Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
عبد الكريم الرحمن حمزة
Abdul Karim in 2020
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2011–2017Assistant Minister of Housing and Youth Development
2017Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports
2017–Minister of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2001–2018Barisan Nasional
2018Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
2018–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born (1960-05-15) 15 May 1960
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(-2018, allied : since 2020)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(aligned :2020-2022)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(aligned:since 2022)
Residence(s)Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Dato Sri Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (Jawi: عبد الكريم الرحمن حمزة; born 15 May 1960),[1] is a Malaysian politician based in the state of Sarawak from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a major component party of the ruling Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition of the state. He has served as State Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports of Sarawak since May 2017. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Sarawak from January 2017 to May 2017 and State Assistant Minister of Housing and Youth Development of Sarawak from September 2011 to January 2017. He has also served as the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Asajaya since September 2001.

Political career

Abdul Karim was first appointed as Assistant Minister for Housing and Youth Development after successfully defending his seat and becoming a three-term MLA in 2011.[2]

In May 2017, Abdul Karim was promoted to full minister by the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg to head the Ministry of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports.[3]

Election results

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2001 Asajaya Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (PBB) 5,068 70.60% Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha (IND) 1,403 19.55% 7,268 3,655 78.05%
Abdullah Daraup (PKR) 707 9.85%
2006 Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (PBB) 6,949 78.65% Mosidi Sait (PKR) 1,886 19.55% 9,011 5,063 74.99%
2011 Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (PBB) 7,597 70.97% Arip Ameran (PKR) 3,108 29.03% 10,881 4,489 78.85%
2016 Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (PBB) 6,163 74.72% Abang Junaidi Abang Gom (PKR) 2,085 25.28% 8,371 4,078 76.63%
2021 Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (PBB) 6,380 70.04% Mahmud Epah (PKR) 721 7.92% 9,109 4,531 73.83%
Ishak Buji (PSB) 1,849 20.30%
Mohamad Mahdeen Saharuddin (PBK) 159 1.75%

Honours

See also

References

  1. "DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI SARAWAK". Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  2. "Sarawak Cabinet (2011)". rimau atas kerusi. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. "Awang Tengah appointed new Deputy CM in S'wak cabinet reshuffle". The Sun. Bernama. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  4. "Muhyiddin heads list of TYT birthday award recipients". Borneo Post. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Ahmad Urai, Abdul Karim dan Pandelela antara penerima darjah kebesaran TYT Sarawak". 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.


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