Masidi Manjun

Masidi Manjun
ماسيضي مانجون
State Minister of Finance of Sabah
Assumed office
11 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantJulita Majungki
Jasnih Daya
(2023)
Tan Lee Fatt
(since 2023)
Preceded byHajiji Noor
ConstituencyKaranaan
State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
In office
29 September 2020 – 11 January 2023
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantIsnin Aliasnih
Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain
Preceded byJaujan Sambakong
Succeeded byJoachim Gunsalam
ConstituencyKaranaan
State Minister of Finance of Sabah II
In office
29 September 2020 – 11 January 2023
Serving with Hajiji Noor (State Minister of Finance of Sabah)
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
AssistantNizam Abu Bakar Titingan
Jasnih Daya
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencyKaranaan
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah III
In office
11 May 2018 – 12 May 2018
Serving with Hajiji Noor & Jeffrey Kitingan
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
Preceded byRaymond Tan Shu Kiah
Succeeded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
ConstituencyKaranaan
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
In office
4 May 2007 – 12 May 2018
GovernorAhmadshah Abdullah
(2007–2011)
Juhar Mahiruddin
(2011–2018)
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
AssistantKarim Bujang
(2007–2008)
Bolkiah Ismail
(2008–2013)
Ellron Alfred Angin
(2008–2013)
Pang Nyuk Ming
(2013–2018)
Kamarlin Ombi
(2013–2018)
Preceded byChong Kah Kiat
Succeeded byChristina Liew Chin Jin
ConstituencyKaranaan
State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah
In office
27 March 2004 – 15 March 2008
GovernorAhmadshah Abdullah
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
AssistantJahid Jahim
Preceded byJoseph Kurup
Succeeded byPeter Pang En Yin
ConstituencyKaranaan
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah
In office
3 August 2020 – 1 January 2021
ChancellorJuhar Mahiruddin
MinisterNoraini Ahmad
Preceded byMd Sidek Ahmad
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Dahlan
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Karanaan
Assumed office
21 March 2004
Preceded byPosition established
Majority6,106 (2004)
5,116 (2008)
3,500 (2013)
3,782 (2018)
4,814 (2020)
Deputy President of the
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
Assumed office
5 February 2023
PresidentHajiji Noor
1st State Deputy Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah
In office
6 April 2019 – 10 December 2022
National PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
National ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2019–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(acting) (2020)
State ChairmanHajiji Noor
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAksyah Nasrah
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022
2023–
BERSATU
GAGASAN
2020–2022
2022–
Perikatan Nasional
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born (1950-06-02) 2 June 1950 (age 74)[1]
Ranau, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018)
Bersatu Sabah (BERSATU Sabah) (2019–2022)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
SpouseNurfarizah Abdullah @ Molly Lantai
Alma materUniversity of London
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer and public administrator

Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi bin Manjun (born 2 June 1950) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and public administrator who has served as the State Minister of Finance of Sabah since January 2023 and State Minister of Local Government and Housing of Sabah from September 2020 to January 2023 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karanaan since March 2004. He was the state COVID-19 spokesman and coordinating minister of the GRS state government of Sabah. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke frequently on the response of Sabah towards the pandemic. On 13 January 2023, Joachim Gunsalam took over the duties from him.[2][3] He is a member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the GRS coalition. He has also served as the Deputy President of GAGASAN since February 2023. He also served as the State Deputy Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah from April 2019 to his resignation from the party in December 2022 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) from August 2020 to January 2021.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Joachim to be Sabah Covid-19 coordinating Minister from Friday (Jan 13)". The Star. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Leong, Isabelle (29 September 2020). "Bung Moktar, Jeffrey Kitingan, Joachim Gunsalam dilantik Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Masidi Manjun dilantik Pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah UMS". Sabah News Today (in Malay). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ^ Hasan, Che Hasruddin Che (5 March 2021). "UMS Hospital to start ops next year". ums.edu.my. Retrieved 18 May 2021.