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

Sabah Heritage Party The Heritage Party ( ms, Parti Warisan or Warisan) is a multi-racial political party in Malaysia which was rebranded and renamed from the Sabah Heritage Party ( ms, Parti Warisan Sabah), a Sabah-based party led by Shafie Apdal formed earlier on ...

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 WARISAN Women Chief after her entry into the party. In the 2020 Sabah state election, Manis Muka defended the Bugaya state seat, facing a seven-cornered contest with candidates from the National Alliance (PN),

United Sabah National Organization The United Sabah National Organisation ( ms, Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Sabah Bersatu; abbrev: USNO) was a political party in North Borneo and later Sabah, Malaysia. The widely known Sabah's Muslim indigenous especially Suluk-Bajau ethnic based ...

(USNO),

Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah Sabah People's Unity Party ( ms, Parti Perpaduan Rakyat Sabah, abbreviated: PPRS) is a Sabah-based-opposition party founded in 2017 by Mohd Arshad Abdul Mualap, a little known former teacher turn businessman-politician from Sungai Sibuga, the ...

(PPRS),

Parti Cinta Sabah The Love Sabah Party or in ms, Parti Cinta Sabah is a political party of Sabah, Malaysia. The PCS is a relatively new party and was among 20 new party registrations approved by the Registrar of Society in 2013. PCS joined together with the S ...

(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

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due to

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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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