Datuk Mohamad bin Haji Alamin (Jawi: داتوق محمد بن حج الأمين) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Ministers Zambry Abdul Kadir and Mohamad Hasan since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kimanis since January 2020. He served as the Deputy Minister of Education II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Radzi Jidin from September 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and Chairman of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) from May 2020 to March 2022.[1][2] He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Mohamad Alamin | |
|---|---|
| محمد بن الأمين | |
 Mohamad in 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Zambry Abdul Kadir (2022–2023) Mohamad Hasan (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Kamaruddin Jaffar |
| Constituency | Kimanis |
| Deputy Minister of Education II | |
| In office 11 September 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Radzi Jidin |
| Preceded by | Muslimin Yahaya |
| Succeeded by | Lim Hui Ying (Deputy Minister of Education) |
| Constituency | Kimanis |
| Chairman of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia | |
| In office 1 May 2020 – 15 March 2022 | |
| Minister | Radzi Jidin |
| Director General | Mohd Roslan Mahayudin |
| Preceded by | Rozhan Othman |
| Succeeded by | Razali Ibrahim |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kimanis | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Anifah Aman (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,029 (2020) 3,307 (2022) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Bongawan | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karim Bujang (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Daud Yusof (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 3,392 (2013) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2020– | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamad bin Alamin 23 November 1972 Kg. Kelautan, Batu Enam Kimanis, Papar, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Personal life
editMohamad was born in Kg. Kelatuan, Batu Enam Kimanis, Papar, Sabah. His father, Haji Alamin Abdullah is an ethnic Kadazan from Kg. Kelatuan, Kimanis, Papar whilst his mother is an ethnic Brunei Malay from Kg. Brunei, Membakut, Beaufort.[3]
Education
editHe received his primary education at Kelatuan Primary School in Kimanis, Papar. He then continued his studies at Toh Puan Hajjah Rahmah Religious Secondary School in Kinarut, Papar.[3]
After graduating from secondary school, he obtained a Law Degree from the International Islamic University of Malaysia.[3]
Career
editIn 1997, he was accepted as an advocate & solicitor of the Sabah & Sarawak High Court.[3]
Political career
editMohamad has held various positions throughout his political career such as President of Sabahan Affairs Council, Youth Chief of UMNO Kimanis (2004–2013), and Vice Leader of UMNO Kimanis (2013–2018). He is currently the division leader of UMNO Kimanis.[3]
In 2013 general election, Mohamad contested for Bongawan state assembly seat for the first time. He won the seat by majority of 3,392 votes.
He contested again in 2018 general election to retain the same seat. However, he was defeated by WARISAN candidate, Daud Yusof who is appointed as State Minister of Education.
2020 Kimanis by-election
editIn January 2020, Mohamad first contested to become an MP in Kimanis by-election. The election was held after the seat was declared vacant after the Federal Court on 2 December 2019 upheld the Election Court's ruling earlier on 16 August, nullifying the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), Anifah Aman's victory in the 2018 general election (GE14).[4][5] BN decided to field Mohamad Alamin as their candidate for the by-election.[6]
He won the by-election after defeating Karim Bujang from Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN), by majority 2,029 votes.[7]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N23 Bongawan | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 7,443 | 59.05% | Ibrahim Menudin (PKR) | 4,051 | 32.14% | 12,866 | 3,392 | 86.80% | ||
| Ak Aliuddin Pg Mohd Tahir (IND) | 455 | 3.60% | ||||||||||
| Awang Talip Awang Bagul (SAPP) | 335 | 2.66% | ||||||||||
| Assim @ Hassim Matali (STAR) | 321 | 2.55% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 6,117 | 44.79% | Daud Yusof (WARISAN) | 6,912 | 50.62% | 13,953 | 795 | 85.90% | |||
| Jaafar Ismail (PHRS) | 627 | 4.59% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | P176 Kimanis, Sabah | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 12,706 | 54.34% | Karim Bujang (WARISAN) | 10,677 | 45.66% | 23,703 | 2,029 | 79.92% | ||
| 2022 | Mohamad Alamin (UMNO) | 13,004 | 41.86% | Daud Yusof (WARISAN) | 9,967 | 32.08% | 31,068 | 3,037 | 76.22% | |||
| Amat Md Yusof (KDM) | 4,013 | 12.92% | ||||||||||
| Rowindy Lawrence Odong (UPKO) | 3,931 | 12.65% | ||||||||||
| Yusop Osman (PEJUANG) | 153 | 0.49% | ||||||||||
Honours
edit
Sabah :
Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2005)[15]- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2011)[16]
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2015)[17]
References
edit- ^ "MP Kimanis dilantik pengerusi baru MyIPO" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "12,917 intellectual property applications filed between Jan–May". New Straits Times. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Biodata Calon BN, Datuk Mohamad Alamin. #PRKKimanis". Facebook. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ JOSEPH KAOS Jr (16 December 2019). "Kimanis by-election set for January 18". The Star Online. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Sabah Umno confirms taking part in Kimanis by-election". Free Malaysia Today. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Jason Santos (1 January 2020). "Umno to field former Bongawan rep Alamin in Kimanis polls". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Malaysiakini Team (18 January 2020). "Sabah Umno sees revival after BN takes Kimanis with bigger majority". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ a b "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2005" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2011" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2015" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
