Yamani Hafez Musa

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

Yamani Hafez bin Musa (Jawi: يماني حفيظ بن موسى; born 31 October 1978) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang from May 2018 to November 2022 and Chairman of FELCRA Berhad from July 2020 to September 2021. In 2019 until 2022, He was a former member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.^[1][2] He is also the son of Musa Aman, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah and former Chief Minister of Sabah. In 2023, He is an official member of the Sabah People's Ideas Party (GAGASAN Rakyat), a component of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Yamani Hafez Musa PGDK ASDK BSK JP
يماني حفيظ بن موسى
Deputy Minister of Finance II
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Deputy Minister of Finance I)
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Minister	Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Preceded by	Mohd Shahar Abdullah
Succeeded by	Steven Sim Chee Keong
Constituency	Sipitang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sipitang
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Sapawi Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Matbali Musah (GRS–GAGASAN)
Majority	852 (2018)
Chairman of the FELCRA Berhad
In office 29 July 2020 – 1 September 2021
Minister	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2020–2021) Mahdzir Khalid (2021)
Chief Executive Officer	Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor
Preceded by	Shabudin Yahaya
Succeeded by	Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022	Perikatan Nasional
2023–	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born	Yamani Hafez bin Musa (1978-10-31) 31 October 1978 (age 46) Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2018) Independent (2018–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019–2022) Sabah People's Ideas Party (GAGASAN) (since 2023)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018, aligned:since 2020) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2022)
Relations	Musa Aman (father)
Alma mater	University of Canterbury
Occupation	Politician
Yamani Hafez Musa on Facebook

Personal life

Yamani is the son of Musa Aman, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah and former Chief Minister of Sabah.^[3][4] He has an undergraduate degree of commerce from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and master's degree in business administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).

Elections

In the 2018 general election (GE14), UMNO had fielded him to contest the Sipitang parliamentary seat despite his participation into politics are being opposed by his father.^[3][4][5] He subsequently won in a three-corner contest facing a new candidate Noor Hayaty Mustapha from the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Dayang Aezzy Liman from the Sabah People's Hope Party (PHRS).^[6][7]

Controversy

After the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's fall in the GE14 as well following the disappearance of his father Musa Aman, Yamani was not seen in public too.^[8] He finally presented at the parliament to take his oath as a Member of Parliament on 7 January 2019, nine days shy of the 16 January deadline.^[9][10]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[11]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P178 Sipitang, Sabah		Yamani Hafez Musa (UMNO)	12,038	47.24%		Noor Hayaty Mustapha (WARISAN)	11,186	43.90%	25,483	852	79.93%
							Dayang Aezzy Liman (PHRS)	1,547	6.07%

Honours

•  Sabah:
  • Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2009)^[12]
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2015)^[13]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2017)^[14]
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)

References

1. Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee and Natasha Joibi (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
2. Muguntan Vanar (17 September 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani joins Bersatu". The Star. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
3. Stephanie Lee; Fatimah Zainal; Natasha Joibi (28 April 2018). "Musa Aman's debutante son faces off against two women candidates". Berita Harian. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
4. "Umno: 'Anak palsu Musa' terbabit dakwaan nepotisme" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
5. Nancy Lai (26 April 2018). "Yamani happy youth leaders allowed to contest". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. Noorasvilla Muhamma (28 April 2018). "Pertembungan tiga penjuru di Libaran" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
7. Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
8. Timothy Achariam; Amar Shah Mohsen (24 October 2018). "Time running out for Sipatang MP". The Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. "Musa Aman's son to be sworn in as Sipitang MP on Jan 7". Malaysiakini. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
10. Joceline Tan (7 January 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani finally sworn in as Sipitang MP". The Star. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
11. "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 25 November 2022.
12. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my. 24 October 2009.
13. "Ketua Hakim Negara Dahului Senarai 983 Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Sabah". www.mstar.com.my. 2 October 2015.
14. "1,023 Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Sempena Hari Jadi Rasmi TYT Sabah". sabahnews.com.my. 7 October 2017.

External links

• Yamani Hafez Musa on Facebook