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.[1][2][3]

Ruddy Awah
SSAP JP MLA
State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah
Assumed office
26 January 2023
Serving with Samad Jambri
MinisterJahid Jahim
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Preceded byHarun Durabi
ConstituencyPitas
State Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah
In office
8 October 2020 – 26 January 2023
MinisterMohd Arifin Mohd Arif
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Preceded byMohammad Mohamarin &
Jennifer Lasimbang
(State Assistant Minister of Education and Innovation of Sabah)
Succeeded byHarun Durabi
ConstituencyPitas
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Pitas
Assumed office
26 September 2020
Preceded byBolkiah Ismail
(BNUMNO)
Majority559 (2020)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2020–2021Independent
2021–2022Perikatan Nasional
2022–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
2023–Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
Personal details
Born
Ruddy bin Awah

(1969-01-02) 2 January 1969 (age 55)
Pitas, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople'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)
SpouseAsiah Udian (m.1988)
ChildrenAsdy Ruddy, Asroy Ruddy, Nazira Ruddy, Asmey Ruddy, Azirah Ruddy, Aswady Ruddy
OccupationPolitician

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[4]
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%
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7][8]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Pitas is prospering slowly but surely". Daily Express. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Lebih 3,000 ahli PKR Cabang Pitas keluar parti". Astro Awani. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ "5 menteri, 18 pembantu menteri angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  7. ^ "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ^ "N.03 PITAS". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2015" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.