Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah
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Abdul Karim bin Rahman Hamzah ( Jawi: عبد الكريم الرحمن حمزة; born 15 May 1960), is a Malaysian politician based in the state of
Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...
from the
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( abbrev: PBB; ) is a political party based in Sarawak, East Malaysia. It is currently the largest multiracial and bumiputera's political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the co ...
(PBB), a major component party of the ruling
Gabungan Parti Sarawak The Gabungan Parti Sarawak (abbreviation, abbrev: GPS; English: Sarawak Parties Alliance) is a Sarawak-based national political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties operating so ...
(GPS) coalition of the state. He has served as State Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports of Sarawak since May 2017. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports of Sarawak from January 2017 to May 2017 and State Assistant Minister of Housing and Youth Development of Sarawak from September 2011 to January 2017. He has also served as the Member of the
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the legislative chamber of the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak; the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak forms the other part of the legislature. The Assembly is modelled after th ...
(MLA) for
Asajaya Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. History Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok. It was created as a sub-district under Kuching District on 1 October 1970. In 1993, Asajaya was put under the adminis ...
since September 2001.


Political career

Abdul Karim was first appointed as Assistant Minister for Housing and Youth Development after successfully defending his seat and becoming a three-term MLA in 2011. In May 2017, Abdul Karim was promoted to full minister by the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak
Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Abang Openg (born 4 August 1950), also known as Abang Johari or Abang Jo, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the sixth and current Premier of Sarawak since 2017. A member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersat ...
to head the Ministry of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports.


Election results


Honours

* : ** Knight Commander of the
Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak The ''Darjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak'' (Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak) is the highest state order in the state of Sarawak. It is conferred to those who rendered excellent service towards the development of the state of ...
(PNBS) – Dato Sri (2021) ** Commander of the
Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * H ...
(PGBK) – Datuk (2013)


See also

* Asajaya (state constituency)


References

{{Authority control 21st-century Malaysian politicians Living people 20th-century Malaysian lawyers Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak Commanders of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak 1960 births People from Kuching Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Sarawak state ministers Members of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians