Penguang Manggil
Datu Dr. Penguang anak Manggil (born 4 August 1954)[1] is a Malaysian politician from the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), a component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. He has served as State Assistant Minister of Public Health and Housing of Sarawak in the GPS state administration under Chief Minister Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg and Minister Sim Kui Hian since January 2022. He served as State Assistant Minister of Local Government of Sarawak in the Barisan Nasional (BN) and GPS state administrations under Chief Ministers Adenan Satem and Abang Johari and Minister Sim from May 2016 to December 2021 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Marudi since May 2016.
Education[]
Penguang obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Forestry (Hons.) from the College of Agriculture Malaya (UPM) in 1978. He then furthered his studies to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) in Resource Management in 1989. Finally, he attended the Irish International University (IIU) between 1998 and 2001 and obtained a Doctorate (PhD) in sustainable forest management.[1] The latter institution has been described as a "scam" by BBC.[2]
Election results[]
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Valid votes | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Marudi | Penguang Manggil (PRS / BN) | 5,493 | 56.89% | Elia Bit (PKR) | 4,106 | 42.53% | 9,655 | 1,387 | 66.01% | ||
| Louis Jalong (IND) | 56 | 0.58% | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Penguang Manggil (PRS / GPS) | 8,169 | 74.53% | Sylvester Entri Muran (PSB) | 2,193 | 20.01% | 10,960 | 5,976 | 66.85% | |||
| Elias Lipi Mat (PKR) | 373 | 3.40% | ||||||||||
| Sawing Kedit (PBDSB) | 124 | 1.13% | ||||||||||
| Gilbert Young (PBK) | 101 | 0.92% | ||||||||||
Honours[]
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2008)[3]
Sarawak :
Order of Meritorious Service to Sarawak (DJBS) – Datu (2012)[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "DATU DR PENGUANG MANGGIL PROFILE, BN CANDIDATE FOR MARUDI". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Bogus university scam uncovered". Nigel Morris. BBC. 7 January 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "13 conferred state awards". Borneo Post. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- Living people
- 1954 births
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians
- Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
- Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- People from Sarawak
- Iban people
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Universiti Putra Malaysia alumni