Abidin Madingkir

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Abidin Madingkir
JSM PGDK JP MLA
عابدين ماديڠکير
State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 October 2020
Serving with Wetrom Bahanda (2020–2022) &
Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan (since 2022) &
Ruslan Muharam (since 2023)
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Preceded byJimmy Wong Sze Phin
ConstituencyPaginatan
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Paginatan
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded bySiringan Gubat
(BN–UPKO)
Majority2,066 (2018)
1,323 (2020)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2019United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation
2019–2020United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
2020–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born
Abidin bin Madingkir

(1953-11-28) 28 November 1953 (age 70)
Ranau, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO)
(–2020)
Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR)
(since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)
(since 2020)
SpouseFlorence Malangkig
OccupationPolitician

Abidin bin Madingkir is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since October 2020 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paginatan since May 2018. He is a member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) a component party of the GRS and formerly Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions and was a member of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[1][2][3][4][5] He is from also the former Mayor of Kota Kinabalu City Hall and the first Ranau have this position.

  1. ^ "Upko sacks vice-president Abidin for supporting Musa". The Star Online. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ Willie Jude (23 August 2020). "Ex-Upko rep who defected to support Musa joins Jeffrey's STAR". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Calon PN DUN Paginatan dapat sokongan pemimpin PBS". Sinar Harian. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "ABIDIN MADINGKIR". Facebook. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.