# Jamawi Ja'afar

Datuk Jamawi bin Ja'afar is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Kemabong from 2018 until 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He became the GAGASAN Division Chairman of Melalap Branch in March 2023.

## Politics

He was the UMNO Youth Chief of Tenom Division and Youth Information Chief of UMNO. He quit UMNO in 2018 and then later joined WARISAN with the reason to support Sabah local party. In 2020, he quit WARISAN because of PSS controversies and rejoined UMNO as alternative choices. After BN-UMNO lost many seats in the Malaysia General Election in November 2022, he decided to joining GRS through GRS direct membership constitution. In February 2023, he confirmed to support and joining Sabah local party GAGASAN, one of the major component party of GRS. In March 2023, he officially become the Division Chairman of Melalap branch. In October 17, 2023, he has confirmed that Tenom parliamentary branch of PGRS–GRS has successfully reached 5,000 membership.

## Election result

Parliament of Malaysia :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 2022 | P181 Tenom | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 8,625 | 30.11% | Riduan Rubin (IND) | 10,027 | 35.00% | 28,649 | 1,108 | 68.14% |
| 2022 | P181 Tenom | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 8,625 | 30.11% | Noorita Sual (DAP) | 8,919 | 31.13% | 28,649 | 1,108 | 68.14% |
| 2022 | P181 Tenom | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 8,625 | 30.11% | Ukim Buandi (WARISAN) | 992 | 3.46% | 28,649 | 1,108 | 68.14% |
| 2022 | P181 Tenom | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 8,625 | 30.11% | Peggy Chaw Zhi Ting (IND) | 86 | 0.30% | 28,649 | 1,108 | 68.14% |
Sabah State Legislative Assembly :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 2018 | N43 Kemabong | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 6,093 | 50.65% | Haris Bolos (WARISAN) | 5,198 | 43.21% | 12,030 | 862 | 84.93% |
| 2018 | N43 Kemabong | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 6,093 | 50.65% | Tay Jin Kiong @ Alfred (PCS) | 152 | 1.26% | 12,030 | 862 | 84.93% |
| 2018 | N43 Kemabong | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 6,093 | 50.65% | Yahia @ Yahya Raimah (PHRS) | 124 | 1.03% | 12,030 | 862 | 84.93% |
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Peter Anthony (WARISAN) | 5,245 | 49.46% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% |
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Radin Malleh (PBS) | 1,359 | 12.81% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% |
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Apiang Sausun (PCS) | 268 | 2.53% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% |
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Sazali Justi (USNO Baru) | 32 | 0.30% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% |
| 2020 | N42 Melalap | Jamawi Ja'afar (UMNO) | 3,526 | 33.25% | Masdin Tumas (LDP) | 23 | 0.22% | 10,605 | 1,719 | 75.79% |

## Honours

* Sabah :
** Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)
** Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2014)
** Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) (2009)