The 17th Sabah State Legislative Assembly is the current term of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Sabah in Sabah, Malaysia. The 17th Assembly has 79 members, of whom 73 are elected in the 2025 Sabah State Election, and 6 are appointed by the Government. The term of the 17th Assembly began upon the successful conclusion of the state election and is scheduled to last for a maximum of five years ahead of the subsequent state election.
Background Speakership Speaker: Kadzim Yahya (non-MLA) Deputy Speaker: Al Hambra Juhar (non-MLA) Richard Yong We Kong (non-MLA)
Other parliamentary officers Secretary: Rafidah Maqbol Rahman Deputy Secretary: Jayreh Jaya Serjeants-at-Arms: Mohd Sabri Metan Deputy Serjeants-at-Arms: Mahar Rungkim
Government Source: Leader of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and the component party, Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN): Hajiji Noor (Chief Minister & Sulaman MLA) Acting Leader of the United Sabah Party (PBS): Joachim Gunsalam (Deputy Chief Minister & Kundasang MLA) Leader of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO): Ewon Benedick (Deputy Chief Minister, MP of Penampang & Kadamaian MLA) Leader of the Barisan Nasional (BN) of Sabah and the component party, United Sabah People's Party (PBRS): Arthur Joseph Kurup (Federal Minister, MP of Pensiangan & Sook MLA) Leader of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Sabah: Jafry Ariffin (Minister & Sukau MLA) Leader of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR): Jeffrey Kitingan (MP of Keningau & Tambunan MLA) Leader of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and the component party, Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) of Sabah: Aliakbar Gulasan (Karambunai MLA)
Opposition Leader of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) of Sabah: Shafie Apdal (Leader of the Opposition, MP of Semporna & Senallang MLA) Leader of the Social Democratic Harmony Party (KDM): Rusdin Riman (Paginatan MLA)
Whip Government: Masiung Banah (Kuamut MLA)
Current composition Government + Confidence & Supply (53)Opposition (26)GRSBNPHSTARPNINDWARISANKDM3662216251257315121GAGASANPBSUPKOLDPUMNOPBRSPKRSTARPASINDWARISANKDM No.Parliamentary constituencyNo.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)PositionP167KudatN01BanggiMohammad MohamarinN02 BengkokaHarun Durabi BN (UMNO)N03PitasRuddy AwahAssistant MinisterN04Tanjong KaporBen Chong Chen BinAssistant MinisterP168Kota MaruduN05MatunggongJulita MajungkiMinisterN06BandauMaijol MahapIndependentAssistant MinisterN07TandekHendrus AndingAssistant MinisterP169Kota BeludN08PintasanFairuz RenddanIndependentAssistant MinisterN09TempasukMohd Arsad BistariN10UsukanIsnaraissah Munirah MajilisWARISANMP of Kota BeludN11KadamaianEwon Benedick Deputy Chief Minister MP of PenampangP170TuaranN12SulamanHajiji NoorChief MinisterN13 Pantai DalitJasnih DayaN14TamparuliWilfred Madius TangauMP of TuaranN15KiuluJoniston BangkuaiAssistant MinisterP171SepanggarN16KarambunaiAliakbar GulasanN17DarauAzhar MatussinWARISANN18InanamWARISANP172Kota Kinabalu N19LikasWARISANN20Api-ApiWARISANN21LuyangWARISANP173PutatanN22Tanjung AruJunz Wong Hong JunWARISANN23PetagasAwang Ahmad Sah Awang SahariIndependentN24Tanjung KeramatP174PenampangN25KapayanWARISANN26Moyog Donald Peter MojuntinP175PaparN27LimbahauJuil NuatimAssistant MinisterN28KawangGulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan BahadarN29Pantai ManisP176KimanisN30BongawanDaud YusofWARISANN31MembakutMohd Arifin Mohd ArifMinisterP177BeaufortN32KliasIsnin AliasnihAssistant MinisterN33Kuala PenyuLimus JuryAssistant MinisterP178SipitangN34LumadanRuslan MuharamAssistant MinisterN35SinduminWARISANP179RanauN36KundasangJoachim GunsalamDeputy Chief MinisterN37KaranaanMasidi ManjunDeputy Chief MinisterN38PaginatanKDMP180KeningauN39TambunanJeffrey KitinganSTARMP of KeningauN40BingkorSTARAssistant MinisterN41Liawan BN (UMNO)P181TenomN42MelalapJamawi Ja'afar PH (PKR)MinisterN43KemabongRubin BalangMinisterP182PensianganN44TulidIndependentAssistant MinisterN45SookArthur Joseph Kurup BN (PBRS) Federal Minister MP of PensianganN46NabawanAbdul Ghani Mohamed YassinP183BeluranN47TelupidJonnybone J KurumAssistant MinisterN48SugutJames RatibMinisterN49LabukSamad JambriAssistant MinisterP184LibaranN50Gum-GumArunarnsin TaibWARISANN51Sungai ManilaN52Sungai SibugaWARISANP185Batu SapiN53SekongWARISANN54KaramuntingWARISANP186SandakanN55ElopuraCalvin Chong Ket KiunWARISANN56Tanjong PapatWARISANP187KinabatanganN57KuamutMasiung BanahN58Lamag BN (UMNO)N59SukauJafry Ariffin BN (UMNO)MinisterP188Lahad DatuN60TungkuAssaffal P. AlianWARISANN61SegamaWARISANN62SilamYusof ApdalWARISAN Federal Deputy Minister MP of Lahad DatuN63KunakAnil Sandhu BN (UMNO)Assistant MinisterP189SempornaN64SulabayanJaujan SambakongWARISANN65SenallangShafie ApdalWARISAN Opposition Leader MP of SempornaN66BugayaWARISANP190TawauN67BalungN68ApasNizam Abu Bakar TitinganMinisterN69Sri TanjongJustin Wong Yung BinWARISANP191KalabakanN70KukusanRina JainalIndependentAssistant MinisterN71Tanjung BatuAndi Md Shamsureezal Mohd SainalAssistant MinisterN72MerotaiSarifuddin HataWARISANN73SebatikWARISANNominated MemberAssistant Minister PH (PKR)Roger Chin Ken FongIndependent
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Changes in composition DateGRSBNUPKOPHKDMWARISANSTARPNINDVacantGovernmentSecond Hajiji cabinet (GRS–PH–BN–STAR)29 November 202529631125215 0442 December 2025Nominated assemblymen. 33Nominated assemblymen. 2Bingkor MLA supported GRS government. 1 1Nominated assemblymen. 6524 December 202533 5211 6The Lamag seat is vacated following the death of the incumbent Bung Moktar Radin, triggering the 2026 Lamag by-election. 15111 December 20252STAR joined GRS government1PN joined GRS government15324 January 20262026 Lamag by-election – BN holds. 6 21 05418 June 2026UPKO joined GRS. 366 0015 August 202636 0 1KDM left the GRS government.53
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