Abdul Ghapur Salleh

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri
 Abdul Ghapur Salleh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kalabakan, Sabah
Personal details
Political party UMNO—Barisan Nasional
Occupation Member of Parliament

Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kalabakan constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

Before entering federal politics, Abdul Ghapur was active in Sabah state politics, and was the state's Deputy Chief Minister.[2] He was elected unopposed to federal Parliament in 2004 and 2008.[3] In 2008, he was appointed as a Deputy Minister for Resources and Natural Environment by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, only to resign eight days later.[2] Later that year he openly criticised the Barisan Nasional government in Parliament for overlooking the needs states of Sabah and Sarawak, which had voted resoundingly in favour of Barisan Nasional in the 2008 election.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Abdul Ghapur bin Salleh, Y.B. Datuk Seri Panglima Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=171. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Vanar, Muguntan; Sario, Ruben (27 March 2008). "Ghapur quits deputy minister post". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications (Malaysia)). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/27/nation/20764224&sec=nation. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 
  4. ^ "Day Ghapur caused stir in Dewan with mention of Keadilan". Daily Express (Malaysia). 17 May 2008. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=57601. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 
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