James Jemut Masing

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Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr.

James Jemut Masing

PSM DA PNBS MLA
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak
Assumed office
13 May 2016
Serving with Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (2016–2017)
Douglas Uggah Embas (since 2016)
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (since 2017)
GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud
Chief MinisterAdenan Satem
(2016–2017)
Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
(since 2017)
Preceded byAlfred Jabu Numpang
ConstituencyBaleh
1st President of the Parti Rakyat Sarawak
Assumed office
21 March 2004
Secretary-GeneralJoseph Salang Gandum
Janang Bungsu
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Baleh
Assumed office
1983
Preceded byPeter Gani Kiai
Majority2,325 (1991)
4,649 (1996)
5,992 (2001)
4,802 (2006)
3,898 (2011)
4,793 (2016)
Deputy Chairman of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Assumed office
12 June 2018
ChairmanAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1949-03-05) 5 March 1949 (age 72)
Political partyParti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (1986-2004)
Sarawak Peoples' Party (PRS) (2004-)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (2004-2018)
Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) (2018-)
Alma materVictoria University
Bachelor Degree in Education

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr. James Jemut Masing is a Malaysian politician based in Sarawak who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak previously along with Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg and currently along with Douglas Uggah Embas and Awang Tengah Ali Hasan under Chief Ministers Adenan Satem and Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg since May 2016. He also serves as the Minister of Infrastructure and Ports Development in the Cabinet of Sarawak.[1] James is ethnic Iban and a Christian.

Election Results[]

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1983 Baleh, Sarawak James Jemut Masing (PBDS)
1987 James Jemut Masing (PBRS)
1991 James Jemut Masing (PBDS) 4,183 67.15% Simon Temenggong Sibat (BN) 1,858 29.83% 6,306 2,325 71.91%
Ngalambong Limbing (Independent) 188 3.02%
1996 James Jemut Masing (PBDS) 5,411 87.66% John Pungga (Independent) 762 12.34% 6,334 4,649 65.77%
2001 James Jemut Masing (PBDS) 6,378 94.29% Stephen Nyamok Medan (Independent) 386 5.71% 6,861 5,992 70.02%
2006 James Jemut Masing (PRS) 5,330 90.99% Lucius Jimbon (SNAP) 528 9.01% 5,956 4,802 61.20%
2011 James Jemut Masing (PRS) 5,242 79.59% Bendindang Manjah (PKR) 1,344 20.41% 6,684 3,898 59.22%
2016 James Jemut Masing (PRS) 5,272 91.67% Agop Linsong (DAP) 479 8.33% 5,820 4,793 60.47%

Honours[]

Honours of Malaysia[]

  •  Malaysia :
    • Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) - Tan Sri (2011)[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Website Office of the Chief Minister of Sarawak". www.cm.sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ "SISTEM PENGURUSAN MAKLUMAT PILIHAN RAYA UMUM". 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Masing, Mawan awarded 'Tan Sri' on King's birthday". Sharon Ling. The Star. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Masing and Uggah now Datuk Amar". The Star. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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