Lukanisman bin Awang Sauni (born 1 February 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Health in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as well as Ministers Zaliha Mustafa and Dzulkefly Ahmad since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sibuti since May 2018. He previously served as the Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) from April 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.
Lukanisman was born in Miri and is of mixed ethnic Melanau and Chinese descent. He obtained a bachelor's degree from University of Malaya. Prior to joining politics, he worked at the Special Affairs Department (JASA).
He contested for Sibuti at the 2018 election, where he defeated 2 opposition candidates — Jemat Panjang and Zulaihi Bakar, with a majority of 3,676 votes. As an MP from Sarawak, he has been putting efforts to make Niah Cave as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He is also a member of the Young Parliamentary Caucus within the Dewan Rakyat.
Election results + Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2018 P218 Sibuti (PBB)12,21454.60%Jemat Panjang (PKR)8,53838.17%22,3693,67670.19%Zulaihi Bakar (PAS)1,6177.23%2022Lukanisman Awang Sauni (PBB)22,15065.31%Zolhaidah Suboh (PKR)10,40530.68%34,37111,74557.95%Bobby William (PBDSB) 1,3614.01%
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2023) Member of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (ABK) (2016) Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)
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