Yahya Lampong

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Lampong is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohammad Yahya. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Mohammad Yahya Lampong
PGDK
محمد يحي لمڤوڠ‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Belud
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byMohamad Said Keruak
Succeeded byPaul Maidom Pansai
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Tempasuk
In office
1985–1986
Preceded byMohamed Noor Mansoor
Succeeded byRobert Ripin Minggir
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Yahya bin Lampong
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUSNO (till 1990)
UMNO (1990-1999, 1999-2012)
BERSEKUTU (1999)
PKR (since 2012)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (1990-1999, 1999-2012)
Pakatan Harapan (since 2015)
OccupationPolitician

Mohammad Yahya bin Lampong is a Malaysian politician from PKR. He was the Member of Parliament for Kota Belud from 1982 to 1986 and Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Tempasuk from 1985 to 1986. He was also the Deputy Minister of Rural Development.

Politics

In 1990, he joined UMNO after USNO was dissolved and he became the Division Chief of UMNO Tanjung Aru. In 1999, he left UMNO and join BERSEKUTU but rejoined UMNO within 12 hours.[1] On 23 August 2001, he was removed as the Division Chief of UMNO Tanjung Aru by the Disciplinary Committee.[2] In 2012, he quitted UMNO again and joined PKR. He said that he decided to leave UMNO due to Nik Aziz.[3] He was also the Vice President of Protem Perkasa till 2009.[4]

Election result

Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P117 Kota Belud Yahya Lampong (IND) 9,952 57.51% Pandikar Amin Mulia (USNO) 5,362 30.99% 17,305 4,590 79.63%
Majikon Moluni (PASOK) 884 5.11%
Mohamed Yakin Mumin (IND) 419 2.42%
Sisambin Bungan (IND) 262 1.51%
Jailin Toh (PUSAKA) 80 0.46%
2013 P175 Papar Yahya Lampong (PKR) 10,661 32.05% Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (UMNO) 21,196 63.72% 33,262 10,535 85.79%
Balon Mujim (STAR) 838 2.52%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Veteran politician Yahya Lampong joins Opposition". The Star/Asia News Network. September 17, 2012. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. ^ Ketua UMNO Pasir Puteh dilucut jawatan
  3. ^ "Saya keluar Umno kerana Nik Aziz – Yahya Lampong". Suara Pakatan Daily. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ "Memalukan Yahya Lampong Kaitkan Diri Dengan Perkasa - Ibrahim Ali - Semasa". mStar. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM - PARLIMEN". resultpru13.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  6. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).