Lukanisman Awang Sauni
Dato Lukanisman bin Awang Sauni (born 1 February 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Ministers Zaliha Mustafa and Dzulkefly Ahmad since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sibuti since May 2018.
He previously served as the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) from April 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.
Lukanisman Awang Sauni | |
|---|---|
| لوكنيسمان أواڠ ساوني | |
| Deputy Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Zaliha Mustafa (2022–2023) Dzulkefly Ahmad (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Noor Azmi Ghazali (Deputy Minister of Health I) Aaron Ago Dagang (Deputy Minister of Health II) |
| Constituency | Sibuti |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sibuti | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Lai Bujang (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 3,676 (2018) 11,745 (2022) |
| Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority | |
| In office 16 April 2020 – 3 December 2022 | |
| Minister | Shamsul Anuar Nasarah (2020–2021) Takiyuddin Hassan (2021–Nov 2022) Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Nov–Dec 2022) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Hamzah Hussin |
| Preceded by | Wong Kah Woh |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Zairin Ismail |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018 | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| 2018– | Gabungan Parti Sarawak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1982 Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018, aligned:since 2020) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (aligned:2020–2022) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (aligned:since 2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lukanisman was born in Miri and is of mixed ethnic Melanau and Chinese descent. He obtained a bachelor's degree from University of Malaya. Prior to joining politics, he worked at the Special Affairs Department (JASA).
He contested for Sibuti at the 2018 election, where he defeated 2 opposition candidates — Jemat Panjang and Zulaihi Bakar, with a majority of 3,676 votes. As an MP from Sarawak, he has been putting efforts to make Niah Cave as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He is also a member of the Young Parliamentary Caucus within the Dewan Rakyat.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P218 Sibuti | Lukanisman Awang Sauni (PBB) | 12,214 | 54.60% | Jemat Panjang (PKR) | 8,538 | 38.17% | 22,369 | 3,676 | 70.19% | ||
| Zulaihi Bakar (PAS) | 1,617 | 7.23% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Lukanisman Awang Sauni (PBB) | 22,150 | 65.31% | Zolhaidah Suboh (PKR) | 10,405 | 30.68% | 34,371 | 11,745 | 57.95% | |||
| Bobby William (PBDSB) | 1,361 | 4.01% | ||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Sarawak : 
Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2023)
References
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