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Yang Berbahagia Datuk Amar
Dustan Endawie Enchana
DA PNBS
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Amar Dustan Endawie Enchana DA PNBS
High Commissioner of Malaysia to New Zealand
	In office; 16 July 1980 – 15 May 1982
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Mohamed Yusof Hitam
Succeeded by	M. M. Sathiah
Deputy Chief Minister III of Sarawak
	In office; 1977–1979
Governor	Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
Chief Minister	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Daniel Tajem
Constituency	Krian
Minister for Local Government (Sarawak)
	In office; 1963–?
Governor	Abang Openg
Chief Minister	Stephen Kalong Ningkan
Constituency	Krian
2nd President of Sarawak National Party
	In office; 1974 – June 1980
Preceded by	Stephen Kalong Ningkan
Succeeded by	James Wong Kim Min
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly; for Krian
	In office; 1963–1979
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Edmund Langgu Saga (PBDS-BN)
Majority	2,061 (1969); 1,727 (1974); ? (1979)
Personal details
Born	Dunstan Endawie anak Enchana; 25 July 1937; Malupa, Krian, Saratok, Kingdom of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Died	11 April 2014 (aged 76); Saratok Hospital, Saratok, Sarawak, Malaysia
Resting place	Saratok Memorial Hills, Saratok, Sarawak, Malaysia
Political party	Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Piling Endawie
Children	5 daughters, 3 sons
Occupation	Politician

Dunstan Endawie Enchana (25 July 1937 – 11 April 2014) was a Malaysian politician from Sarawak, former teacher and a member of the Iban people. He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1977 until 1979.^[1]^[2] Endawie also served as a member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for the Krian constituency and the President of the now defunct Sarawak National Party (SNAP) during his political career.^[2] He was also a member of the several Sarawak state cabinets, including a tenure as state minister for Local Government.^[2]

Political career

Endawie began his career in Sarawak politics during the British colonial era.^[1] In 1963, he became a state cabinet minister under the first Chief Minister of Sarawak, Stephen Kalong Ningkan.^[3] Endawie became the President of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) during the 1970s, a post he held until June 1980.^[1] Under Endawie leadership, SNAP became a member of the Barisan Nasional in 1976.^[2] Endawie also recruited several notable figures into SNAP, including Daniel Tajem, the former Vice-President of SNAP, whom Endawie persuaded to enter politics in 1968.^[2] Dunstan Endawie served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak from 1976 to 1979 under Chief Minister Abdul Rahman Ya'kub.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Diplomatic career

Endawie entered into the diplomatic field after retiring from active state politics. He was appointed as the High Commissioner of Malaysia to New Zealand.^[1] Endawie was the first ethnic Iban to become a Malaysian High Commissioner to another country.^[3]

Election results

**Sarawak State Legislative Assembly**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1969	Krian	Dunstan Endawie Enchana (SNAP)	2,933	63.36%	Albans Meling Jan (PESAKA)	872	18.84%	5,033	2,061	79.79%
1969		Dunstan Endawie Enchana (SNAP)	2,933	63.36%	Robinson Jelimin Telajan (SUPP)	824	17.80%	5,033	2,061	79.79%
1974		Dunstan Endawie Enchana (SNAP)			Luke Tungku (BN)				1,727
1979		Dunstan Endawie Enchana (SNAP)			(PAJAR)	1,097

Honours

Sarawak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato' Sri
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar

Death

Dunstan Endawie died at approximately 4 a.m. at Saratok District Hospital on 11 April 2014, at the age of 76.^[2] Endawie, who was a resident of Letong Sawa, Saratok, was survived by his wife, Datin Amar Piling Endawie, and five children.^[2]^[3] His funeral was held on 18 April 2014, in Taman Indah in Saratok.^[1]^[2] He was buried at Saratok Memorial Hill cemetery in Bukit Perabun, Saratok.^[2]