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Verdon bin Bahanda is a Malaysian politician, businessman and indigenous activist who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kudat since November 2022. He served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd from November 2020 to his resignation in December 2020. He was also the owner of the Sabah Football Club Sdn Bhd after its privatisation in November 2020 (Officially in 2021). He is presently the only independent MP, one of the two independent candidates who was elected in the 2022 general election along with Tenom MP Riduan Rubin who is a former member of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM) and Verdon is the first independent Kudat MP in the Malaysian history. He is also the younger brother of Wetrom Bahanda, the Kota Marudu MP and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandau.
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- ↑ Calon PRU Riduan Rubin
- ↑ "PRU15: Calon Bebas kerusi Parlimen Tenom sertai KDM". Berita Harian. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "GE15: Two independent candidates win in Sabah". New Straits Times. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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