Ruddy bin Awah (born 2 January 1969) is a Malaysian politician who has served as State Assistant Minister of Works and Utilities of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Minister Joachim Gunsalam since December 2025, State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah under Minister Jahid Jahim from January 2023 until November 2025 and State Assistant Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Sabah under Minister Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif from October 2020 until January 2023, as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pitas since September 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the GRS coalition. He is formerly a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly GRS coalitions as well as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Election results +Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2022P167 KudatRuddy Awah (Sabah BERSATU) 14,356 31.83% Verdon Bahanda (IND)16,32336.19%45,1081,96759.57% Rashid Abdul Harun (WARISAN)9,42120.89% Thonny Chee (PKR)4,72610.48% Nur Alya Humaira Usun (PEJUANG)2820.63%
+ Sabah State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2020N03 PitasRuddy Awah (IND)2,918 40.14%Sufian Abd Karim (Sabah UMNO)2,35932.44%7,270 559 66.53%Shariff Azman Shariff Along (WARISAN)1,56521.53% Sh Sahar Sh Ading (PCS)3144.32% Ilasam Nurkasim (USNO Baru)1141.57%2025Ruddy Awah (GAGASAN)5,75447.57% Harun Ismail (WARISAN) 4,18934.63%12,3291,56570.23%Bolkiah Ismail (Sabah UMNO)1,33111.00%Kinchin Boluot (IMPIAN)4253.51%Abdul Hamid Kimin (KDM)2662.20%Nazri Santong (IND)1311.08%
Honours
Justice of Peace of Sabah (JP) (2015)
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri
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