Datuk James bin Ratib (born 8 October 1967 in Sabah Borneo) is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sugut since May 2013. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah in the GRS state administration under Hajiji and Minister Jeffrey Kitingan from October 2020 to his promotion to full ministership of a different portfolio in January 2023. He is a member and the Division Chairman of N48 Sugut of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a major component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was formerly a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
James Ratib | |
|---|---|
| جيمس راتب | |
| State Minister of Community Development and People's Wellbeing of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Assistant | Flovia Ng |
| Preceded by | Shahelmey Yahya |
| Constituency | Sugut |
| State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah | |
| In office 8 October 2020 – 11 January 2023 Serving with Hendrus Anding | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Minister | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Preceded by | Daud Yusof (State Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Sabah) |
| Succeeded by | Peto Galim (State Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industries of Sabah) |
| Constituency | Sugut |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sugut | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Surady Kayong (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,820 (2013) 1,521 (2018) 1,664 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation |
| 2019–2020 | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020–2023 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2023– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James bin Ratib 8 October 1967[1] Beluran, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1998–May 2018, June 2020–January 2023) United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) (May 2018–June 2020)  Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since February 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1998–May 2018, June 2020–January 2023) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (June 2020–January 2023)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since February 2023) |
| Alma mater | Asia e University |
| Occupation | Politician[2] |
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N39 Sugut | James Ratib (UMNO) | 4,285 | 62.56% | Abdul Rahman Atang (IND) | 1,465 | 21.39% | 7,175 | 2,820 | 74.20% | ||
| Pagrios Zabang (PKR) | 647 | 9.45% | ||||||||||
| Masiawan Kunching (STAR) | 341 | 4.98% | ||||||||||
| Datu Kamaruddin Datu Mustapha (IND) | 111 | 1.62% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | James Ratib (UMNO) | 4,704 | 55.77% | Aspah Abdullah Sani (WARISAN) | 3,183 | 37.74% | 8,882 | 1,521 | 75.90% | |||
| Mohd Arshad Abdul (PPRS) | 436 | 5.17% | ||||||||||
| Ag Osman Asibih (PKS) | 111 | 1.32% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N48 Sugut | James Ratib (UMNO) | 4,308 | 57.88% | Norsabrina Japar (WARISAN) | 2,644 | 35.52% | 7,443 | 1,664 | 63.55% | ||
| Razak Allexsius Kontuni (LDP) | 178 | 2.39% | ||||||||||
| Raimon Lanjat (PCS) | 124 | 1.67% | ||||||||||
| Kamaruddin Jamil (PPRS) | 86 | 1.16% | ||||||||||
| Undang Jalang (IND) | 65 | 0.87% | ||||||||||
| Jubin Tulawi (USNO Baru) | 38 | 0.51% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sabah :
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2009)[17]
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2011)
References
edit- ^ https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002184.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Datuk James Bin Ratib, Calon Barisan Nasional untuk rakyat Sabah, N.48, Sugut". Facebook. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Ruzaini Zulkepli (13 May 2018). "Empat lagi ADUN BN sertai Mohd Shafie?" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Julia Chan (13 May 2018). "More BN reps to jump ship to Warisan". The Malay Mail. Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Fatimah Zainal (14 May 2018). "Two more Upko reps join Shafie". The Star. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Sadho Ram (12 May 2018). "Sabah Musical Chairs To End With Shafie Swearing In As Chief Minister Tonight". Says.com. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Alyaa Azhar (11 May 2018). "Six switch sides, Warisan has majority with 35 seats". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ Poliana Ronnie Sidom; Norasikin Daine (16 May 2018). "ADUN Sugut dari BN sertai UPKO" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Two Upko assemblymen quit party". Borneo Post Online. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Five reps who switched loyalties fielded". The Star. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "N39 Sugut". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "N.48 SUGUT". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
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