| Yang Berhormat Dato' Jacob Dungau Sagan |
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| Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ng Lip Yong |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for P220 Baram |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2008 |
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| SPDP Senior Vice President | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1946 Long Anap, Ulu Baram, Sarawak |
| Political party | Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) part of Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Winnie Jolly |
| Children | Michele Adelene Lisamarie Alice Luhong Sharon Leraine |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Religion | Christian |
Dato' Jacob Dungau Sagan (born 26 September 1946) is a Malaysian politician, the current Malaysian Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry. He is the Senior Vice President of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) since its formation 2001 and also the founder Member of SPDP. Jacob was elected as Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 12th Malaysian Parliament in Baram for the fourth term in March 2008 with an increased majority of 4,044 votes.
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Jacob was born in Long Anap, Ulu Baram, Sarawak. He is one of the Kenyah tribe from the Orang Ulu community. He is to able to speak and write English, Bahasa Malaysia, Kenyah and Kayan (Borneo) fluently. He can also speak Iban, Pean and Sebob.
Jacob holds a Bachelor of Agriculture Science from the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 1970, Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Education from Worcester College of Higher Education, U.K. (1980) and Certificate in Education, Wolverhampton Polytechnic U.K. (1980/1981). He continued his studies in 1985 and obtained the Certificate in Management form Asian Institute of Management. In 1991, he received a Certificate in Planning and Managing Rural Development from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.
He was awarded the Senior Service Fellows from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA in 1994. The course is equivalent to Masters in Management.
He is well trained in the art of Public Speaking and Communication skills. He participated in the Toastmaster International and was conferred the award of a Competent Toastmaster (CTM). Toastmasters International is a world wide organisation dedicated to promote the art of Public Speaking. He used to conduct seminars and courses in the art of Public speaking to various Government Departments.
His father was the late Tua Kampung Taman Pulo Sagan and ex-Councillor for Baram District Council for 6 years. He is married to Datin Winnie Jolly (Iban and Chinese origin). She sits in the Supreme Council of SPDP and was previously one of the elected Sarawak National Party (SNAP) Ketua Wanita 1999-2002 and Barisan Nasional (BN) Wanita member at State and National level. From their marriage, Jacob has three daughters namely Michele Adelene, Dr. Lisamarie Alice Luhong and Sharon Leraine.
On 6 July 1970, Jacob joined the Department of Agriculture, Sarawak. When he was appointed as the Assistant Director of Agriculture (Farmers Institution) (ADFI), he headed the Farmers Institution (FI) Branch in Sarawak. He conducted various leadership programmes in the planning, development, program implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Farmers Organisation development in the State of Sarawak; covering one State Farmers Organisation and 26 Area Farmers Organization which constitutes 100,000 Farmer members. The ADFI is responsible for four main divisions of work which are: Planning and development; Farmers Organization management; Auditing and Accounting; and Business Management Services. Apart from that, he served in various posts in the Department of Agriculture Sarawak which included Youth Services, Agricultural Extension Services, Divisional Agriculture Officer, Farmers Training as well as staff training.
In recognition of his excellent service in my work in the Government, he was conferred the Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB) in 1986. As a recognition of my leadership qualities in youth development, he was awarded the State Model Youth of the Year in 1990 by the State Government as well as the Pertubuhan Belia Kebangsaan Bersatu Sarawak (SABERKAS). He was also given social and community service awards by Rotary International and Toastmasters International for excellent services in the promotion of social and community services in the State.
Jacob was awarded with the Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in June 1998 and the Johan Bintang Sarawak (JBS) in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak Birthday Celebration in September 1998. He was also awarded the Pingat Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS) award which carries the title Dato’ by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak in 2003 in conjunction with Sarawak National Day Celebrations.
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