Jaffari Waliam

Jaffari Waliam
جعفري وليام
Chairman of Innoprise Capital Sdn Bhd
Assumed office
2023
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
Nominated Member of the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
In office
8 October 2020 – 6 October 2025
Serving with
Chief MinisterHajiji Noor
In office
20 September 2018 – 30 July 2020
Serving with
Chief MinisterShafie Apdal
Deputy Division Chairman of
N50 Gum-Gum Branch of
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
Assumed office
2023
PresidentHajiji Noor
Division ChairmanJuslie Ajirol
Faction represented in the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Independent
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
2022–2025Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Personal details
BornJaffari bin Waliam
(1976-12-15) 15 December 1976
PartyPeople's Justice Party (PKR) (until 2020)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU)
(2020–2022)
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(until 2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020)
SpouseNoorolaini Abang Rahman
OccupationPolitician

Jaffari bin Waliam (born 15 December 1976) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Nominated Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) from October 2020 until October 2025 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and was also a nominated member of the state assembly in the WARISAN state administration under Chief Minister Shafie Apdal.[1] He is the Deputy Division Chairman of the Gum-Gum Branch and Supreme Council Member (AMT) of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a main component party of the GRS coalition.

Political career

On 28 February 2020, Jaffari Waliam announced exit from PKR and officially become an independent while searching for a party that has a potential leader.[2] In 2021, he officially join BERSATU.[3] In 2023, he made a decision to join GAGASAN to strengthen the local party that made in Sabah and based in Sabah after his team was inspired by the Sarawak-based party, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS). He officially become one of the party's AMT afterwards.

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Aliakbar, ADUN Pas pertama di Sabah, dibantu oleh dua ADUN lantikkan lainnya". www.utusan.com.my.
  2. ^ "Ketua Cabang Libaran umum keluar PKR". www.sinarharian.com.my. 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "JAFFARI WALIAM BERSAMA 12,743 SERTAI BERSATU SABAH". www.borneodailybulletin.com. 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2022" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.