Mohammadin Ketapi

Mohamaddin bin Ketapi (Jawi: محمددين بن كتاڤي; born 3 June 1957) is a Malaysian politician. He served as the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to its implosion due to the Sheraton Move in February 2020. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Silam from 2018 to 2019 and for Lahad Datu (renamed from Silam) since 2019.[2]

In this Malay name, the name Ketapi is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohammadin. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk

Mohamaddin Ketapi

PGDK MP
محمددين بن كتاڤي
Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchMuhammad V
Abdullah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyMuhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik
Preceded byMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz as Minister of Tourism and Culture
Succeeded byNancy Shukri
ConstituencySilam
Lahad Datu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Lahad Datu (formerly Silam)
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byNasrun Mansur (UMNO–BN)
Majority6,401 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Mohamaddin bin Ketapi

(1957-06-03) 3 June 1957[1]
Lahad Datu, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPBS (1985–2018)
WARISAN (2018–)
Spouse(s)Zarinah Muhammad Ibrahim
Children6
Alma materUniversity of Buckingham (LLB)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Mohammadin supports the curfew that was imposed in eastern Sabah to combat the rampant cross border crimes perpetrated by bandits from the neighbouring southern Philippines.[3]

Elections

2018 general election

In the 2018 election, Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) fielded him to contest the Silam parliamentary seat,[4] facing the incumbent candidate Nasrun Mansur from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and subsequently won.[5][6]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P188 Silam, Sabah[7]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2018 Nasrun Mansur (UMNO) 16,951 27.8%2 Mohamaddin Ketapi (WARISAN) 23,352 38.3%2
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

Honours
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References
  1. "Kenali Mohamaddin, menteri pelancongan pertama dari Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. "New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List)". The Star. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. Nikko Fabian (16 May 2018). "Sea curfew is still needed". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. "Full list of Warisan candidates in Sabah, Labuan". Bernama. The Edge Markets. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  5. "Warisan sapu bersih Parlimen Silam, tiga DUN" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.


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