October 2020). "3 Umno reps made ministers in Sabah Cabinet". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
5. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
6. "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
7. "N.02 Bengkoka". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
8. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2005" (PDF). sabah.gov.my.
9. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2021" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.