Ruddy Awah
Dr Ruddy bin Awah is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor since January 2023 as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pitas since September 2020.
He served as the State Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah in the GRS state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji from October 2020 to January 2023. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the GRS coalition. He was an independent, a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly GRS coalitions as well as the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Ruddy Awah | |
|---|---|
| State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 26 January 2023 Serving with Samad Jambri | |
| Minister | Jahid Jahim |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Harun Durabi |
| Constituency | Pitas |
| State Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah | |
| In office 8 October 2020 – 26 January 2023 | |
| Minister | Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Mohamarin & Jennifer Lasimbang (State Assistant Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah) |
| Succeeded by | Harun Durabi |
| Constituency | Pitas |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Pitas | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bolkiah Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 559 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2020–2021 | Independent |
| 2021–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| 2022– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| 2023– | Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ruddy bin Awah 2 January 1969 Pitas, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (–2020) Independent (2020–2021) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2021–2022) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (–2020) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) |
| Spouse | Asiah Udian (m.1988) |
| Children | Asdy Ruddy, Asroy Ruddy, Nazira Ruddy, Asmey Ruddy, Azirah Ruddy, Aswady Ruddy |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P167 Kudat | Ruddy Awah (Sabah BERSATU) | 14,356 | 31.83% | Verdon Bahanda (IND) | 16,323 | 36.19% | 45,108 | 1,967 | 59.57% | ||
| Rashid Abdul Harun (WARISAN) | 9,421 | 20.89% | ||||||||||
| Thonny Chee (PKR) | 4,726 | 10.48% | ||||||||||
| Nur Alya Humaira Usun (PEJUANG) | 282 | 0.63% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N03 Pitas | Ruddy Awah (IND) | 2,918 | 40.14% | Sufian Abd Karim (UMNO) | 2,359 | 32.44% | 7,270 | 559 | 66.53% | ||
| Shariff Azman Shariff Along (WARISAN) | 1,565 | 21.53% | ||||||||||
| Sh Sahar Sh Ading (PCS) | 314 | 4.32% | ||||||||||
| Ilasam Nurkasim (USNO Baru) | 114 | 1.57% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah : - Justice of Peace of Sabah (JP) (2015)
Pahang : 
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri
References
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