Ruslan Muharam

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Muharam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ruslan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Ruslan bin Muharam (born 4 November 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lumadan since September 2020. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the GRS and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. He has also served as the Vice President of PBS (Muslim Bumiputera quota) since 2003 and the PBS Sipitang Divisional Liaison Chief since 1999.^[1][2]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji Ruslan Muharam PGDK ADK JMN PPN MLA
رُسْلَان مُحَرَّم‎
State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 January 2023 Serving with Abidin Madingkir & Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Position established
Constituency	Lumadan
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Lumadan
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Matbali Musah (BN–UMNO)
Majority	364 (2020)
Vice President of the United Sabah Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003 Serving with Hendrus Anding & Johnny Mositun & Daniel Kinsik & Mursid Mohd Rais & Arthur Sen Siong Choo & Linda Tsen Thau Lin & Peter Mak
President	Joseph Pairin Kitingan (2003–2017) Maximus Ongkili (since 2017)
Personal details
Born	Ruslan bin Muharam (1963-11-04) 4 November 1963 (age 61) Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Sabah Party (PBS)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
Alma mater	University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) (Master's Degree in Political Science)
Occupation	Politician

Election result

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2020	N34 Lumadan		Ruslan Muharam (PBS)	3,650	33.15%		Kamarlin Ombi (UMNO)	3,286	29.85%	11,010	364	73.19%
							Ag Ku Zaidi Pg Wahab (WARISAN)	2,859	25.97
							Ali Dad Fazal Elahi (USNO Baru)	254	2.31
							Malik Unsat (PCS)	231	2.10
							Dayang Aezzy Liman (PPRS)	59	0.54
							Mohd Saidi Manan (IND)	46	0.42
							Sahlih Sirin (PGRS)	44	0.40

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2005)^[4]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2017)^[4]
•  Sabah :
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2007)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)^[4][6]

References

1. "Kesibukan laksana tugas ADUN tak halang impian genggam ijazah sarjana". 26 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 28 October 2022.
4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
5. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2007" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
6. Azam Baki dahului penerima darjah kebesaran tertinggi Sabah