Sairin Karno
Sairin Karno | |
|---|---|
| ساءيرين كرنو | |
| Sabah Assistant Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Minister | Ewon Ebin |
| Governor | Ahmadshah Abdullah (2008–2010) Juhar Mahiruddin (2011–2013) |
| Chief Minister | Musa Aman |
| Sabah Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Minister | Yahya Hussin |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Musa Aman |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Liawan | |
| In office 2004–2018 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Rasinin Kautis |
| Member of Dewan Negara | |
| Appointed by the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1993–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sairin bin Haji Karno 3 June 1954 Kampung Bayangan, Keningau, Crown Colony of North Borneo |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | USNO (till 1991) UMNO (1991–2019) BERSATU (2019–2022)  GAGASAN (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (1990–2019) Pakatan Harapan (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (allied: since 2020, member: since 2022) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Political analyst, schoolteacher |
Sairin bin Karno (born 3 June 1954) is a Malaysian politician from Sabah and member of Gagasan Rakyat Sabah. He was the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Liawan, Keningau from 2004 to 2018 and a former member of the Dewan Negara representing Sabah from 1993 to 1999.
He was also a former Sabah state Assistant Minister from 2008 to 2018 and former member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah as well as the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah and United Sabah National Organisation parties.
Career
[edit]He firstly worked as a teacher from 1976 to 1982. Besides that, he was also the Chairman of Sabah MNI Agency from 1984 to 1996, member of Board of Directors of FELCRA from 1992 to 1994, director of the People's Development Leaders Unit of Sabah from 1994 to 1996, deputy Executive Chairman of the Sabah National Integration Unit in 1996, member of the board of directors of Tabung Haji Malaysia and finally became the President of the Sabah Native Affairs Council from 1998 to 2004.
As of 2020, he is now the Chairman of the Sabah Islamic United Organization ever since he retired from politics, as a consequence of his recent defeat in the 2018 general elections.[1][2]
Politics
[edit]He started his political career in early 1980s and was a member of USNO. He joined UMNO after USNO was abolished. He was the Sabah Assistant Minister of Rural Development from 2008 to 2013, and Sabah Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry from 2013 to 2018.[3][4] He quitted UMNO and was joined BERSATU in 2019 befor joining the GAGASAN party in 2023 under the leadership of Hajiji Noor and his deputy, Masidi Manjun.[5]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N34 Liawan | Sairin Karno (UMNO) | 4,709 | 70.71% | Lawrence Gimbang (IND) | 1,405 | 21.10% | 6,660 | 3,304 | 63.67% | ||
| Paul Kadau (IND) | 476 | 7.15% | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Sairin Karno (UMNO) | 4,661 | 59.67% | Jius Awang (PKR) | 2,617 | 33.50% | 7,811 | 2,044 | 71.05% | |||
| Yangul Modiadau @ Lawrence Edau (DAP) | 286 | 3.66% | ||||||||||
| Yapilin Nawawi (IND) | 104 | 1.33% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Sairin Karno (UMNO) | 5,383 | 46.74% | Paul Bunsu Gitang (PKR) | 3,631 | 31.52% | 11,518 | 1,752 | 81.94% | |||
| Nicholas James Guntobon (STAR) | 2,067 | 17.95% | ||||||||||
| Pauket Yadiloh @ Jahari Tahir (SAPP) | 236 | 2.05% | ||||||||||
| Nusleh Madarak (IND) | 18 | 0.16% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Sairin Karno (UMNO) | 5,005 | 36.77% | Rasinin Kautis (WARISAN) | 6,387 | 46.93% | 13,610 | 1,382 | 79.31% | |||
| Kong Fui Seng (STAR) | 1,809 | 13.29% | ||||||||||
| Hussein Kassim @ Jaimis Madatin (PCS) | 176 | 1.29% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1992)
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1999)[9]
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1997)[9]
Malacca :
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2002)[9]
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References
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- ^ "Putatan: Kabinet Negeri Sabah 2008". Putatan. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Dev, Sabah (June 1954). "Biodata Datuk Hj. Sairin Bin Hj. Karno – Undi Sabah". www.undisabah.com (in Malay). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Sairin gesa ahli Umno Keningau sertai Bersatu | Daily Express Online – Sabah's Leading News Portal". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-13". Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
- 20th-century Malaysian politicians
- People from Keningau District
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians
- Malaysian Muslims
- Former United Malays National Organisation politicians
- Former Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians
- Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah politicians
- Members of the Dewan Negara
- Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
- Kadazan-Dusun people
- Living people
- 1954 births
- Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm