Honours
Malaysia -
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
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Sabah-
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2023) [4] - Justice of the Peace (JP) (2018) [5]
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Mustapha Sakmud | |
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| مصطفى سقمود | |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak) | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2025 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Armizan Mohd Ali |
| Constituency | Sepanggar |
| Deputy Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 12 December 2023 –17 December 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (2024–2025) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Zambry Abdul Kadir |
| Preceded by | Yusof Apdal |
| Succeeded by | Adam Adli |
| Constituency | Sepanggar |
| Deputy Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 10 December 2022 –12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Sivakumar Varatharaju |
| Preceded by | Awang Hashim |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Mohamad |
| Constituency | Sepanggar |
| State Chairman of the People's Justice Party of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2024 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Peto Galim |
| Preceded by | Sangkar Rasam |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sepanggar | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Azis Jamman (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 7,042 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mustapha @ Mohd Yunus bin Sakmud 9 July 1969 |
| Party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya University of Aberdeen |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
Mustapha @ Mohd Yunus bin Sakmud, [1] also known as Mustapha Sakmud (born 9 July 1969),is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2025 as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sepanggar since November 2022. He served as the Deputy Minister of Higher Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir from December 2023 to his promotion in December 2025 and Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and Minister Sivakumar Varatharaju from December 2022 to December 2023. He is a member and Branch Chief of Kota Belud of the People's Justice Party (PKR),a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of PKR of Sabah since May 2024. [2] [3]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | N08 Usukan | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 4,067 | 27.24% | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 10,879 | 70.85% | 15,603 | 6,812 | 83.40% | ||
| Bakhruddin Ismail (STAR) | 285 | 1.91% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | N06 Tempasuk | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 5,478 | 35.95% | Musbah Jamli (UMNO) | 7,742 | 50.82% | 15,726 | 2,264 | 82.20% | ||
| Suwah Buleh (STAR) | 1,494 | 9.81% | ||||||||||
| Mustaqim Aling (PAS) | 521 | 3.42% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N09 Tempasuk | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 1,852 | 20.30% | Mohd Arsad Bistari (UMNO) | 4,040 | 44.28% | 9,124 | 1,685 | 76.06% | ||
| Musbah Jamli (IND) | 2,355 | 25.81% | ||||||||||
| Amza @ Hamzah Sundang (USNO Baru) | 471 | 5.16% | ||||||||||
| Abdul Alif Saibeh (PCS) | 133 | 1.46% | ||||||||||
| Kanul Gindol (PGRS) | 57 | 0.62% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2022 | P171 Sepanggar | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 27,022 | 38.44% | Yakubah Khan (UMNO) | 19,980 | 28.42% | 70,304 | 7,042 | 64.87% | ||
| Mohd Azis Jamman (WARISAN) | 18,594 | 26.45% | ||||||||||
| Jumardie Lukman (KDM) | 3,977 | 5.66% | ||||||||||
| Yusof Kunchang (PEJUANG) | 731 | 1.04% | ||||||||||
Malaysia 
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal 
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2023) [4]