YB Datuk Annuar Ayub Aman @ Banand (also known as Datuk Annuar Ayub Aman, abbreviation AAA; born 29 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician. He is the

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vice president for the Muslim Bumiputera quota and also the incumbent Sabah State Assemblyman for the Liawan constituency, replacing Rasinin Kautis after winning the seat in the

2020 Sabah state election The 2020 Sabah state election took place on 26 September 2020 to elect all 73 elected members of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 30 July 2020. The state snap election was called prematurely a ...

. He is a member of the

Homeland Solidarity Party Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR; ms, Parti Solidariti Tanah Airku ) is a Sabah-based political party. The party was founded on 1 July 2016 by Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Jeffrey G. Kitingan. He is Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan's younger brothe ...

(STAR), the component party of GRS since 2018.

Political career

''Annuar Ayub'' started his political career by joining the Sabah STAR Party on 18 December 2018. He has become a key member of Sabah STAR Party because of the contributions he has given to people around Keningau, especially in his own state constituency of Liawan. In 2020, he became a Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for the Liawan constituency ''(representing GRS-STAR)'', succeeding the retiring incumbent, Rasinin Kautis and as a result of his electoral victory, he was appointed as the Vice President of Sabah STAR Party representing the Muslim Bumiputera quota.

Family and personal background

He is the son of ''Datuk Ayub Haji Aman'' (born 1941), a retired politician who was once a state cabinet minister during the Sabah People's United Party rule from 1976 to 1986 under the Chief Ministership of Harris Salleh. His uncle,

Musa Aman Musa Bin Haji Aman ( Jawi: موسى بن حاج أمان; born 30 March 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister, State Minister of Finance from March 2003 to May 2018, Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assemb ...

is the former Chief Minister of Sabah from 2003 to 2018, while his other uncle,

Anifah Aman Anifah bin Haji Aman @ Haniff Amman ( Jawi: عنيفه بن أمان @ حنيف أمان; born 16 November 1953) is a Malaysian politician. Presently he is the President of Love Sabah Party (PCS). He formerly had served as the Minister of Forei ...

is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and was later appointed President of

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which contested in the

. His patriline first cousin,

Yamani Hafez Musa Yamani Hafez bin Musa ( Jawi: يماني حفيظ بن موسى; born 31 October 1978) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail S ...

was once a Member of Parliament for Sipitang from 2018 to 2022 who is currently a member of

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(GAGASAN Rakyat), a major component party of the

Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (abbrev:GRS; en, Sabah People's Alliance), also officially known as the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party or for shorts GRS Party is an official registered political coalition and the current ruling coalition in Sabah. Hajiji ...

(GRS).

Election results

Honours

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Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2016){{cite web, url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002472.pdf, title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2016, website=www.sabah.gov.my

References

Living people 1961 births People from Keningau District Homeland Solidarity Party politicians Malaysian people of Malay descent Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu Malaysian people of Bruneian descent Kadazan-Dusun people Malaysian people of Pakistani descent