Sairin_Karno

Sairin Karno

Sairin Karno

Malaysian politician

Sairin bin Karno (born 3 June 1954) is a Malaysian politician from Sabah and member of Gagasan Rakyat Sabah. He was the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Liawan, Keningau from 2004 to 2018 and a former member of the Dewan Negara representing Sabah from 1993 to 1999.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Karno is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sairin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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He was also a former Sabah state Assistant Minister from 2008 to 2018 and former member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah as well as the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah and United Sabah National Organisation parties.

Career

He firstly worked as a teacher from 1976 to 1982. Besides that, he was also the Chairman of Sabah MNI Agency from 1984 to 1996, member of Board of Directors of FELCRA from 1992 to 1994, director of the People's Development Leaders Unit of Sabah from 1994 to 1996, deputy Executive Chairman of the Sabah National Integration Unit in 1996, member of the board of directors of Tabung Haji Malaysia and finally became the President of the Sabah Native Affairs Council from 1998 to 2004.

As of 2020, he is now the Chairman of the Sabah Islamic United Organization ever since he retired from politics, as a consequence of his recent defeat in the 2018 general elections.[1][2]

Politics

He started his political career in early 1980s and was a member of USNO. He joined UMNO after USNO was abolished. He was the Sabah Assistant Minister of Rural Development from 2008 to 2013, and Sabah Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry from 2013 to 2018.[3][4] He quitted UMNO and was joined BERSATU in 2019 before entering a local Sabahan's party named GAGASAN in 2023 under Hajiji Noor and Masidi Manjun leadership.[5]

Election results

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Honours

References

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    "Putatan: Kabinet Negeri Sabah 2008". Putatan. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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    Dev, Sabah. "Biodata Datuk Hj. Sairin Bin Hj. Karno – Undi Sabah". www.undisabah.com (in Malay). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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    "Sairin gesa ahli Umno Keningau sertai Bersatu | Daily Express Online – Sabah's Leading News Portal". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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    "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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    "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-13". Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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    "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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    "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
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