Ali Biju
Ali in 2020
Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
In office
30 August 2021  24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
MinisterTakiyuddin Hassan
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHuang Tiong Sii
(Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change)
ConstituencySaratok
In office
10 March 2020  16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterShamsul Anuar Nasarah
Preceded byIsnaraissah Munirah Majilis
(Energy)
Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji
(Natural Resources)
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySaratok
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Saratok
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byWilliam Mawan Ikom
(BNPBB)
Majority989 (2018)
8,826 (2022)
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Krian
In office
16 April 2011  18 December 2021
Preceded byPeter Nyarok Entrie
(BNSPDP)
Succeeded byFriday Belik
(GPSPDP)
Majority2,090 (2011)
1,640 (2016)
Vice-President of the People's Justice Party
In office
28 December 2018  24 February 2020
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyMohamed Azmin Ali
Preceded byShamsul Iskandar Md. Akin
Succeeded byJugah Muyang
Personal details
Born
Ali anak Biju

(1968-01-27) 27 January 1968
Saratok, Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR) (until 2020)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015-2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Residence(s)Saratok, Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia
Alma materValparaiso University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil engineer

Datuk Ali anak Biju (born 27 January 1968) is a Malaysian politician and civil engineer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Saratok since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Takiyuddin Hassan from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Krian from April 2011 to December 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He also served as the Vice President of PKR from December 2018 to his resignation from the party in February 2020. He took part in the Sheraton Move, a successful attempt to overthrow PH administration and serves as a member of the Federal-State Relations Select Committee.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the sole Sarawak PN MP and one of the only two Christian MPs of PN alongside Ronald Kiandee.

Education

Ali completed his high school education in Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah College.[6] In 1992, he graduated from the Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering.[7][6]

Personal life

Ali is currently active in the oil and gas industry as part of his civil engineering profession also director of Kumus Sdn. Bhd.[7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P205 Saratok, Sarawak Ali Biju (PKR) 9,519 43.67% William Mawan Ikom (SPDP) 11,600 53.21% 22,136 2,081 80.31%
Roseli Paleng (IND) 681 3.12%
2018 Ali Biju (PKR) 11,848 52.18% Jagah @ Subeng Mula (PDP) 10,859 47.82% 23,084 989 75.64%
2022 Ali Biju (BERSATU) 19,223 62.33% Giendam Jonathan Tait (PDP) 10,397 33.71% 30,841 8,826 75.64%
Ibil Jaya (PKR) 1,221 3.96%
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2011 N34 Krian Ali Biju (PKR) 5,178 60.16% Peter Nyarok Entrie (SPDP) 3,088 35.88% 8,688 2,090 78.87%
Liman Sujang (SNAP) 216 2.51%
Banyi Beriak (IND) 125 1.45%
2016 Ali Biju (PKR) 5,388 58.98% Kilat Beriak (SPDP) 3,748 41.02% 9,247 1,640 77.32%
2021 Ali Biju (IND) 1,777 19.97% Friday Belik (PDP) 3,885 43.67% 8,897 932 69.08%
Musa Dinggat (PSB) 2,953 33.19%
Danny Kuan San Sui (PBK) 282 3.17%

Honour

See also

References

  1. "Rafizi Ramli, Chang Lih Kang and Ali Biju appointed as PKR VPs (Updated)". Rahimy Rahim. The Star. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Rafizi among 3 appointed as PKR veeps". Rizanizam Abdul Hamid. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli appointed as PKR vice-president". G. Prakash. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Rafizi appointed as PKR VP, Saifuddin retained as sec-gen". Malaysiakini. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus". Malaysiakini. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Ali Anak Biju". Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Ali Biju says among those likely to get federal cabinet post". Borneo Post. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.


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