Masiung Banah

2013–2018Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports2018Minister of Youth and SportsFaction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly2008–2018Barisan Nasional2018–2019United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation2019–2020United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation2020–2021Independent2022–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (coalition - direct member)2023–Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah Personal detailsBorn
(1972-05-19) 19 May 1972 (age 51)
Kinabatangan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyUnited Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) (Until 2020)
Independent (Until 2021)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (Since 2022) (coalition direct member)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (Since 2023) (official party)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN) (−2018)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (Since 2022) (direct member)SpouseGrace Elvira Ewon EbinRelationsEwon Ebin (father-in-law)OccupationPolitician

Masiung Banah is a Malaysian politician who has been the State Minister of Youth and Sports and also a Sabah People's Ideas Party (GAGASAN) member, one of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) component parties. He has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuamut since March 2008. In 2023, he was appointed as Vice President III of Sabah People's Ideas Party along with Arifin Bin Mohd Arif (Vice President I) and Rubin Balang (Vice President II).

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^[1][2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N47 Kuamut		Masiung Banah (UPKO)	3,784	51.48%		Mustapa Datu Tambuyong (IND)	2,112	28.74%	7,650	1,672	67.33%
							Abdul Razak Jamil (PKR)	1,143	15.55%
							Duin Bintarang (IND)	206	2.80%
							Jusing Sabran (DAP)	105	1.43%
2013			Masiung Banah (UPKO)	7,607	64.51%		Mustapa Datu Tambuyong (PKR)	2,989	25.35%	12,142	4,618	81.60%
							Edward Podok (STAR)	1,196	10.14%
2018			Masiung Banah (UPKO)	8,042	59.00%		Norfaizah Chua (WARISAN)	3,921	29.07%	14,093	4,121	78.80%
							James Ait (STAR)	1,132	8.31%
							Jumaidin Lakalla (PAS)	330	2.12%
							Edward Podok (PCS)	205	1.50%
2020	N57 Kuamut		Masiung Banah (IND)	2,802	39.11%		Bensom Inggam (UPKO)	1,824	25.47%	7,164	978	72.70%
							Juhari Janan (UMNO)	1,547	21.59%
							Mohd Meszi Ng Abdullah (PCS)	721	10.06%
							Ationg Tituh (GAGASAN)	270	3.77%

Honours

•  Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2014)

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