Aliakbar Gulasan
Aliakbar Gulasan Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| Nominated Member | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
| Chairman Malaysian Cocoa Board | |
| In office 1 July 2020 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Anyi Ngau |
| Succeeded by | Rahimah Majid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1971 Kampung Kota Ayangan, Keningau, Sabah |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Residence | Sabah |
| Occupation | Lecturer Politician Political analyst Sabahan Cocoa Land Farmer/Owner |
Aliakbar Gulasan (Jawi: علي أكبر بن ۢولاسن) is a Malaysian politician of Bajau/Pakistani[1] descent from Sabah, Borneo, East Malaysia.[2] He is an official member and the Sabah State chairman of Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). At the party level, he is a member of the Central PAS Working Committee. He is a senior lecturer, Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He was appointed as the chairman of the Malaysian Cocoa Board.[3][4]
The background
Aliakbar was born in Kampung Kota Ayangan Keningau and later settled in Tenom, Sabah. He is the fourth of eight children. His father, Gulasan bin Mushall Khan, initially worked as a passenger car driver using a Land Rover car (Tenom-Keningau). His father also has rubber and cocoa land. After that, his father also became a driver at the Public Works Department (JKR) in Tenom. His mother, Ruhujah binti Musturullah works as a full-time housewife.[5]
Education
He received his early education at St Anthony Tenom National School starting in 1978 before continuing his secondary education at St Anthony Tenom Secondary School from Form 1 to 5 (1983–1987). Then he continued his education in Form Six at SMK Gunsanad Keningau (1988–1999).
He continued his studies at the University of Malaya in the field of Geography. After that, he continued his studies at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) until he graduated with a master's degree in Environmental Management in 1995 and then continued his studies at the PhD level in the field of Urban Geography in 2009.[5]
Career
After successfully completing his studies at UKM in 1995, he was accepted to serve as a lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) since November 1996. He was appointed as Chairman of the Malaysian Cocoa Board on 1 July 2020.[5]
Politics
After the Malaysian Islamic Party leadership election, he was elected as a member of the Central PAS Working Committee.[6]
Awards and honours
Sabah:
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2021)[7]
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2024)[8]
References
- ^ {{Dr. ALiakbar Gulasan Khan, ADUN PAS pertama yang dilantik di Sabah}}
- ^ {{Dr. ALiakbar Gulasan Khan, ADUN PAS pertama yang dilantik di Sabah}}
- ^ Universiti Malaysia Sabah (31 July 2020). "Tahniah daripada UMS". Facebook. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ {{Dr. ALiakbar Gulasan Khan, ADUN PAS pertama yang dilantik di Sabah}}
- ^ a b c Utusan Borneo (15 August 2020). "Dr Aliakbar Gulasan, membesar bersama koko". PressReader.
- ^ Nur Fazlizai Ali (November 7, 2021). "Muktamar Pas :Tiga penyandang Naib Presiden Pas kekal". Astro Awani. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2021" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Sarawak Premier heads Sabah TYT's Awards list". www.thestar.com.my.