Salleh Kalbi

Salleh bin Haji Kalbi (born 10 August 1964) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Silam constituency in Sabah from 2008 to 2013. He represented the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.^[1]

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

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Salleh Kalbi DIMP ADK
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Silam, Sabah
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Samsu Baharun
Succeeded by	Nasrun Mansur
Majority	9,792 (2008)
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-10) 10 August 1964 (age 60) Sabah, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician
Website	sallehkalbi188.wordpress.com

Salleh was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing UMNO colleague Samsu Baharun in the seat of Silam.^[2][3] He was dropped as UMNO's candidate for the seat in the 2013 election.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P188 Silam, Sabah		Salleh Kalbi (UMNO)	18,111	68.52%		Hashbullah Imam Ohang (PKR)	8,319	31.48%	27,557	9,792	63.37%

Honours

•  Sabah :
  • Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2001)^[6]
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2011)^[7]

References

1. "Salleh bin Kalbi, Y.B. Tuan Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
2. "15 'new blood' BN hopefuls". Daily Express (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
3. "Good Showing By Sabah BN's New Faces in General Election". Berita Wilayah Sabah. Bernama. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
4. "GE13: Salleh Kalbi offers himself to opposition". Borneo Insider. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
6. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2001" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
7. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.