In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Awang Sauni is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Lukanisman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Lukanisman bin Awang Sauni (born 1 February 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Ministers Zaliha Mustafa and Dzulkefly Ahmad since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sibuti since May 2018. He previously served as the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) from April 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[1][2][3]

Lukanisman was born in Miri and is of mixed ethnic Melanau and Chinese descent.[1] He obtained a bachelor's degree from University of Malaya.[1] Prior to joining politics, he worked at the Special Affairs Department (JASA).[1][2][3]

He contested for Sibuti at the 2018 election, where he defeated 2 opposition candidates — Jemat Panjang and Zulaihi Bakar, with a majority of 3,676 votes.[4] As an MP from Sarawak, he has been putting efforts to make Niah Cave as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1][2][3] He is also a member of the Young Parliamentary Caucus within the Dewan Rakyat.[1][2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P218 Sibuti Lukanisman Awang Sauni (PBB) 12,214 54.60% Jemat Panjang (PKR) 8,538 38.17% 22,369 3,676 70.19%
Zulaihi Bakar (PAS) 1,617 7.23%
2022 Lukanisman Awang Sauni (PBB) 22,150 65.31% Zolhaidah Suboh (PKR) 10,405 30.68% 34,371 11,745 57.95%
Bobby William (PBDSB) 1,361 4.01%

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "YB TUAN LUKANISMAN AWANG SAUNI". 24 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lukanisman Awang Sauni dilantik pengerusi baharu SEDA". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Seda announces Lukanisman Awang Sauni as new chairman". 28 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "BN berjaya pertahankan Parlimen Sibuti". 10 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Dr Sim dahului senarai 1,447 penerima pingat sempena Hari Jadi TYT". Utusan Borneo. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukanisman_Awang_Sauni
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