Hajiji Noor

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Noor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hajiji.
Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji

Hajiji Noor

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حاججي نور‎
Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Bin Haji Noor official potrait 2020 (cropped).jpg
16th Chief Minister of Sabah
Assumed office
29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
DeputyBung Mokhtar Radin
Jeffrey Kitingan
Joachim Gunsalam
Preceded byShafie Apdal
ConstituencySulaman
State Minister of Finance
Assumed office
29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Preceded byShafie Apdal
ConstituencySulaman
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
11 May 2018 – 12 May 2018
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
Preceded byYahya Hussin
Succeeded byJaujan Sambakong
ConstituencySulaman
State Minister of Infrastructure Development of Sabah
In office
11 May 2018 – 12 May 2018
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
Preceded byJoseph Pairin Kitingan
Succeeded byPeter Anthony
ConstituencySulaman
State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah
In office
27 March 2004 – 10 May 2018
GovernorAhmadshah Abdullah
Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
Assistant MinisterEdward Yong Oui Fah
(2004–2013)
Ghulam Haidar Khan Bahadar
(2008–2013)
Zakaria Edris
(2013–2018)
Joachim Gunsalam
(2013–2018)
Preceded bySalleh Said Keruak
Succeeded byJahid Jahim
ConstituencySulaman
State Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of
Sabah
Assumed office
6 April 2019
DeputyMasidi Manjun
National PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
National ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2019–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(Acting) (2020)
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sulaman
Assumed office
22 October 1990
Preceded byJasni Gindug (PBS)
Majority281 (1990)
876 (1994)
3,444 (1999)
3,482 (2004)
5,456 (2008)
10,441 (2013)
7,774 (2018)
3,099 (2020)
Personal details
Born (1956-05-10) 10 May 1956 (age 65)[1]
Kampung Serusup, Tuaran, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
Spouse(s)Juliah Salag
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire (BSc)
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji bin Noor (Jawi: حاججي بن نور‎; born 10 May 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Chief Minister of Sabah and State Minister of Finance since September 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sulaman since October 1990.

He was appointed Chief Minister in late September 2020 after his coalition, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), won 38 out of the 37 seats needed for a simple majority in the 2020 state election. His administration was further strengthened after three independent members of state legislative assembly (MLAs) pledged their support for the state government. [2]

Early background[]

Hajiji was born in Kampung Serusup, Tuaran as the second of three children of Noor Harun and Teruyah Omar. He attended Serusup Native Primary School (SK Serusup) in 1961 before attending Tuaran Government Secondary School – now Badin Secondary School (SMK Badin) – in 1967. After getting 15 agreggates in Lower Certificate of Education examination, he was transferred to St. John's Secondary School in 1972 and excelled in Malaysian Certificate of Education examination as one of the best students in Tuaran after his high school graduation in 1974. He obtained a degree of Bachelor of Science in economics from New Hampshire College in 1986.

Career[]

Public service[]

Hajiji started his career as a public servant in 1976. He was tasked to be a radio announcer at Radio Televisyen Malaysia before being appointed as Assistant Development Officer at Tuaran District Office from 1977 to 1982. He took four-year hiatus to further his study in the SNHU and returned to public service in 1986 as a Customs Officer in Tawau until 1990.

Politics[]

Hajiji entered politics in 1990 as he contested in the 8th general election as a candidate for Sulaman state constituency representing United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) and subsequently won. He was appointed as Political Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba from 1992 to 1993. He was also member of the Bank Rakyat's board of directors from 1991 to 1994.

He joined United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 1994 following the dissolution of USNO. He became Tuaran Division Chief a year after until 2018 as well as Treasurer of UMNO Sabah from 2001 to 2018. He remained as an Assembly Member for Sulaman for six terms and is currently serving the seventh term after defeating two other candidates from Sabah Heritage Party (Warisan) and Love Sabah Party (PCS) in the recent state election.[3]

He was appointed as Assistant Minister of State at the Ministry of Youth and Sports (for some times in 1994), Ministry of Industrial Development (1994 to 1996, and then 1999 to 2001), Chief Minister's Department (1996 to 1999) and Ministry of Finance (2001 to 2004). He was promoted as Minister of State for Housing and Local Government from 2004 to 2018 and as Deputy Chief Minister in the Ministry of Infrastructure Development for two days post 14th general election.

Following the fall of BN in Sabah in 2018,[4] he was appointed Sabah UMNO Liaison Chairman. He later joined Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) in 2018 and serves as the State chairman for Sabah since 2019.[5] Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin nominated Hajiji as Chief Minister if PN win the next state election.[6] Consequently, GRS, in which PN is a member, won the recent state election and moved to Governor Juhar Mahiruddin to name Hajiji as the next Chief Minister,[7] in which the nomination was affirmed by Juhar the day before Hajiji's swearing-in.[8]

Family[]

Hajiji is married to Juliah Salag and has four children namely Mohd. Reza, Khairil Anuar, Nur Diyana and Mohd. Ghazali.

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

Election results[]

Sabah State Legislative Assembly[9][10][11]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N11 Sulaman, P137 Tuaran Hajiji Noor (USNO) 3,575 43.91% Jahid Jahim (PBS) 3,294 40.46% 8,202 281 80.02%
Kalakau Untol (AKAR) 565 6.94%
Aliasgar Basri (BERJAYA) 538 6.61%
Shafie Anterak (PRS) 120 1.47%
Yusof Awang Ludin (IND) 38 0.47%
Laugan Tarki Noor (IND) 11 0.14%
1994 N11 Sulaman, P149 Tuaran Hajiji Noor (UMNO) 5,016 54.02% Matbee Ismail (PBS) 4,140 44.59% 9,365 876 79.56%
Pengiran Othman Rauf (IND) 69 0.74%
Margaret Kimon (D1J000) 60 0.65%
1999 N10 Sulaman, P149 Tuaran Hajiji Noor (UMNO) 6,571 61.50% Rakam Sijim (PBS) 3,127 29.27% 10,799 3,444 77.31%
Mohammed Daud Abdullah (BERSEKUTU) 886 8.29%
Hamdin Adb. Kadir (SETIA) 100 0.94%
2004 N10 Sulaman, P170 Tuaran Hajiji Noor (UMNO) 7,065 66.35% Ansari Abdullah (keADILan) 3,583 33.65% 12,997 3,482 72.54%
2008 Hajiji Noor (UMNO) 8,961 71.88% Ansari Abdullah (PKR) 3,505 28.12% 12,770 5,456 79.44%
2013 Hajiji Noor (UMNO) 13,065 78.73% Ghulabidin Enjih (PKR) 2,624 15.80% 17,044 10,441 87.10%
Ali Akbar Kawi (IND) 615 3.71%
David Orok (STAR) 225 1.36%
Arifin Harith (IND) 66 0.40%
2018 Hajiji Noor (UMNO) 12,966 69.62% Abdullah Sani Daud (WARISAN) 5,192 27.87% 19,055 7,774 84.30%
Arifin Harith (PHRS) 467 2.51%
2020 N12 Sulaman, P170 Tuaran Hajiji Noor (BERSATU) 5,919 65.83% Aliasgar Basri (WARISAN) 2,820 31.36% 8,992 3,099 76.78%
Rekan Hussien (PCS) 253 2.81%

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002295.pdf
  2. ^ Gah Chie, Kow (2 September 2020). "PN, BN, sekutu ada 41 kerusi, mahu angkat sumpah KM hari ini – Sumber". Malaysiakini (in Malay). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Hajiji Noor wins Sulaman seat". 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "UMNO Sabah lumpuh". 12 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Hajiji dilantik penyelaras Bersatu Sabah". 6 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "PRN Sabah: PM beri bayangan Hajiji bakal Ketua Menteri". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ "PRN Sabah: Hajiji bakal Ketua Menteri? [METROTV]". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. ^ Hassan, Assim (2 September 2020). "Hajiji terima watikah pelantikan KM Sabah, angkat sumpah esok". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  11. ^ "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Preceded by
Shafie Apdal 		Chief Minister of Sabah
2020– 		Succeeded by
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