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Masidi Manjun
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Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun SPDK PGDK KMN AMN JP MLA
ماسيضي مانجون
State Minister of Finance of Sabah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Julita Majungki ; Jasnih Daya ; (2023) ; Tan Lee Fatt ; (since 2023)
Preceded by	Hajiji Noor
Constituency	Karanaan
State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
	In office; 29 September 2020 – 11 January 2023
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Isnin Aliasnih ; Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain
Preceded by	Jaujan Sambakong
Succeeded by	Joachim Gunsalam
Constituency	Karanaan
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)
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Hajiji Noor
Assistant	Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan ; Jasnih Daya
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Constituency	Karanaan
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah III
	In office; 11 May 2018 – 12 May 2018 Serving with Hajiji Noor & Jeffrey Kitingan
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Musa Aman
Preceded by	Raymond Tan Shu Kiah
Succeeded by	Christina Liew Chin Jin
Constituency	Karanaan
State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah
	In office; 4 May 2007 – 12 May 2018
Governor	Ahmadshah Abdullah ; (2007–2011) ; Juhar Mahiruddin ; (2011–2018)
Chief Minister	Musa Aman
Assistant	Karim Bujang ; (2007–2008) ; Bolkiah Ismail ; (2008–2013) ; Ellron Alfred Angin ; (2008–2013) ; Pang Nyuk Ming ; (2013–2018) ; Kamarlin Ombi ; (2013–2018)
Preceded by	Chong Kah Kiat
Succeeded by	Christina Liew Chin Jin
Constituency	Karanaan
State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah
	In office; 27 March 2004 – 15 March 2008
Governor	Ahmadshah Abdullah
Chief Minister	Musa Aman
Assistant	Jahid Jahim
Preceded by	Joseph Kurup
Succeeded by	Peter Pang En Yin
Constituency	Karanaan
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah
	In office; 3 August 2020 – 1 January 2021
Chancellor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Minister	Noraini Ahmad
Preceded by	Md Sidek Ahmad
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly; for Karanaan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Position established
Majority	6,106 (2004) ; 5,116 (2008) ; 3,500 (2013) ; 3,782 (2018) ; 4,814 (2020)
Deputy President of the ; Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 February 2023
President	Hajiji Noor
1st State Deputy Chairman of the ; Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah
	In office; 6 April 2019 – 10 December 2022
National President	Muhyiddin Yassin
National Chairman	Mahathir Mohamad ; (2019–2020) ; Muhyiddin Yassin ; (acting) (2020)
State Chairman	Hajiji Noor
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Aksyah Nasrah
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022; 2023–	BERSATU; GAGASAN
2020–2022; 2022–	Perikatan Nasional; Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
Born	Masidi bin Manjun; 2 June 1950 (age 74); Ranau, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political party	United 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)
Spouse	Nurfarizah Abdullah @ Molly Lantai
Alma mater	University of London
Profession	Politician, 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]

Educational background

Masidi obtained a degree of Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1977 and became Barrister-at-Law with Honours at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1979.

Career

Legal practice and public service

Masidi entered the State Public Service in 1977 as a legal adviser and prosecutor at the Forestry Department. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in 1979, the same year he was appointed as Tuaran District Officer. He was transferred to Sandakan in the similar position in 1982 before being promoted as Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1984. In 1987, he was made a Senior State Counsel in the State Attorney-General's Chambers. He left the State Public Service in 1989 to join private sector.

Private sector

Masidi served as Chairman of Institute of Development Studies of Sabah from 1994 to 2004 and member of board of directors of Sabah Development Bank during that time.^[4] He held directorship in various companies including Chase Perdana Berhad, Sitt Tatt Berhad and Bank Rakyat. He is Chairman of Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation since 24 July 2020.^[6]

Politics

Masidi joined politics in 2004 as he was nominated by United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) as candidate for Karanaan state constituency. He subsequently won the election and holds the seat for four consecutive terms. He is currently serving the fifth term in Karanaan following his victory in the 16th state election under the banner of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU).

He rose as Minister of State for Youth and Sports in 2004. He then became Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Environment from 2006 to 2018 and Minister of State charged with education during that time. He also served as Deputy Chief Minister post 14th general election for two days. He left UMNO in 2018 to join BERSATU and became the latter's state liaison deputy chairman subsequently.

Election results

**Sabah State Legislative Assembly**^[7]^[8]^[9]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N30 Karanaan, P179 Ranau	Masidi Manjun (UMNO)	6,519	90.72%	Mohd Mian Mohd Ali (IND)	413	5.75%	7,332	6,106	68.90%
2004		Masidi Manjun (UMNO)	6,519	90.72%	Sutian Kendilong (SETIA)	254	3.53%	7,332	6,106	68.90%
2008		Masidi Manjun (UMNO)	6,505	82.40%	Atin Naisin (PKR)	1,389	17.60%	8,010	5,116	72.45%
2013		Masidi Manjun (UMNO)	6,292	58.44%	Muhiddin Anas Yusin (PKR)	2,792	25.94%	10,331	3,500	83.10%
					Jalibin Paidi (STAR)	1,067	9.91%
					Mat Jaili Samat (IND)	615	5.71%
2018		Masidi Manjun (UMNO)	6,849	63.98%	Chong Peck Hing (PKR)	3,067	28.65%	10,928	3,782	80.80%
					Aman Manaf (PHRS)	685	6.40%
					Juhaili Sidek (PKAN)	104	0.97%
2020	N37 Karanaan, P179 Ranau	Masidi Manjun (BERSATU)	6,696	73.70%	Yasin Abdul Ghani (WARISAN)	1,882	20.71%	9,086	4,814	67.68%
					Hadzrul Masnin (PCS)	434	4.78%
					Md Tajuddin Sadi (USNO Baru)	74	0.81%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia:
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1998)
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006)
Sabah:
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996)
- Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2013)