Sabah People's Ideas Party (Malay: Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah; abbrev: GAGASAN or PGRS) is a regionalist political party based in Sabah, East Malaysia. Founded in August 2013 by the late Ationg Tituh, continued by Stephen Jacob Jimbangan in 2021, the party was then taken over by Hajiji Noor in 2023 and is currently the largest party in Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), the ruling coalition in Sabah.

History

The party was founded on 28 August 2013 by the late Ationg Tituh as a successor to the dissolved United People's Justice Front Party (AKAR)PGRS dibentuk pada tahun 2009 tetapi hanya diluluskan secara rasmi oleh Pendaftar Pertubuhan tiga tahun kemudian. but remained dormant until 2016 due to a lack of funds and manpower.

GAGASAN was a member to a failed merger involving Love Sabah Party, Sabah Native Cooperation Party, and a yet-to-be-registered Parti Hak Sabah with Anifah Aman as president. Prior to the party's takeover by Hajiji in 2023, it was dominated by the Kadazan-Dusun-Murut-Rungus (KDMR), an amalgamation of related indigenous ethnic groups.

The party's current leadership under Hajiji Noor was involved in a series of political realignments and party hopping before ending up taking over GAGASAN. Hajiji who once headed UMNO Sabah decided to quit the party in the aftermath of 2018 Malaysian general election. In 2019 the faction became the core of newly-founded expansion of Malaysian United Indigenous Party in Sabah, then component of ruling Pakatan Harapan. The faction supported Muhyiddin's Perikatan Nasional government in 2020, with Hajiji Noor leading then loose Gabungan Rakyat Sabah to win 2020 Sabah state election. Hajiji then led this faction to quit both Perikatan Nasional and BERSATU in 10 December 2022 when Gabungan Rakyat Sabah decided to support Anwar Ibrahim cabinet.

Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor announced his takeover of the party on 29 January 2023, with the party having been accepted into the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah coalition, which Hajiji also led, on 9 December 2022. The four members of parliament who left the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah in December 2022 were not allowed to join GAGASAN as a result of the federal anti-party hopping law.

The party gained 26 members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly over the course of the 2023 Sabah political crisis.

List of leaders President OrderNameTerm of officeRemarks 1 Dr. Ationg Tituh 28 August 2013 20 May 2021 2 Stephen Jacob Jimbangan 21 May 2021 29 January 2023 3 Hajiji Noor 5 February 2023 incumbent

Leadership structure Central leadership

President: Hajiji Noor Deputy President: Masidi Manjun Vice Presidents: Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif Rubin Balang Masiung Banah Women Chief:

GAGASAN Youth Chief: Azrul Ibrahim (Acting) GAGASAN Women Youth Chief: Emmie M. Idang Secretary-General:

Deputy Secretary-General: Stephen Jacob Jimbangan Treasurer-General: Gulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan Bahadar Deputy Treasurer-General: Tahir Picho Information Chief: Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan Supreme Council Members: Japlin Akim Isnin Aliasnih Jaffari Waliam Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin Samad Jambri Ruddy Awah Hassan A Gani Pg Amir Limus Jury John Ambrose Bobbey Ah Fang Suan Mohd Basri A Gafar Sotijin Juhui Maksit Saidi Abdul Karim Abdul Wahid Abdul Hakim Gulam Hassan Faisyal Yusof Hamdain Diego Arsit Sedi Awang Kadin Tang

Divisional chairpersons

Kudat: Ruddy Awah Kota Marudu: Saripin Magana Kota Belud: Mohd Arsad Bistari Tuaran: Hajiji Noor Sepanggar: Razali Razli Kota Kinabalu: Raisyal Yusof Hamdain Diego Putatan: Shah Alfie Yahya Ahmad Shah Penampang: Ceasar Mandela Malakun Papar: Gulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan Bahadar Kimanis: Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif Beaufort: Isnin Aliasnih Sipitang: Yusof Yacob Ranau: Masidi Manjun Keningau: Azaman Azman Ruslan Tenom: Rubin Balang Pensiangan: Abdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin Beluran: James Ratib Libaran: Hazem Mubarak Musa Batu Sapi: George Hiew Vun Zin Sandakan: Awang Kadin Tang Kinabatangan: Masiung Banah Lahad Datu: Rajesh Yusof Semporna: Mohd Hasmin Julpin Tawau: Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan Kalabakan: Andi Rizal Labuan: Rosli Awang Damit

Party symbols Flag and colours GAGASAN's flag consists of a red field defaced with a central light blue simplified silhouette of Mount Kinabalu, above the party name “GAGASAN RAKYAT” in white uppercase, set in two right-aligned lines beneath the silhouette, each line approximately less than a half of the silhouette. The main colors used in the party's logo and flag are red, white and blue.

Elected representatives Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) Members of Parliament of the 15th Malaysian Parliament

Dewan Negara (Senate) Senators

His Majesty's appointee:

Sabah State Legislative Assembly: Bobbey Ah Fang Suan

Dewan Undangan Negeri (State Legislative Assembly)

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

StateNo.Parliamentary Constituency No.State ConstituencyMemberParty P167Kudat N01 Banggi Mohammad Mohamarin GAGASAN N03 Pitas Ruddy Awah GAGASAN N04 Tanjong Kapor Ben Chong Chen Bin GAGASANP169Kota Belud N09 Tempasuk Mohd Arsad Bistari GAGASANP170Tuaran N12 Sulaman Hajiji Noor GAGASAN N13 Pantai Dalit Jasnih Daya GAGASANP173Putatan N24 Tanjung Keramat GAGASANP175PaparN27 Limbahau Juil Nuatim GAGASAN N28 Kawang Gulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan Bahadar GAGASAN N29 Pantai Manis GAGASANP176Kimanis N31 Membakut Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif GAGASANP177Beaufort N32 Klias Isnin Aliasnih GAGASAN N33 Kuala Penyu Limus Jury GAGASANP179Ranau N37 Karanaan Masidi Manjun GAGASANP181Tenom N43 KemabongRubin Balang GAGASANP182Pensiangan N46 NabawanAbdul Ghani Mohamed Yassin GAGASANP183Beluran N48 Sugut James Ratib GAGASAN N49 Labuk Samad Jambri GAGASANP184Libaran N51 Sungai Manila GAGASANP187Kinabatangan N57 Kuamut Masiung Banah GAGASANP190Tawau N67 Balung GAGASAN N68 Apas Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan GAGASANP191Kalabakan N71 Tanjung Batu Andi Rizal GAGASAN- Nominated Member GAGASAN GAGASAN GAGASAN Total

Government offices

State governments Since the takeover by ex-BERSATU members, the GAGASAN has led the GRS government in Sabah.

Sabah (2023–present)

Note: bold as Menteri Besar/Chief Minister, italic as junior partner State Leader typeMemberState Constituency Chief Minister Hajiji Noor Sulaman State Leader typeMemberState Constituency Deputy Chief Minister II Masidi Manjun Karanaan

General election results

Election Total seats won Seats contested Total votes Voting Percentage Outcome of election Election leader201878,8751.97%; independent positionAtiong Tituh

State election results State electionState Legislative AssemblySabahTotal won / Total contested2/3 majority201820202025

See also Politics of Malaysia List of political parties in Malaysia

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