Anyi Ngau

Dato Anyi Ngau (born 1959) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Baram since May 2013. He is a member of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. He has also served as the Secretary General of PDP since June 2023. He is one of the only two PDP MPs alongside Bintulu MP Tiong King Sing.

Yang Berhormat Dato Anyi Ngau PSBS MP
Secretary General of the Progressive Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2023
President	Tiong King Sing
Preceded by	Nelson Balang Rining
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Baram
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Jacob Dungau Sagan (BN–PDP)
Majority	194 (2013) 1,990 (2018) 7,339 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018	Progressive Democratic Party
2018–	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born	Anyi Ngau 1959 (age 65–66) Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Progressive Democratic Party (PDP)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Relatives	Roland Engan (nephew)
Alma mater	Universiti Sains Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Member of Parliament (since 2013)

2013 general election

In the 2013 general election, Anyi made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Baram federal seat. He won the seat and was elected into Parliament as the Baram MP for the first term after narrowly defeating his nephew Roland Engan of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and another independent candidate by a majority of only 194 votes.^[1]

2018 general election

In the 2018 general election, despite rumours that a direct member of BN would be nominated instead of Anyi to defend the Baram seat, he was renominated by BN to do so. He defended it and was reelected as the Baram MP for the second term after defeating Roland of Pakatan Harapan (PH) again^[2][3] by a majority of 1,990 votes.^[4]

2020 political appointments

On 9 March 2020, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin offered PDP MP for Bintulu Tiong King Sing the appointment of the Deputy Minister of National Unity. However, Tiong declined it.^[5][6] There was a speculation that Muhyiddin would offer Anyi the appointment as Anyi was another PDP MP but this has never happened.^[7] Muhyiddin instead offered Senator and Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) Vice-President Ti Lian Ker the appointment and was accepted by Ti.^[8] Instead, he was appointed Chairman of Malaysia Cocoa Board on 20 May 2020 replacing Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II and MP for Ranau Jonathan Yasin.^[9][10] He was additionally appointed Chairman of Malaysian Pepper Board on 1 July 2020.^[11][12]

2022 general election

In the 2022 general election, Anyi was nominated by GPS to defend the seat again. He defended the seat and was reelected as the Baram MP for the third term after defeating Roland of PH again and another independent candidate by a majority of 7,339 votes.

Background and education

Anyi is of Kenyah descent and graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).^[7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P220 Baram		Anyi Ngau (SPDP)	9,182	49.54%		Roland Engan (PKR)	8,988	48.50%	18,796	194	63.96%
							Patrick Sibat (IND)	363	1.96%
2018			Anyi Ngau (PDP)	12,171	54.45%		Roland Engan (PKR)	10,181	45.55%	22,806	1,990	63.91%
2022			Anyi Ngau (PDP)	18,399	61.78%		Roland Engan (PKR)	11,060	37.14%	30,218	7,339	50.76%
							Wilfred Entika (IND)	324	1.09%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
• Sarawak :
  • Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2022)^[13]