Ewon Ebin | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah |
| Preceded by | Maximus Ongkili |
| Succeeded by | Wilfred Madius Tangau |
| Constituency | Ranau |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Ranau, Sabah | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Siringan Gubat (UPKO–BN) |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Yasin (PKR–PH) |
| Majority | 3,611 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1954 Ranau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) (1985–1994) United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) (1994–2020) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (2020) Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) (2020–2021) Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1985–2018, since 2022) |
| Spouse | Danna Obidan Untol (died 2023) |
| Relations | Kalakau Untol (brother-in-law) Masiung Banah (son-in-law) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | https://ewonebin.com/ |
Datuk Ewon Ebin (born 26 June 1954) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation and represented Ranau as the Member of Parliament of Malaysia from 2013 to 2018.
He is the former Vice President of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a political party in the state of Sabah, which he was one of the founders in 1994. He left UPKO in February 2020, citing that the party leadership had derailed from its original objectives and failed to protect the welfare of its members, the indigenous Sabahans and other Malaysians from Sabah. His resignation leads 5,000 UPKO members to quit the party, including committee members from the Ranau division.
In March 2020, Datuk Ewon Ebin declared that he will be joining Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) under the leadership of former federal minister Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Anifah Aman.
He is very interested in the problems of natives in Sabah.[1] His thesis at the University of Malaya 1978 was 'A Ranau Dusun Traditional Law Study in Sabah on Marriage, Divorce and Heritage' was one of his contribution.