Yang Berhormat Datuk
Jonathan Yasin
PGDK MP
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Serving with Ismail Mohamed Said (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
MinisterHamzah Zainuddin
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byShamsul Anuar Nasarah
(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)
ConstituencyRanau
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Serving with Ismail Mohamed Said (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I)
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterHamzah Zainuddin
Preceded byAzis Jamman
(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyRanau
Chairman of the
Malaysian Cocoa Board
In office
16 August 2018 – 10 March 2020
Preceded byMarcus Mojigoh
Succeeded byAnyi Ngau
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ranau
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byEwon Ebin
(BN–UPKO)
Majority1,076 (2018)
11,092 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
2022–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (as Direct member)
Personal details
Born
Jonathan bin Yasin

1967 (age 56–57)
Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) (2020-2022)
People's Justice Party (Malaysia) (PKR) (2008–2020)
Direct member of GRS (GRS-DM) (2022–)
Other political
affiliations		Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (Since 2020)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2020)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Jonathan bin Yasin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ranau since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Hamzah Zainuddin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Hamzah from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition after resigning from the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. He later resigned from BERSATU but remained in GRS as direct member.[1]

Political career

2008 general election

In the 2008 election, Jonathan under his party of People's Justice Party (PKR) faced Siringan Gubat of the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) and lost in a large majority.[2]

2013 general election

In the 2013 election, Jonathan faced a new candidate Ewon Ebin of UPKO but losing again the parliamentary seat.[3]

2018 general election

In the 2018 election, his party of PKR field him to contest the Ranau parliamentary seat again,[4][5] facing the seat defending candidate Ewon Ebin from UPKO and subsequently won.[6][7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots Cast
2008 P179 Ranau, Sabah Jonathan Yasin (PKR) 6,823 30.7% Siringan Gubat (UPKO) 14,074 63.4% 21,516
2013 Jonathan Yasin (PKR) 11,823 37.7% Ewon Ebin (UPKO) 15,434 49.2% 30,730
2018 Jonathan Yasin (PKR) 14,880 34.0%2 Ewon Ebin (UPKO) 13,804 31.6%2 32,942
2022 Jonathan Yasin (BERSATU Sabah) 22,606 Taufik Dahlan (PKR) 11,514
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

Incident

In 2013, Jonathan as a PKR member post a picture of Anwar Ibrahim being awarded the "Huguan Siou" (Paramount Leader of the Kadazan-Dusuns) in his Facebook account.[9] This subsequently leading to furore among Kadazan-Dusun community in Sabah as the title is "sacred" and should only be used among the ethnic indigenous community, not for a country title.[10] The Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) also demanded apologies from him and Anwar.[11] Responding to the criticism, Jonathan said "Who am I to stop any Kadazan-Dusun individual from enthroning any person as 'Huguan Siou' Malaysia?".[12] Anwar however denied that he was bestowed the honour.[10]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Jonathan Yassin, Azmin Now A Bersatu Member
  2. 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  3. ↑ Philip Golingai (23 June 2014). "A religious minefield". The Star. Retrieved 26 May 2018. In the Ranau parliamentary seat, Barisan's Datuk Ewon Ebin of Upko received 15,434 votes, Jonathan Yasin of PKR and the brother of Amisah got 11,823 votes, Julianah Situn @Widya Julia of Sabah Star 2,559 and Yazid Sahjinan, an independent, 914.
  4. ↑ Izyan Liyana Mohd. Darif (25 April 2018). "PKR Sabah tampil umum dua calon muda" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Norasikin Daineh (25 April 2018). "Sabah PKR to contest 6 parliamentary and 9 state seats". New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Clarence GD (10 May 2018). "PKR's Jonathan wins Ranau". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Luke Rintod (13 February 2013). "Anwar's 'Huguan Siou' debacle draws flak". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  10. 1 2 Ruben Sario; Diana Rose (13 February 2013). "Anwar Ibrahim in Huguan Siou blooper". The Star. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Kadazandusun association demands apology from Anwar over 'Huguan Siou' title conferment". Bernama. The Star. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Roy Goh (13 February 2013). "'Anwar Getting 'Huguan Siou' Title Disrespects The Kadazandusun'". New Straits Times. Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "Norainee, Bung Moktar, Chong Wei antara penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang dan pingat TYT Sabah" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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