James Dawos Mamit (4 November 1948 – 9 July 2019) was a
Malaysian
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politician
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. He was the
Member of Parliament
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of
Malaysia
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for the
Mambong constituency in
Sarawak
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, representing the
United Traditional Bumiputera Party
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 ...
(PBB). He was also the former
Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water in the
Barisan Nasional
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coalition government.
Dawos was appointed as
Deputy Minister of Tourism on 14 December 2009, replacing
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib
Dato' Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Taib (born 31 May 1968) is a former Deputy Minister of Tourism of Malaysia. He is the 3rd son of Abdul Taib Mahmud who is the current Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak while his mother was the late Lai ...
. As a backbencher, he had promoted the preservation of
Bidayuh
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language and culture.
On 16 May 2013, after his victory in the
13th General Election, he was appointed as
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.
Election results
Honours
* :
**
![MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 3 ribbon PSBS](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/MY-SAR_Order_of_the_Star_of_Sarawak_-_3_ribbon_PSBS.svg)
Commander of the
Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) - Dato (2006)
* :
**
![MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/MY-PAH_Order_of_Sultan_Ahmad_Shah_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SSAP.svg)
Grand Knight of the
Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang
The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang.
History
The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 O ...
(SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2012)
References
1948 births
2019 deaths
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians
Bidayuh people
Malaysian Christians
21st-century Malaysian politicians
People from Sarawak
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