Honours
Sabah:-
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018) [13] -
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2021) [14]
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Jonathan Yasin | |
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| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II | |
| In office 30 August 2021 –24 November 2022 Servingwith Ismail Mohamed Said (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Hamzah Zainuddin |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) |
| Constituency | Ranau |
| In office 10 March 2020 –16 August 2021 ServingwithIsmail Mohamed Said (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Hamzah Zainuddin |
| Preceded by | Azis Jamman (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Ranau |
| Chairman of the Malaysian Cocoa Board | |
| In office 16 August 2018 –10 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Marcus Mojigoh |
| Succeeded by | Anyi Ngau |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ranau | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ewon Ebin (BN–UPKO) |
| Majority | 1,076 (2018) 11,092 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| 2022– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (as Direct member) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jonathan bin Yasin 19 October 1967 Sabah,Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (2008–2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2020–2022) Direct member of Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Datuk Jonathan bin Yasin (born 19 October 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ranau since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Hamzah Zainuddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Hamzah from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU),a component party of the PN coalition after resigning from the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He later resigned from BERSATU but remained in GRS as direct member. [1]
In the 2008 election,Jonathan under his party of People's Justice Party (PKR) faced Siringan Gubat of the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) and lost in a large majority. [2]
In the 2013 election,Jonathan faced a new candidate Ewon Ebin of UPKO but losing again the parliamentary seat. [3]
In the 2018 election,his party of PKR field him to contest the Ranau parliamentary seat again, [4] [5] facing the seat defending candidate Ewon Ebin from UPKO and subsequently won. [6] [7]
In 2013,Jonathan as a PKR member post a picture of Anwar Ibrahim being awarded the "Huguan Siou" (Paramount Leader of the Kadazan-Dusuns) in his Facebook account. [8] This subsequently leading to furore among Kadazan-Dusun community in Sabah as the title is "sacred" and should only be used among the ethnic indigenous community,not for a country title. [9] The Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) also demanded apologies from him and Anwar. [10] Responding to the criticism,Jonathan said "Who am I to stop any Kadazan-Dusun individual from enthroning any person as 'Huguan Siou' Malaysia?". [11] Anwar however denied that he was bestowed the honour. [9]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots Cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2008 | P179 Ranau | Jonathan Yasin (PKR) | 6,823 | 31.71% | Siringan Gubat (UPKO) | 14,074 | 65.41% | 22,201 | 7,251 | 72.06% | ||
| Vitos Mark Koding (IND) | 619 | 2.88% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Jonathan Yasin (PKR) | 11,823 | 38.47% | Ewon Ebin (UPKO) | 15,434 | 50.22% | 31,458 | 3,611 | 80.55% | |||
| Julianah Situn (STAR) | 2,559 | 8.33% | ||||||||||
| Yazid Sahjinan (IND) | 914 | 2.97% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Jonathan Yasin (PKR) | 14,880 | 45.17% | Ewon Ebin (UPKO) | 13,804 | 31.6% | 33,904 | 1,076 | 77.57% | |||
| Soudi Andang (STAR) | 3,148 | 9.56% | ||||||||||
| Andau Yasun (PCS) | 1,110 | 3.37% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Jonathan Yasin (BERSATU Sabah) | 22,606 | 53.44% | Taufik Dahlan (PKR) | 11,514 | 27.22% | 42,811 | 11,092 | 63.59% | |||
| Ewon Ebin (PBRS) | 4,254 | 10.06% | ||||||||||
| Markos Siton (WARISAN) | 2,657 | 6.28% | ||||||||||
| Azizul Julirin (PEJUANG) | 1,267 | 3.00% | ||||||||||
Sabah:
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018) [13] 
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2021) [14] 
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In the Ranau parliamentary seat, Barisan's Datuk Ewon Ebin of Upko received 15,434 votes, Jonathan Yasin of PKR and the brother of Amisah got 11,823 votes, Julianah Situn @Widya Julia of Sabah Star 2,559 and Yazid Sahjinan, an independent, 914.
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