Awang Husaini Sahari

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

• Amirudin Shari &
• Chang Lih Kang &
• Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad &
• Aminuddin Harun &
• Nurul Izzah Anwar &
• Saraswathy Kandasami

2018–2022

Awang Husaini Sahari ASDK JP
أواڠ حسيني صحارى‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Putatan
In office 9 May 2018 –19 November 2022		Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born	Awang Husaini bin Sahari (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 58) Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Relations	Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari (Elder brother)
Occupation	Politician

Awang Husaini bin Sahari (born 2 March 1967) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putatan from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served as the Vice President of PKR since July 2022. He is also brother of Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Petagas Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari.

Political career

2018, 2022 general elections and Member of Parliament for Putatan (2018–2022)

In the 2018 general election, his party PKR fielded him to contest the Putatan federal seat, ^{[1] [2]} facing Marcus Mojigoh from the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition who was contesting to defend his seat and subsequently won. ^{[3] [4]} In the 2022 general election, he was renominated by PH and PKR to contest for the Putatan seat. He lost the reelection very narrowly to Shahelmey Yahya from BN and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) by a minority of only 124 votes.

Vice President of the People's Justice Party (2022–present)

On 20 July 2022, 3 days after the 2022 PKR party elections officially ended, he was appointed Vice President of PKR along with Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar who was in the position for 8 years from 2010 to 2018 and new officeholder Saraswathy Kandasami by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim after the decision was made in the PKR Central Leadership Council (MPP) meeting that night.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia ^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P173 Putatan		Awang Husaini Sahari (PKR)	14,106	45.81%		Marcus Mojigoh (UPKO)	11,767	38.22%	31,865	2,339	77.13%
							Zulzaim Hilmee Abidin (PAS)	2,434	7.91%
							Jivol @ Edmund Doudilim (PHRS)	1,755	5.70%
							Mil Kusin Abdillah (ANAK NEGERI)	728	2.36%
2022			Awang Husaini Sahari (PKR)	16,110	39.06%		Shahelmey Yahya (UMNO)	16,234	39.36%	42,221	124	65.30%
							Ahmad Mohd Said (WARISAN)	8,511	20.63%
							Poyne Tudus @ Patrick Payne (PEJUANG)	394	0.96%

Honours

• Sabah  :
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018) ^[6]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2019) ^[7]

References

1. Izyan Liyana Mohd. Darif (25 April 2018). "PKR Sabah tampil umum dua calon muda" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
2. Norasikin Daineh (25 April 2018). "Sabah PKR to contest 6 parliamentary and 9 state seats". New Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
3. Jenne Lajiun (28 April 2018). "Mojigoh to face four opponents in Putatan". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
4. Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
5. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
6. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
7. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2019" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.