Ajis Sitin | |
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عزيز سيتين | |
Senator Elected by the Pahang State Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 25 August 2021 Servingwith Juhanis Abdul Aziz | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2024) |
Preceded by | Siti Fatimah Yahaya |
Director-General of Department of Orang Asli Development | |
In office 2017–2019 | |
Preceded by | Mohd Jamalludin Kasbi |
Succeeded by | Juli Edo |
Personal details | |
Born | Ajis bin Sitin April 8,1963 Kuala Koyan,Kuala Lipis,Pahang |
Nationality | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional |
Ajis Sitin on Facebook | |
Ajis bin Sitin (born 8 April 1963) is a Malaysian civil servant who has served as the Director-General of Department of Orang Asli Development from 2017 to 2019. [1] [2] He was appointed as a Senator on 25 August 2021 to represent Pahang. [3]
Pahang,officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific Darul Makmur is a sultanate and a federal state of Malaysia. It is the third largest Malaysian state and the largest state in peninsular by area,and ninth largest by population. The state occupies the basin of the Pahang River,and a stretch of the east coast as far south as Endau. Geographically located in the East Coast region of the Peninsular Malaysia,the state shares borders with the Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu to the north,Perak,Selangor and Negeri Sembilan to the west,Johor to the south,while South China Sea is to the east. The Titiwangsa mountain range that forms a natural divider between the Peninsula's east and west coasts is spread along the north and south of the state,peaking at Mount Tahan,which is 2,187 metres (7,175 ft) high &the famous Kuantan 188 which is 188 metres (617 ft) high. Although two thirds of the state is covered by dense rain forest,its central plains are intersected by numerous rivers,and along the coast there is a 32-kilometre (20 mi) wide expanse of alluvial soil that includes the deltas and estuarine plains of the Kuantan,Pahang,Rompin,Endau,and Mersing rivers.
Orang Asli are a heterogeneous indigenous population forming a national minority in Malaysia. They are the oldest inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia.
Jakunpeople or Orang Ulu/Orang Hulu are an ethnic group recognised as Orang Asli of the Malay Peninsula in Malaysia.
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The Temuan people are a Proto-Malay ethnic group indigenous to western parts of Peninsular Malaysia. They can be found in the states of Selangor,Pahang,Johor,Negeri Sembilan and Malacca. The Temuans are classified as part of Orang Asli group according to the Malaysian government. They are also one of the largest and the most widespread of the Orang Asli ethnic groups.
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The Department of Orang Asli Development,abbreviated JAKOA,is the Malaysian government agency entrusted to oversee the affairs of the Orang Asli. This body is under the Malaysian Ministry of Rural Development and was first set up in 1954.
The Ministry of Rural and Regional Development is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for rural development,regional development,community development,Bumiputera,Orang Asli,rubber industry smallholders,land consolidation,land rehabilitation.
Orang Seletar are one of the 18 Orang Asli ethnic groups in Malaysia. They are classified under the Proto-Malay people group,which forms the three major people group of the Orang Asli. The Orang Seletar are also considered as part of the Orang Laut,natives of the Straits of Johor;separating Singapore from Peninsula Malaysia.
Jah Hut people are one of the Orang Asli tribes living in Pahang,Malaysia. As of 2000,the population of the Jah Hut people are 2,442 and by 2005,it is estimated that there are approximately 4,000 people living in 11 kampungs (villages) that are located along the west bank of the Pahang River from the north in Jerantut to the south in Temerloh,Pahang.
Semelai people are an Orang Asli people of the Proto-Malay people group found in Negeri Sembilan and Pahang states of Malaysia.
Temoq people belong to the Proto-Malay of the Orang Asli ethnic group that are found in Pahang,Malaysia.
Semaq Beri or Semoq Beri people are the native Orang Asli people belonging to the Senoi branch,who live in the states of Pahang and Terengganu in peninsular Malaysia. The Semaq Beri language is a language spoken by the people,is an Austroasiatic language that belongs to the Southern grouping of the branch of Aslian languages.
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