Michael Manyin Jawong

Michael Manyin anak Jawong (born 25 May 1944) is a Malaysian politician and educator who served as the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research of Sarawak from 2017 to 2022. A member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, he represented Tebedu in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1996 until his retirement in 2021.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong DA PNBS PGBK AMN
Michael in 2020
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2016–2017	Minister of Youth, Sports and Unity
2017–2022	Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
1996–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2021	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born	Michael Manyin anak Jawong (1944-05-25) 25 May 1944 (age 81) Sarawak, Japanese occupation of British Borneo
Political party	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (since 2018)
Education	University of London (Master's)

Born in Sarawak. He was an educator before joining politics, and was the principal of Kolej DPAH Abdillah.^[1] He previously held a post of Urban Development and Tourism Minister and Sarawak Youth, Sports and Solidarity Minister. He was educated at the University of London, earning a Master's degree there in the 1970s.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1994)^[2]
• Sarawak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2020)^[3]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2009)^[4]
  • Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2002)
  • Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)^[5]