Maximus Ongkili
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Maximus Johnity Ongkili (born 26 October 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Energy Commission of Sabah (ECOS) since February 2023.[1] He served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Sabah and Sarawak Affairs for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 as well as for National Unity and Integration in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from March 2004 to March 2008 and the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from May 2013 to May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Marudu from March 2004 to November 2022 and for Bandau from April 1995 to March 2004. He is the 2nd President and a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS), a component party of the Sabah People's Alliance (GRS).[2]
Personal life
Ongkili was born on 26 October 1953 in Kota Kinabalu to parents from the district of Tambunan, namely a police officer, Alexius @ Alexander Ongkili Indoh, Snr. (1910–1991) from Kampung Lintuhun who was then reassigned to the Sabah police contingent headquarters of the Royal Malaysia Police (then known as the North Borneo Constabulary), but later acquired land and settled in Keningau (in the village of Kampung Ria Tuarid Taud) after his retirement from the police force and a housewife, Battindoi Kondilab Komboon (1915–1986), a native of Kampung Karanaan.
He is married with two children (currently widowed since 2018 and has since remarried as of 2023) and holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics, conferred by Australia's La Trobe University.[3] He is a Christian belonging to the Borneo Evangelical Church (but formerly a Roman Catholic from birth until his adulthood, when he was deemed to be born again by converting to Protestantism via the said denomination).[4] Ongkili is also the nephew of former Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Pairin Kitingan and Sabah Deputy Chief Minister II Jeffrey Kitingan, who is the President of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR).
Political career
In the Opposition
Ongkili was originally an opposition politician but joined the government when the PBS joined the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in 2002.
In 1991, he was imprisoned under the Internal Security Act for 59 days.[5] This was part of political arrests carried out between 1990 and 1991 to crack down on opposition leaders in Sabah, Malaysia, and their alleged plans to secede the state from Malaysia, allegedly known as Operation Talkak. Seven men were detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). (See also 1991 Sabah political arrests).
At the time of his arrest on 3 January 1991, Ongkili was a senior researcher and deputy chief director of IDS and electoral press consultant to then Chief Minister of Sabah Joseph Pairin Kitingan during the 1990 Sabah state and national elections. He was released unconditionally on 2 March.
In the Government
Ongkili entered Parliament in the 1995 general election (at the time, the Kota Marudu seat was named Bandau). He was appointed a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department after the 2004 election[6] by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Ongkili was placed in charge of National Unity, and headed the initiation of the Khidmat Negara conscription program.
Ongkili was also a member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly until the 2008 election, when he stood aside from his Tandek seat.[7]
In 2008, Ongkili became the Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Then, after his victory in the 2013 general elections, Ongkili has been appointed Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister.[8]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1994 | N06 Langkon | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/United Sabah Party | | Maximus Ongkili (PBS) | 4,171 | 73.47% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Newman Gaban (PBRS) | 1,452 | 25.58% | 5,727 | 2,719 | 74.60% |
| Template:Party shading/Independent | | Linggu Lincoln Luwing (IND) | 54 | 0.95% | |||||||||
| 1999 | N05 Tandek | rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/United Sabah Party | | Maximus Ongkili (PBS) | 5,671 | 53.77% | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Saibul Supi (UPKO) | 4,412 | 41.84% | 10,677 | 1,259 | 77.09% |
| Template:Party shading/Sabah Progressive Party | | Joe Santi (BERSEKUTU) | 463 | 4.39% | |||||||||
| 2004 | N05 Tandek | rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Maximus Ongkili (PBS) | 5,069 | 53.96% | Template:Party shading/Independent | | George Sangkin (IND) | 2,356 | 25.08% | 9,840 | 2,713 | 67.78% |
| Template:Party shading/Independent | | Anthony Biri Mandiau (IND) | 692 | 7.37% | |||||||||
| Template:Party shading/Independent | | Shahnuar Bodok (IND) | 685 | 7.29% | |||||||||
| Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Abdul Kahar Abdul Rahman (keADILan) | 592 | 6.30% | |||||||||
Honours
- File:Flag of Sabah.svg Sabah :
- File:MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK.svg Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2002)[12]
- File:MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK.svg Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (2011)[13]
- File:Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca :
- File:MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2009)[14]
- File:Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang :
- File:MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015)[14]
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