Nilwan Kabang
Malaysian politician (1950–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Datuk Nilwan bin Kabang was a Malaysian politician who had served as the State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Musa Aman from 2013 to 2018, as well as a Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kunak from March 2008 to May 2018. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).[1]
Nilwan Kabang | |
|---|---|
| نيلوان كابڠ | |
| State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Musa Aman |
| Succeeded by | Rasinin Kautis |
| Constituency | Kunak |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kunak | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jasa @ Ismail Rauddah (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Norazlinah Arif (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 4,115 (2008) 5,360 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nilwan bin Kabang 6 June 1950 Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Died | 19 September 2021 (aged 71) Gleneagles Hospital, Kota Kinabalu |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Resting place | Kampung Ulu Muslim Cemetery, Putatan, Sabah |
| Citizenship | Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2021) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Death
Nilwan Kabang passed away on19 September 2021 at the age of 71 due to COVID-19.[2][3][4]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | N51 Kunak | Nilwan Kabang (IND) | 2,050 | 21.04% | Unding Lana (UMNO) | 5,241 | 53.79% | 9,550 | 3,179 | 65.57% | ||
| Salim Bachu (PBS) | 2,062 | 21.16% | ||||||||||
| Sarip Wahirun (BERSEKUTU) | 197 | 2.02% | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Nilwan Kabang (UMNO) | 5,083 | 84.00% | Bedu Kudusa (PKR) | 968 | 16.00% | 6,283 | 4,115 | 64.81% | |||
| 2013 | Nilwan Kabang (UMNO) | 6,394 | 72.57% | Hussein Ibnu Hassan (IND) | 1,034 | 11.74% | 9,132 | 5,360 | 77.36% | |||
| Kasman Karate (PAS) | 1,002 | 11.37% | ||||||||||
| Valentine @ Rengers Sebastian (STAR) | 200 | 2.27% | ||||||||||
| Sharif Shamsuddin Sharif Sagaf (IND) | 117 | 1.33% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Sattal Shafiee (IND) | 64 | 0.73% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Nilwan Kabang (UMNO) | 4,630 | 44.46% | Norazlinah Arif (WARISAN) | 4,898 | 47.04% | 10,413 | 268 | 71.76% | |||
| Kasman Karate (PAS) | 492 | 4.72% | ||||||||||
| Sahing Taking (PHRS) | 141 | 1.35% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah:
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2009)[7]
References
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