Datin Manis Muka binti Mohd Darah (8 October 1954 – 17 November 2020) was a Malaysian politician. She was a candidate for the

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for the Bugaya State Constituency (DUN) seat.

Political career

She started her political career in 1985 and previously held several positions including Semporna

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Women Chief, then after her exit from UMNO she became Semporna

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Women Chief after her entry into the party. In the

2020 Sabah state election The 2020 Sabah state election took place on 26 September 2020 to elect all 73 elected members of the 16th Sabah State Legislative Assembly. The previous Assembly was dissolved on 30 July 2020. The state snap election was called prematurely a ...

, Manis Muka defended the Bugaya state seat, facing a seven-cornered contest with candidates from the

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(PN), United Sabah National Organization (USNO), Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah (PPRS), Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS). and two independent candidates. With a majority of 6,005 votes, she managed to overcome her six challengers.

Personal life

Manis Muka said about the origin of her name: There was an error during registration when the name that should have been registered was misspelled as "Manis Buka" (Sweet Open). She is the mother of 10 children, five sons and five daughters. She has claimed that her ancestors were from Simunul, Tubig Indangan in the

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, and she and her ancestors have Spanish origins.

Death

Manis Muka died on 17 November 2020, at the age of 66, after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital due to

kidney problem Kidney failure, also known as renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney fa ...

s. Her remains was laid to rest at the Kampung Bugaya Mosque Muslim Cemetery before the Subuh prayers. Prior to her death, Manis Muka had previously also tested positive for

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, during the

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Election results

References

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