Yamani Hafez Musa

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Musa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Yamani Hafez.
Yang Berhormat Tuan
Yamani Hafez Musa
MP
يمني حفيظ بن موسى
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Ministerial roles
2021–Deputy Minister of Finance
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Other roles
2020–2021Chairman of FELCRA Berhad
Personal details
Born
Yamani Hafez bin Musa

29 September 1979
Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyUMNO (until 2018)
Independent (2018-2019)
BERSATU (2019-present)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019-2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
RelationsMusa Aman (father)
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
OccupationPolitician
Yamani Hafez Musa on Facebook

Yamani Hafez bin Musa (Jawi: يمني حفيظ بن موسى; born 29 September 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz since August 2021 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang since May 2018 and Chairman of FELCRA Berhad since July 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. [1] [2]

Personal life[]

Yamani is the son of Musa Aman, the former Chief Minister of Sabah.[3][4] He has an undergraduate degree of commerce from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and master's degree in business administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).

Elections[]

In the 2018 general election (GE14), UMNO had fielded him to contest the Sipitang parliamentary seat despite his participation into politics are being opposed by his father.[3][4][5] He subsequently won in a three-corner contest facing a new candidate Noor Hayaty Mustapha from the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Dayang Aezzy Liman from the Sabah People's Hope Party (PHRS).[6][7]

Controversy[]

After the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's fall in the GE14 as well following the disappearance of his father Musa Aman, Yamani was not seen in public too.[8] He finally presented at the parliament to take his oath as a Member of Parliament on 7 January 2019, nine days shy of the 16 January deadline.[9][10]

Election results[]

Parliament of Malaysia: P178 Sipitang, Sabah[11]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots Cast
2018 Yamani Hafez Musa (UMNO) 12,038 37.8%2 Noor Hayaty Mustapha (WARISAN) 11,186 35.1%2 24771
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

References[]

  1. ^ Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee and Natasha Joibi (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Muguntan Vanar (17 September 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani joins Bersatu". The Star. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b Stephanie Lee; Fatimah Zainal; Natasha Joibi (28 April 2018). "Musa Aman's debutante son faces off against two women candidates". Berita Harian. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Umno: 'Anak palsu Musa' terbabit dakwaan nepotisme" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ Nancy Lai (26 April 2018). "Yamani happy youth leaders allowed to contest". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ^ Noorasvilla Muhamma (28 April 2018). "Pertembungan tiga penjuru di Libaran" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ Timothy Achariam; Amar Shah Mohsen (24 October 2018). "Time running out for Sipatang MP". The Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Musa Aman's son to be sworn in as Sipitang MP on Jan 7". Malaysiakini. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. ^ Joceline Tan (7 January 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani finally sworn in as Sipitang MP". The Star. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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