Masir Kujat

Dato' Masir anak Kujat (born 7 August 1954) is a Malaysian politician of Iban descent. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sri Aman since March 2008. He served as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from July 2015 to the power loss of BN coalition in May 2018. He has been a member of the Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) since 2019 and [1] was a member of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), a former component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) and now Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalitions, from 2008 to 2019.[2] [3][4]

Yang Berhormat Dato'

Masir Kujat

DIMP JMN MP
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II
In office
28 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Nur Jazlan Mohamed
MonarchAbdul Halim
(2015-2016)
Muhammad V
(2016-2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Succeeded byMohd Azis Jamman
ConstituencySri Aman
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sri Aman
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded byJimmy Lim @ Jimmy Donald (PRS–BN)
Majority4,252 (2008)
6,550 (2013)
5,820 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Masir anak Kujat

(1954-08-07) 7 August 1954
Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partySarawak United Party (2019-Present)
Sarawak Peoples' Party (2008-2019)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (2008-2018)
Sarawak Parties Alliance (2018-2019)
Spouse(s)Dora Jemat
OccupationPolitician

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Sri Aman, Sarawak[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Year Votes Pct Opponent Votes Pct
2008 Masir Kujat (PRS) 9,700 63% Cobbold Lusoi (IND) 5,448 35%
2013 Masir Kujat (PRS) 12,168 55% Nicholas Mujah anak Ason (PKR) 5,618 25%
2018 Masir Kujat (PRS) 14,141 61% Norina Umoi Utot (PKR) 8,321 36%

Career

On 28 July 2015, Masir was elected as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs[11] succeeding fellow Sarawakian minister Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

Honours

References
  1. "Sri Aman MP, ex-minister, Teras leader join Sarawak's PSB". Free Malaysia Today. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  2. "Masi.r Anak Kujat, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. Wong, Jack; Ling, Sharon (22 February 2008). "Taib will not defend Kota Samarahan seat". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  9. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. "Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out". The Star (Malaysia). 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  12. "Senarai Penerima Kurniaan Johan Mangku Negara ..." (in Malay). data.gov.my. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  13. "215 terima darjah, pingat kebesaran Pahang". Nurul Nadira Shaari (in Malay). Berita Harian. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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