Aaron Ago Dagang
Aaron Ago anak Dagang | |
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| Born | December 12, 1958 Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Minister of National Unity (since 2022), Member of Parliament for Kanowit (since 2004) |
Aaron Ago anak Dagang (born 12 December 1958) is a Malaysian political figure currently holding the position of Minister of National Unity in the administration of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. He has represented the Kanowit parliamentary seat continuously since March 2004. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister of Health II during the tenure of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Khairy Jamaluddin from August 2021 to November 2022. Before that, he held the same deputy ministerial role under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Adham Baba between March 2020 and August 2021. Aaron Ago is affiliated with the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), which is a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.
Prior to his parliamentary career, he was the political secretary to former Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister Leo Moggie Irok. He took over as the Kanowit MP following Moggie's retirement in the 2004 general election. After the deregistration of his previous party, Sarawak Native People's Party (PBDS), he transitioned first to the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) and subsequently to PRS. In the 2008 general election, he was re-elected for Kanowit without contest.
Election results
Template:Party shading/Independent | Michael Lias (IND) Template:Party shading/Independent | George Chen (IND) Template:Party shading/Independent | Elli Luhat (IND)| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | P209 Kanowit | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Aaron Ago Dagang (PBDS) | 6,438 | 59.51% | Template:Party shading/Independent | | Frederick Bunsu Janton (IND) | 4,381 | 40.49% | 11,022 | 2,057 | 60.62% |
| 2008 | P210 Kanowit | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | Walkover | ||||||||
| 2013 | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | 8,046 | 59.75% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Thomas Laja Besi (PKR) | 5,004 | 37.16% | 13,759 | 3,042 | 70.80% | |
| Ellison Ludan (SWP) | 417 | 3.10% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | 9,552 | 64.58% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Satu Anchom (PKR) | 5,240 | 35.42% | 15,149 | 4,312 | 72.06% | |
| 2022 | rowspan="4" Template:Party shading/Gabungan Parti Sarawak | | Aaron Ago Dagang (PRS) | 7,411 | 41.07% | Template:Party shading/PH | | Joseph Nyambong (PKR) | 7,175 | 39.77% | 18,043 | 236 | 58.23% | |
| 2,289 | 12.69% | |||||||||||
| 741 | 4.11% | |||||||||||
| 427 | 2.37% | |||||||||||
Malaysian Distinctions
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- Awarded the title of Datuk through the Commander rank of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) in 2010
- Honored with the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal in 2024
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- Bestowed the title Dato Sri as Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) in 2023
- Recipient of the Gold Medal commemorating the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee in 2023
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- Living people
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- People from Sarawak
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