Hajiji Noor

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Noor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hajiji. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji
Hajiji Noor
SPDK PGDK KMN MLA
عزيزي نور
Hajiji in 2024
16th Chief Minister of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Deputy
Preceded byShafie Apdal
1st State Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah
In office
6 April 2019 – 10 December 2022
DeputyMasidi Manjun
National PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
National Chairman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRonald Kiandee
1st Chairman of the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2022
Deputy
Preceded byPosition established
3rd President of the
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 February 2023
DeputyMasidi Manjun
Vice President
Preceded byStephen Jacob Jimbangan
(2nd President)
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
1994Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports
1994–1996Assistant Minister of Industrial Development
1996–1999Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department
1999–2002Assistant Minister of Industrial Development
2002–2004Assistant Minister of Finance
2004–2018Minister of Housing and Local Government
2018Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Infrastructure Development
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1990–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
2020–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party
(political coalition member)
Personal details
Born (1956-05-09) 9 May 1956 (age 68)
Kampung Serusup, Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political party
Other political
affiliations
SpouseJuliah Salag
RelationsHajah Laireh
(cousin)
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire (BSc)
OccupationPolitician
Known for
  • Founder and first chairman of GRS Organisation in 2020
  • Founder and first leader of BERSATU SABAH in 2019 (become independent party from the central leader in 2020 until 2022)
  • 3rd president of GAGASAN Party after Stephen Jacob Jimbangan, the 2nd president

Hajiji bin Haji Noor (Jawi: عزيزي بن نور; born 9 May 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Chief Minister of Sabah since 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sulaman since 1990. He is also the first official chairman of political coalition party in Sabah, the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (GRS Party) and 3rd President of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN).

He was appointed Chief Minister in late September 2020 after his coalition, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), won 38 out of the 73 seats, in which 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. [1]

Early background

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Hajiji was born in Kampung Serusup, Tuaran as the second of three children of Noor Harun and Teruyah Omar (both now deceased). He firstly attended the Serusup Native Primary School (SK Serusup) for his primary education in 1961 before going for his secondary education in Tuaran District Government Secondary School – now known as Badin Secondary School (SMK Badin) – in 1967. After getting 15 aggregates 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.[citation needed]

Career

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Public service

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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.[citation needed]

Politics

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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.[citation needed]

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.[2]

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,[3] 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.[4] Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin nominated Hajiji as Chief Minister if PN win the next state election.[5] 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,[6] in which the nomination was affirmed by Juhar the day before Hajiji's swearing-in.[7]

In March 2022, Hajiji became the first official chairman of the registered political coalition party in Sabah, named Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (GRS Party). The GRS under Hajiji's leadership then formed a unity government with Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and other parties in the aftermath of the 15th Malaysian General Election.[8] On 10 December 2022, Hajiji and other BERSATU Sabah leaders leave BERSATU and become direct members of GRS.

On 7 January 2023, a political crisis began when Hajiji Noor lost support from 13 Sabah UMNO member due to the breach of agreement of GRS-PN-BN thus his is no longer the Chief Minister of Sabah with confirmed majority support from the Sabah House of Legislative Assembly and will be continuing to hold this position until the new Chief Minister is elected. [9] On 29 January 2023, Hajiji Noor announced to lead Sabah People's Idea Party (PGRS). He said PGRS will be used to continue the struggle as a local party in Sabah. He added, this is also intended to ensure that no more people deny the existence of the Chief Minister of Sabah and to stop the 2023 Sabah political crisis. PGRS was also accepted by the GRS coalition as a component party on 9 December 2022.[10] In May 2023, Hajiji Noor become the first Chief Minister of Sabah that successfully got the full majority to approved the Anti-Party Hopping Bill in Sabah for both Parliament and State Legislative Assembly.[11]

Family

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

Election results

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Sabah State Legislative Assembly[12][13][14]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N11 Sulaman 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 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 (SETIA) 60 0.65%
1999 N10 Sulaman 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 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 Hajiji Noor (BERSATU Sabah) 5,919 65.83% Aliasgar Basri (WARISAN) 2,820 31.36% 8,992 3,099 76.78%
Rekan Hussien (PCS) 253 2.81%

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Hajiji Noor wins Sulaman seat". 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ "UMNO Sabah lumpuh". 12 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Hajiji dilantik penyelaras Bersatu Sabah". 6 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "PRN Sabah: PM beri bayangan Hajiji bakal Ketua Menteri". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "PRN Sabah: Hajiji bakal Ketua Menteri? [METROTV]". 12 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ^ Hassan, Assim (2 September 2020). "Hajiji terima watikah pelantikan KM Sabah, angkat sumpah esok". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. ^ "GRS will join unity govt, says Anwar | The Malaysian Insight". www.themalaysianinsight.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ^ Chan, Julia (10 December 2022). "Sabah Bersatu leaders to exit party, to be with local coalition under GRS". Malay Mail. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  10. ^ Mirlen Axtius (29 January 2023). "Hajiji bakal ketuai Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah". astroawani.com (in Malay). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Sabah's history of party hopping has ended, says Hajiji". The Star News. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  13. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  14. ^ "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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