Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Abdul Karim bin Rahman Hamzah May 15, 1960 Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | State Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports of Sarawak; Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Asajaya |
Abdul Karim bin Rahman Hamzah (Jawi: عبد الكريم الرحمن حمزة; born 15 May 1960) is a politician from Malaysia, hailing from Sarawak, who represents the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a principal party within the governing Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) alliance. Since May 2017, he has held the position of State Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports in Sarawak. Before this role, he served as the State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports from January to May 2017, and prior to that, as the State Assistant Minister of Housing and Youth Development between September 2011 and January 2017. Abdul Karim has been the elected Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Asajaya since September 2001.
Political career
Following his successful bid for a third term as MLA in 2011, Abdul Karim was appointed as Assistant Minister for Housing and Youth Development. In May 2017, under the administration of Sarawak’s sixth Chief Minister, Abang Johari, he was elevated to head the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports.
Election results
Honours
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- Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – awarded the title Dato Sri (2021)
- Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – conferred the title Datuk (2013)
- Recipient of the Gold Medal commemorating the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee (2023)
See also
References
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | N12 Asajaya | (PBB) | 5,068 | 70.60% | (IND) | 1,403 | 19.55% | 7,268 | 3,655 | 78.05% | ||
| Abdullah Daraup (keADILan) | 707 | 9.85% | ||||||||||
| 2006 | N14 Asajaya | (PBB) | 6,949 | 78.65% | Mosidi Sait (PKR) | 1,886 | 19.55% | 9,011 | 5,063 | 74.99% | ||
| 2011 | (PBB) | 7,597 | 70.97% | Arip Ameran (PKR) | 3,108 | 29.03% | 10,881 | 4,489 | 78.85% | |||
| 2016 | N15 Asajaya | (PBB) | 6,163 | 74.72% | Abang Junaidi Abang Gom (PKR) | 2,085 | 25.28% | 8,371 | 4,078 | 76.63% | ||
- 21st-century Malaysian politicians
- Living people
- 20th-century Malaysian lawyers
- Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak
- Commanders of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
- 1960 births
- People from Kuching
- Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- Sarawak state ministers
- Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
- Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians