{{Short description|Malaysian politician, lawyer and public administrator}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Malay name|Masidi|Manjun|note=on}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji | name = Masidi Manjun | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|SPDK|PGDK|KMN|AMN|JP|MLA (Sabah)}} | native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|مسيدي منجون}}}} | image = Eroeffnung Gondwanaland YB Datuk Masidi Manjun.jpg | office5 = Deputy Chief Minister II of Sabah | alongside5 = {{unbulleted list |Joachim Gunsalam {{small|(Deputy Chief Minister I)}} & |Ewon Benedick {{small|(Deputy Chief Minister III)}} }} | term_start5 = 1 December 2025 | term_end5 = | 1blankname5 = Chief Minister | 1namedata5 = Hajiji Noor | governor5 = Musa Aman | constituency5 = Karanaan | predecessor5 = Joachim Gunsalam | successor5 = | office6 = State Minister of Finance of Sabah | term_start6 = 11 January 2023 <br> {{small|(lapse on 30 November 2025)}} | term_end6 = | 1blankname6 = Chief Minister | 1namedata6 = Hajiji Noor | 2blankname6 = Assistants | 2namedata6 = Jasnih Daya <br> {{small|(2023)}} <br> Julita Mojungki <br> {{small|(2023–2025)}} <br> Tan Lee Fatt <br> {{small|(2023–2025)}} <br> Mohd Ishak Ayub <br> {{small|(since 2025)}} <br> Ben Chong Chen Bin <br> {{small|(since 2025)}} | governor6 = Juhar Mahiruddin <br> {{small|(2020–2024)}} <br> Musa Aman <br> {{small|(since 2025)}} | constituency6 = Karanaan | predecessor6 = Hajiji Noor | successor6 = | office7 = State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah | term_start7 = 29 September 2020 | term_end7 = 11 January 2023 | 1blankname7 = Chief Minister | 1namedata7 = Hajiji Noor | governor7 = Juhar Mahiruddin | constituency7 = Karanaan | predecessor7 = Jaujan Sambakong | 2blankname7 = Assistants | 2namedata7 = Isnin Aliasnih & <br> Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain | successor7 = Joachim Gunsalam | office8 = State Minister of Finance of Sabah II | term_start8 = 29 September 2020 | term_end8 = 11 January 2023 | 1blankname8 = Chief Minister | alongside8 = Hajiji Noor <br> {{small|(State Minister of Finance of Sabah)}} | 1namedata8 = Hajiji Noor | governor8 = Juhar Mahiruddin | constituency8 = Karanaan | predecessor8 = ''Position established'' | 2blankname8 = Assistants | 2namedata8 = Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan & <br> Jasnih Daya | successor8 = ''Position abolished'' | office9 = Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah III | term_start9 = 11 May 2018 | term_end9 = 12 May 2018 | 1blankname9 = Chief Minister | 1namedata9 = Musa Aman | alongside9 = {{unbulleted list |Hajiji Noor {{small|(Deputy Chief Minister I)}} & |Jeffrey Kitingan {{small|(Deputy Chief Minister II)}} }} | predecessor9 = Raymond Tan Shu Kiah | successor9 = Christina Liew Chin Jin | constituency9 = Karanaan | governor9 = Juhar Mahiruddin | office10 = State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah | term_start10 = 4 May 2007 | term_end10 = 12 May 2018 | 1blankname10 = Chief Minister | 1namedata10 = Musa Aman | governor10 = Ahmadshah Abdullah <br> {{small|(2007–2011)}} <br> Juhar Mahiruddin <br> {{small|(2011–2018)}} | constituency10 = Karanaan | predecessor10 = Chong Kah Kiat | 2blankname10 = Assistant | 2namedata10 = Karim Bujang <br> {{small|(2007–2008)}} <br> Bolkiah Ismail <br> {{small|(2008–2013)}} <br> Ellron Alfred Angin <br> {{small|(2008–2013)}} <br> Pang Yuk Ming <br> {{small|(2013–2018)}} <br> Kamarlin Ombi <br> {{small|(2013–2018)}} | successor10 = Christina Liew Chin Jin | office11 = State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah | term_start11 = 27 March 2004 | term_end11 = 15 March 2008 | 1blankname11 = Chief Minister | 1namedata11 = Musa Aman | governor11 = Ahmadshah Abdullah | constituency11 = Karanaan | predecessor11 = Joseph Kurup | 2blankname11 = Assistant | 2namedata11 = Jahid Jahim | successor11 = Peter Pang En Yin | chancellor12 = Juhar Mahiruddin | minister12 = Noraini Ahmad | office12 = Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah | term_start12 = 3 August 2020 | term_end12 = 1 January 2021 | predecessor12 = Md Sidek Ahmad | successor12 = Abdul Rahman Dahlan | constituency_AM13 = Karanaan | assembly13 = Sabah State Legislative | term_start13 = 21 March 2004 | term_end13 = | majority13 = 6,106 (2004) <br> 5,116 (2008) <br> 3,500 (2013) <br> 3,782 (2018) <br> 4,814 (2020) <br> 5,361 (2025) | predecessor13 = ''Position established'' | successor13 = | office14 = | predecessor14 = | successor14 = | office15 = Deputy President of <br> Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah | term_start15 = 5 February 2023 | predecessor15 = Hiew King Cheu | successor15 = | president15 = Hajiji Noor | office16 = 1st State Deputy Chairman of the <br> Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah | term_start16 = 6 April 2019 | term_end16 = 10 December 2022 | 1blankname16 = National President | 1namedata16 = Muhyiddin Yassin | predecessor16 = ''Position established'' | successor16 = Aksyah Nasrah | 3blankname16 = State Chairman | 3namedata16 = Hajiji Noor | birth_name = Masidi bin Manjun @ Masdi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|06|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Ranau, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) | spouse = Nurfarizah Abdullah @ Molly Lantai | party = United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) {{small|(until 2018)}} <br> Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) {{small|(2019–2022)}} <br> Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) {{small|(since 2023)}} | other_party = Barisan Nasional (BN) <br> {{small|(until 2018)}} <br> Pakatan Harapan (PH) <br> {{small|(2019–2020)}} <br> Perikatan Nasional (PN) <br> {{small|(2020–2022)}} <br> {{flagicon image|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg}} Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) <br> {{small|(since 2020)}} | profession = {{hlist|Lawyer|public administrator}} | alma_mater = University of London (LLB) | occupation = Politician }} {{Infobox officeholder | office2 = Faction represented in the <br> Sabah State Legislative Assembly | subterm2 = 2004–2018 | suboffice2 = Barisan Nasional | subterm3 = 2018–2019 | suboffice3 = Independent | subterm4 = 2019–2020 | suboffice4 = Pakatan Harapan | subterm5 = 2020–2022 | suboffice5 = Perikatan Nasional | subterm6 = 2020– | suboffice6 = Gabungan Rakyat Sabah }}
'''Masidi bin Manjun''' (born 2 June 1950) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and public administrator who has served as Deputy Chief Minister II of Sabah since December 2025, State Minister of Finance of Sabah since January 2023 and State Minister of Local Government and Housing of Sabah from September 2020 until January 2023 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor, as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karanaan since March 2004. He was the state COVID-19 spokesman and coordinating minister of the GRS state government of Sabah. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke frequently on the response of Sabah towards the pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/01/12/joachim-to-be-sabah-covid-19-coordinating-minister-from-friday-jan-13|title=Joachim to be Sabah Covid-19 coordinating Minister from Friday (Jan 13)|website=The Star|date=12 January 2023|accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Leong|first=Isabelle|date=29 September 2020|title=Bung Moktar, Jeffrey Kitingan, Joachim Gunsalam dilantik Timbalan Ketua Menteri Sabah|language=ms-my|work=Astro Awani|url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/bung-moktar-jeffrey-kitingan-antara-menteri-kabinet-sabah-baharu-261381|access-date=29 September 2020}}</ref> He is a member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the GRS coalition. He has served as the Deputy President of GAGASAN since February 2023. He previously served as the State Deputy Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah from April 2019 to his resignation from the party in December 2022 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) from August 2020 to January 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=4 August 2020|title=Masidi Manjun dilantik Pengerusi Lembaga Pengarah UMS|language=ms-my|work=Sabah News Today|url=https://www.sabahnewstoday.com/masidi-manjun-dilantik-pengerusi-lembaga-pengarah-ums/|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hasan|first=Che Hasruddin Che|title=UMS Hospital to start ops next year|url=https://ums.edu.my/v5/banner-link/10500-ums-hospital-to-start-ops-next-year|access-date=2021-05-18|website=ums.edu.my|date=5 March 2021|language=en-gb|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604213854/https://ums.edu.my/v5/banner-link/10500-ums-hospital-to-start-ops-next-year|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Educational background == Masidi obtained a degree of Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1977 and became Barrister-at-Law with Honours at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1979.
== Career == === Legal practice and public service === Masidi entered the State Public Service in 1977 as a legal adviser and prosecutor at the Forestry Department.<ref name="Sinar Harian">{{Cite web|url=https://stgpru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/1251/masidi-manjun-masdi|title=MASIDI MANJUN MASDI|date=2025-02-11|access-date=2025-02-11|website=stgpru.sinarharian.com.my}}</ref> He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in 1980, the same year he was appointed as Tuaran District Officer.<ref name="Sinar Harian" /> He was transferred to Sandakan as the town's municipal council president in 1982 before being promoted as Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1984.<ref name="Sinar Harian" /> In 1987, he was made a Senior State Counsel in the State Attorney-General's Chambers.<ref name="Sinar Harian" /> He left the State Public Service in 1989 to join private sector.<ref name="Sinar Harian" />
=== Private sector === Masidi served as Chairman of Institute of Development Studies of Sabah from 1994 to 2004 and member of board of directors of Sabah Development Bank during that time.<ref name=":0" /> He held directorship in various companies including Chase Perdana Berhad, Sitt Tatt Berhad and Bank Rakyat. He is Chairman of Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation since 24 July 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 August 2020|title=Bioeconomy Corporation Announces YBhg Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun as New Chairman|url=http://www.bioeconomycorporation.my/bioeconomy-corporation-announces-ybhg-datuk-seri-panglima-masidi-manjun-as-new-chairman/|access-date=28 September 2020|website=Bioeconomy Corporation}}</ref>
=== Politics === Masidi joined politics in 2004 as he was nominated by United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) as candidate for Karanaan state constituency. He subsequently won the election and holds the seat for four consecutive terms. He is currently serving the fifth term in Karanaan following his victory in the 16th state election under the banner of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU).
He rose as Minister of State for Youth and Sports in 2004. He then became Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Environment from 2006 to 2018 and Minister of State charged with education during that time. He also briefly served as Deputy Chief Minister post-14th general election for two days. He left UMNO in 2018 to join BERSATU and subsequently became the latter's state liaison deputy chairman.
== Election results == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly<ref>{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|title=Sabah [Parliament Results]|work=The Star|access-date=1 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517234741/https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|archive-date=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview|website=election.thestar.com.my}}</ref><ref name="undi.info">{{cite web |url= https://undi.info/sabah/r18/n53 |title= N53 Senallang |publisher= Malaysiakini |access-date= 30 May 2020 |archive-date= 16 June 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180616185230/https://undi.info/sabah/r18/N53 |url-status= dead }}</ref> !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- | rowspan="4" |1990 | rowspan="4" |'''N13 Kundasang''' | rowspan="4" | | rowspan="4" |Masidi Manjun (USNO) | rowspan="4" align="middle" |2,054 | rowspan="4" align="middle" |25.93% | |'''Ewon Ebin (PBS)''' | align="right" |'''4,009''' |'''50.62%''' | rowspan="4" align="middle" |7,737 | rowspan="4" align="middle" |1,955 | rowspan="4" align="middle" |79.07% |- | |Amari Ginggor @ Mynoor (PRS) | align="right" |1,269 |16.02% |- | |Samat Dimok (AKAR) | align="right" |212 |2.68% |- | |Japiril Suhaimin (BERJAYA) | align="right" |193 |2.44% |- |rowspan=2|2004 |rowspan=9|'''N30 Karanaan''' |rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2|'''Masidi Manjun''' ('''Sabah UMNO''') |rowspan=2 align=middle|'''6,519''' |rowspan=2 align=middle|'''90.72%''' |{{Party shading/Independent}} | |Mohd Mian Mohd Ali (IND) |align="right" |413 |5.75% |rowspan=2 align=middle| 7,332 |rowspan=2 align=middle| 6,106 |rowspan=2 align=middle| 68.90% |- |bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" | |Sutian Kendilong (SETIA) |align="right" |254 |3.53% |- |2008 |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |'''Masidi Manjun''' ('''Sabah UMNO''') | align=middle|'''6,505''' | align=middle|'''82.40%''' |{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |Atin Naisin (PKR) |align="right" |1,389 |17.60% | align=middle|8,010 | align=middle|5,116 | align=middle|72.45% |- |rowspan=3|2013 |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=3|'''Masidi Manjun''' ('''Sabah UMNO''') |rowspan=3 align=middle|'''6,292''' |rowspan=3 align=middle|'''58.44%''' |{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |Muhiddin Anas Yusin (PKR) |align="right" |2,792 |25.94% |rowspan=3 align=middle|10,331 |rowspan=3 align=middle|3,500 |rowspan=3 align=middle|83.10% |- |{{Party shading/Homeland Solidarity Party}} | |Jalibin Paidi (STAR) |align="right" |1,067 |9.91% |- |{{Party shading/Independent}} | |Mat Jaili Samat (IND) |align="right" |615 |5.71% |- |rowspan=3|2018 |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=3| '''Masidi Manjun''' ('''Sabah UMNO''') |rowspan=3 align=middle|'''6,849''' |rowspan=3 align=middle| '''63.98%''' |{{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |Chong Peck Hing (PKR) |align="right" |3,067 |28.65% |rowspan=3 align=middle|10,928 |rowspan=3 align=middle|3,782 |rowspan=3 align=middle|80.80% |- |{{Party shading/Sabah People's Hope Party}} | |Aman @ Adzman Manaf (PHRS) |align="right" | 685 |6.40% |- |bgcolor="{{Sabah Native Co-operation Party/meta/shading}}" | |Juhaili Sidek (ANAK NEGERI) |align="right" | 104 |0.97% |- |rowspan=3|2020 |rowspan=10|'''N37 Karanaan''' |rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | |rowspan=3|'''Masidi Manjun''' ('''Sabah BERSATU''') |rowspan=3 align=middle|'''6,696''' |rowspan=3 align=middle| '''73.70%''' |{{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |Awasi Ganie @ Yasin Abdul Ghani (WARISAN) |align="right" |1,882 |20.71% |rowspan=3 align=middle|9,086 |rowspan=3 align=middle|4,814 |rowspan=3 align=middle|67.68% |- |bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" | |Hadzrul Masnin (PCS) |align="right" |434 |align=right|4.78% |- |bgcolor={{party color|United Sabah National Organisation (New)}} | |Md Tajuddin Sadi (USNO Baru) |align="right" |74 |align=right|0.81% |- | rowspan=7|2025 | rowspan=7 {{party shading/Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}} | | rowspan=7|'''Masidi Manjun''' ('''GAGASAN''') | rowspan=7 align=middle|'''7,081''' | rowspan=7 align=middle|'''54.63%''' |{{party shading/Homeland Solidarity Party}} | ||Anuar Ghani (STAR) | align=right|1,720 | align=right|13.27% | rowspan=7 align=middle|13,075 | rowspan=7 align=middle|5,361 | rowspan=7 align=middle|69.99% |- |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Md Nadzmin Kamin (Sabah UMNO) | align=right|1,630 | align=right|12.58% |- |bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Harmony Party}} | |Karim Adam (KDM) | align=right|895 | align=right|6.91% |- |{{party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |Mukinin @ Mazlan Daiman (WARISAN) | align=right|860 | align=right|6.64% |- |bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation}} | |Georgina George (UPKO) | align=right|660 | align=right|5.09% |- |{{Party shading/Independent}} | |Naomi @ Neomi Francis (IND) | align=right|115 | align=right|0.89% |- |}
== Honours == === Honours of Malaysia === * {{Flag|Malaysia}} ** 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006) ** 50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1998) * {{Flag|Sabah}} ** 50x50px Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – '''Datuk Seri Panglima''' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002295.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2013|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}</ref> ** 51x51px Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – '''Datuk''' (1996) ** Justice of the Peace (JP) (1994)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3JoWAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=panglima+darjah+kinabalu&article_id=2185,2306866|title=Anwar heads birthday honours list of 2,025 recipients|work=New Straits Times|date=16 September 1994|pages=2}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
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