Yamani Hafez Musa

Yamani Hafez bin Musa (Jawi: يامني حفيظ بن موسى; born 29 September 1979) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang in Sabah. Presently he is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was formerly representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling coalition then before turning to an Independent politician in 2018;[1] and joining BERSATU later in 2019.[2]

In this Malay name, the name Musa is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Yamani Hafez.
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Yamani Hafez Musa

MP
يامني حفيظ بن موسى
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sipitang, Sabah
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded bySapawi Ahmad
Majority852 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Yamani Hafez bin Musa

(1979-10-31) 31 October 1979
Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyUMNO (until 2018)
Independent (2018-2019)
BERSATU (2019-present)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019-present)
RelationsMusa Aman (father)
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
OccupationPolitician
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Personal life

Yamani is the son of Musa Aman, the former Chief Minister of Sabah.[3][4] He has an undergraduate degree of commerce from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and master's degree in business administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).

Elections

In the 2018 general election (GE14), UMNO had fielded him to contest the Sipitang parliamentary seat despite his participation into politics are being opposed by his father.[3][4][5] He subsequently won in a three-corner contest facing a new candidate Noor Hayaty Mustapha from the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Dayang Aezzy Liman from the Sabah People's Hope Party (PHRS).[6][7]

Controversy

After the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's fall in the GE14 as well following the disappearance of his father Musa Aman, Yamani was not seen in public too.[8] He finally presented at the parliament to take his oath as a Member of Parliament on 7 January 2019, nine days shy of the 16 January deadline.[9][10]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P178 Sipitang, Sabah[11]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2018 Yamani Hafez Musa (UMNO) 12,038 37.8%2 Noor Hayaty Mustapha (WARISAN) 11,186 35.1%2
Notes:
Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower.
2 Different % used for 2018 election.

References
  1. Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee and Natasha Joibi (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. Muguntan Vanar (17 September 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani joins Bersatu". The Star. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. Stephanie Lee; Fatimah Zainal; Natasha Joibi (28 April 2018). "Musa Aman's debutante son faces off against two women candidates". Berita Harian. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. "Umno: 'Anak palsu Musa' terbabit dakwaan nepotisme" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. Nancy Lai (26 April 2018). "Yamani happy youth leaders allowed to contest". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. Noorasvilla Muhamma (28 April 2018). "Pertembungan tiga penjuru di Libaran" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. Timothy Achariam; Amar Shah Mohsen (24 October 2018). "Time running out for Sipatang MP". The Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. "Musa Aman's son to be sworn in as Sipitang MP on Jan 7". Malaysiakini. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. Joceline Tan (7 January 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani finally sworn in as Sipitang MP". The Star. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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