Japlin Akim

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Japlin Akim
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Yang Berbahagia Datuk Japlin Akim PGDK ASDK ADK
جڤلين اکيم‎
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2004–2008	Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry
2008–2013	Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2013	Barisan Nasional
2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2023–	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah; (coalition)
2023–	GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party; (official political party)
Personal details
Born	Japlin bin Akim @ Abd Hamid; 3 February 1966 (age 59); Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018); Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019–2022); GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party (PGRS) (2023–present)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018); Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022); Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2023–present)
Occupation	Politician

Japlin bin Akim @ Abd Hamid (born 3 February 1966) is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Assistant Minister. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Usukan from May 2018 until September 2020. He is a member of the GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party (PGRS) which is a main component party together with the other 7 parties in Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition in Sabah.^[1] He is the Division leader of GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party for Usukan Division.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Quick Facts Ministerial roles (Sabah), 2004–2008 ...

Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N08 Usukan	Japlin Akim (UMNO)	5,950	55.61%	Saijan Samit (IND)	4,215	39.39%	11,007	1,735	73.99%
					Nordin Aloh (PAS)	413	3.86%
					Ibrahim Linggam (BERSEKUTU)	122	1.14%
2008		Japlin Akim (UMNO)	7,964	66.90%	Mohd Shukor Abdul Mumin (PKR)	3,941	33.10%	12,241	4,023	77.54%
2018		Japlin Akim (UMNO)	8,738	52.40%	Abdul Bahkrin Mohd Yusof (WARISAN)	7,513	45.05%	17,138	1,225	82.40%
					Adzmin Awang (PAS)	355	2.13%
					Amsor Tuah (IND)	70	0.42%

Election results