Sapawi Ahmad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sapawi.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Sapawi bin Haji Amat Wasali @ Ahmad (born 5 July 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sipitang constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2008 to May 2018.^[1] He currently an official member of GAGASAN, a component party of GRS since January 2024. He become supreme council members of both GRS Sindumin-Sipitang and GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Sapawi Ahmad PGDK JP
صڤاوي أحمد‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sipitang
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Yusof Yacob (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Yamani Hafez Musa (BN-UMNO)
Majority	6,146 (2008) 9,469 (2013)
Supreme Council Members of GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang-Sindumin
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Supreme Council Members of GRS Sipitang-Sindumin
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Personal details
Born	Sapawi bin Amat Wasali @ Ahmad (1956-07-05) 5 July 1956 (age 69) Sipitang, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2023) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2024)
Spouse	Patimah Ali
Children	5
Alma mater	National University of Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Website	datuksapawiahmad.blogspot.com

Sapawi was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing the UMNO incumbent Yusof Yacob in the seat of Sipitang.^[2][3] Before entering federal politics, Sapawi was an Assistant Minister in the Sabah State Government.^[2] He quits UMNO to join a local Sabahan's party and directly become an official member of GAGASAN, a component party of GRS since January 2024. He become supreme council members of both GRS Sipitang and GAGASAN RAKYAT Sipitang.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P178 Sipitang		Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO)	11,905	67.40%		Karim Tassim (PKR)	5,759	32.60%	18,195	6,146	75.42%
2013			Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO)	16,377	68.84%		Ramlee Dua (PKR)	6,908	29.04%	24,329	9,469	83.58%
							Kamis Daming (SAPP)	505	2.12%

Sabah State Legislative Assembly^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N28 Sindumin		Sapawi Ahmad (UMNO)	5,888	45.97%		Yusof Yacob (WARISAN)	6,648	51.90%	13,065	760	77.40%
							Patrick Sadom (PHRS)	273	2.13%

Honours

• Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996)^[10]
  • Justice of the Peace (2015)^[11]