Lukanisman Awang Sauni

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Awang Sauni is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Lukanisman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato
Lukanisman Awang Sauni
PSBS MP
لوكنيسمان أواڠ ساوني
Deputy Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterZaliha Mustafa
(2022–2023)
Dzulkefly Ahmad
(since 2023)
Preceded byNoor Azmi Ghazali
(Deputy Minister of Health I)
Aaron Ago Dagang
(Deputy Minister of Health II)
ConstituencySibuti
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sibuti
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byAhmad Lai Bujang
(BN–PBB)
Majority3,676 (2018)
11,745 (2022)
Chairman of the
Sustainable Energy Development Authority
In office
16 April 2020 – 3 December 2022
MinisterShamsul Anuar Nasarah
(2020–2021)
Takiyuddin Hassan
(2021–Nov 2022)
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
(Nov–Dec 2022)
Chief Executive OfficerHamzah Hussin
Preceded byWong Kah Woh
Succeeded byAhmad Zairin Ismail
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
2018–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born
Lukanisman bin Awang Sauni

(1982-02-01) 1 February 1982 (age 42)
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician

Dato Lukanisman bin Awang Sauni (born 1 February 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Ministers Zaliha Mustafa and Dzulkefly Ahmad since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sibuti since May 2018. He previously served as the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) from April 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[1][2][3]

Lukanisman was born in Miri and is of mixed ethnic Melanau and Chinese descent.[1] He obtained a bachelor's degree from University of Malaya.[1] Prior to joining politics, he worked at the Special Affairs Department (JASA).[1][2][3]

He contested for Sibuti at the 2018 election, where he defeated 2 opposition candidates — Jemat Panjang and Zulaihi Bakar, with a majority of 3,676 votes.[4] As an MP from Sarawak, he has been putting efforts to make Niah Cave as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1][2][3] He is also a member of the Young Parliamentary Caucus within the Dewan Rakyat.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "YB TUAN LUKANISMAN AWANG SAUNI". 24 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lukanisman Awang Sauni dilantik pengerusi baharu SEDA". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Seda announces Lukanisman Awang Sauni as new chairman". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "BN berjaya pertahankan Parlimen Sibuti". 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.