John Ambrose Dumpangol (born 2 March 1952) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Senator from January 2018 to January 2024. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), a former component party branch of the GRS coalition and component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1][2] He left UMNO on 13 December 2018,[3] joined BERSATU on 15 March 2019 and moved to Sabah BERSATU after its formation on 6 April 2019. He left Sabah BERSATU on 10 December 2022.[4][5][6] and joined GAGASAN on 5 February 2023. He is of Kadazan-Dusun descent and is a Christian of the Roman Catholic denomination.[2]
John Ambrose Dumpangol | |
|---|---|
| Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| In office 16 January 2018 – 15 January 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2024) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2024) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| 2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| 2020– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1952 Kampung Dabak, Donggongon, Penampang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Political party | UMNO Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (−2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022) Independent (2022–2023)  Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (−2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Sabrina Marthen |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Ambrose Dumpangol (deceased) Margaret Thompson Dumpangol (deceased) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Honours
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Sabah :
Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2001)[7]
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2007)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Angkat sumpah sebagai Senator Dewan Negara". 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b "New senator sets sights on returning Penampang to BN". 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Kapal UMNO karam di Sabah". 13 December 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "4 Ahli Parlimen, 2 ADUN, dua senator Sabah sertai BERSATU". 15 March 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "4 Senator Bersatu angkat sumpah Isnin ini". 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "4 senator angkat sumpah ahli Dewan Negara". 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2001" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2007" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
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