Jamawi Ja'afar | |
|---|---|
| جماوي جعفر | |
| State Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2025 | |
| Governor | Musa Aman |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Constituency | Melalap |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Melalap | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Anthony (KDM) |
| Majority | 525 (2025) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong | |
| In office 9 May 2018 –26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rubin Balang (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Rubin Balang (Independent) |
| Majority | 862 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamawi bin Ja'afar 6 January 1974 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018,2020–2023) WARISAN (2018–2020) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (until 2018,2020–2023) Warisan Plus Coalition (2019–2020) (since 2023) People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 2025) |
| Spouse | Zainatunnisa Ibrahim |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jamawi bin Ja'afar is a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as the State Minister of Agriculture,Fisheries and Food Industry of Sabah since December 2025 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Melalap since November 2025. [1] [2]
He was the UMNO Youth Chief of Tenom Division and Youth Information Chief of UMNO,and the Vice Youth Chief to Khairy Jamaluddin. [3] He quit UMNO in 2018 and then later joined WARISAN with the reason to support Sabah local party. In 2020,he quit WARISAN because of PSS controversies and rejoined UMNO as alternative choices. After BN-UMNO lost many seats in the Malaysia General Election in November 2022,he decided to joining GRS through GRS direct membership constitution. In February 2023,he confirmed to support and joining Sabah local party GAGASAN,one of the major component party of GRS. In March 2023,he officially become the Division Chairman of Melalap branch. In October 17,2023,he has confirmed that Tenom parliamentary branch of GAGASAN–GRS has successfully reached 5,000 membership.
Jamawi then sparked controversy after he was chosen as a candidate for the Melalap state constituency,where he is contesting under the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) ticket. His detractors,particularly from PKR members,such as the former Deputy President of PKR Rafizi Ramli,have labeled him a "frog". [4] [5]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P181 Tenom | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 8,625 | 30.11% | Riduan Rubin (IND) | 10,027 | 35.00% | 28,649 | 1,108 | 68.14% | ||
| Noorita Sual (DAP) | 8,919 | 31.13% | ||||||||||
| Ukim Buandi (WARISAN) | 992 | 3.46% | ||||||||||
| Peggy Chaw Zhi Ting (IND) | 86 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N43 Kemabong | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 6,093 | 50.65% | Haris Bolos (WARISAN) | 5,198 | 43.21% | 12,030 | 862 | 84.93% | ||
| Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred (PCS) | 152 | 1.26% | ||||||||||
| Yahia @ Yahya Raimah (PHRS) | 124 | 1.03% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Peter Anthony (WARISAN) | 5,245 | 49.46% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% | ||
| Radin Malleh (PBS) | 1,359 | 12.81% | ||||||||||
| Apiang Sausun (PCS) | 268 | 2.53% | ||||||||||
| Sazali Justi (USNO Baru) | 32 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
| Masdin Tumas (LDP) | 23 | 0.22% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Jamawi Ja'afar (PKR) | % | Cheld Bryend Lind (WARISAN) | % | ||||||||
| Priscella Peter (KDM) | % | |||||||||||
| Alviana Linus (STAR) | % | |||||||||||
| Junik Bajit (UPKO) | % | |||||||||||
| Kelvin Chong (IMPIAN) | % | |||||||||||
| Gabriel George Tulas (IND) | % | |||||||||||
| Fatimah Ibrahim (IND) | % | |||||||||||