Annuar bin Rapaee ( ms, أنور بن رباعى, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 18 November 1963) is a

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

cardiologist Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular hear ...

and

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who has served as State Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development in the

Gabungan Parti Sarawak The Sarawak Parties Alliance (Malay: ''Gabungan Parti Sarawak''; abbrev: GPS) is a Sarawak-based national political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties operating solely in Sa ...

(GPS) state administration under Premier

Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Haji Openg ( Jawi: ابڠ عبد الرحمن جوهري بن ابڠ اوڤيڠ; born 4 August 1950), familiarly known as Abang Jo or Abang Johari, is a Malaysian politician who has served as Premier of ...

since January 2022, Member of the

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the legislative chamber of the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak; the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak forms the other part of the legislature. The Assembly is modelled after the ...

(MLA) for Nangka since April 2011 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of University of Technology Sarawak since March 2021. He is a member and Vice-President of

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB; en, United Bumiputera Heritage Party) is a right-wing political party in Malaysia. It is currently the largest political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the combination o ...

(PBB), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition. He served as State Deputy Minister of Housing and Public Health, State Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research and State Deputy Minister in the Chief Minister's Department of Sarawak in the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN) and GPS state administrations under Premiers

Adenan Satem Pehin Sri Tan Sri Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem ( ms, حاج عدنان بن حاج صتيم , label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 27 January 1944 – 11 January 2017), popularly known as Tok Nan, was a Malaysian politician who served as the ...

and Abang Johari from May 2016 to December 2021.

Early life and education

Annuar started his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandaran Sibu No.3 from 1970 to 1975, later continuing his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Rosli Dhoby from 1976 to 1981. After completing his secondary education, he pursued his pre-university studies at the

University of Malaya The University of Malaya ( ms, Universiti Malaya, UM; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of highe ...

(UM) from 1981 to 1983 in matriculation at its Centre for Foundation Studies. Annuar later undertook his tertiary studies at UM until 1988, when he received his

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(MBBS). He later pursued his postgraduate education at

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for

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(MMed) in Internal Medicine. After completing his studies in the UK, he returned to Malaysia to continue his medical practice, and pursued his second postgraduate studies in Advance Master in Cardiology at

National University of Malaysia The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ...

(UKM), from 1998 to 2001. Later in 2004, Annuar went to

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to undergo Subspeciality Advance Training at the renowned

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. He is an expert in the field of cardiac MRI imaging and has trained other cardiologists during his stints in University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS) and at Serdang Hospital in

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

, Malaysia. In 2022, Annuar furthered his studies to the law level. He is currently pursuing a three-year law degree from the

University of Hertfordshire The University of Hertfordshire (UH) is a public university in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. The university is based largely in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Its antecedent institution, Hatfield Technical College, was founded in 1948 and was ident ...

through online learning offered through Brickfields Asia College (BAC).

Political career

Annuar's political career began when he was nominated as the candidate for the N49 Nangka, as the incumbent Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah did not wish to be re-nominated for the

2011 Sarawak state election The tenth Sarawak state election was held on Saturday, 16 April 2011 after nomination for candidates on Wednesday, 6 April 2011. The purpose of the election was to elect 71 representatives to the Sarawak State Assembly. The ninth state assembly ...

. He was elected as the new Member of State Legislative Assembly (MLA) with a majority of 5,302 votes over the candidate from

People's Justice Party The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...

(PKR), Norisham Mohamed Ali, an engineer in the oil and gas industry. In the

2016 Sarawak state election The eleventh Sarawak state election was held on Saturday, 7 May 2016 after nomination for candidates on Monday, 25 April 2016. The 82 members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, were elected in single-member constituencies using first-pas ...

, Annuar was re-elected for Nangka, with bigger majority of 7,617 votes, beating the PKR candidate Abdul Raafidin Majidi and

State Reform Party Sarawak People's Aspiration Party or ( ms, "Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak", abbreviated ASPIRASI), is a political party based in Sarawak, Malaysia, renamed and rebranded from previously State Reform Party abbreviated STAR. Background and histo ...

(STAR) candidate Tiong Ing Tung. Annuar took the oath of office as Deputy Minister at Chief Minister's Department on 19 May 2016, in a ceremony held at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building, with the portfolio of Science Research and Biotechnology. On 7 May 2017, after the conclusion of PBB Special Assembly, he was announced as the Deputy Minister in the newly created Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) and also Deputy Minister for Housing and Public Health.

Personal life

Annuar married Haniza Zainal Abidin. The couple have two children.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Commander of the

Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak The Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang Sarawak (Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak) is the second highest order group (in the group of orders) of the orders, decorations, and medals of Sarawak. The order was instituted in 1970, and was r ...

(PGBK) – Datuk (2022) ** MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS

Companion of the

Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of S ...

(JBS) (2020)

References

External links

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