Yang Berhormat Dato
Henry Sum Agong
PSBS PBS MP
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
MinisterWee Ka Siong
Preceded byHasbi Habibollah
Succeeded byHasbi Habibollah
ConstituencyLawas
Deputy Minister of Rural Development II
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterAbdul Latiff Ahmad
Preceded bySivarasa Rasiah
Succeeded byHasbi Habibollah
ConstituencyLawas
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism
In office
27 June 2016 – 9 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterHamzah Zainudin
Preceded byAhmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Succeeded byChong Chieng Jen (Domestic Trade, Consumerism)
Mohd Hatta Ramli (Co-operatives)
ConstituencyLawas
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Lawas
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded byPosition established
Majority7,792 (2008)
6,030 (2013)
6,000 (2018)
5,677 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Mas
In office
29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byMichael Lisa Kaya
(BN–PBB)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Majority10,526 (1999)
Walkover (2004)
Personal details
Born
Henry Sum Agong

(1946-02-18) 18 February 1946 (age 78)
British Military Administration (Borneo) (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS)
(since 2018)
SpouseTunung Palong
ChildrenChristina Busak
OccupationPolitician

Dato Henry Sum Agong (born 18 February 1946) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lawas since March 2008. He served as the Deputy Minister of Transport in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Wee Ka Siong from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the Deputy Minister of Rural Development II in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He also served as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Hamzah Zainudin from June 2016 to May 2018 and MP for Bukit Mas from November 1999 to March 2008. He is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly BN coalitions.[1] He is the first deputy minister of the Lun Bawang ethnicity in the history of Malaysia.

Having represented the Bukit Mas constituency,[2] Henry Sum moved to the seat of Lawas for the 2008 election, which he won with 92% of the vote.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots Cast Majority Turnout
1999 P193 Bukit Mas Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 13,642 79.24% Charlee Soh (keADILan) 3,116 18.10% 17,638 10,526 51.53%
Mohamad Brahim (IND) 459 2.67%
2004 P219 Bukit Mas Henry Sum Agong (PBB) Walkover
2008 P222 Lawas Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 8,526 92.07% Japar Suyut (PKR) 734 7.93% 9,342 7,792 59.44%
2013 Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 9,928 71.45% Baru Langub (DAP) 3,898 28.05% 14,113 6,030 74.89%
Alirahman Kamseh (STAR) 69 0.50%
2018 Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 10,037 70.44% Danny Piri (PKR) 4,037 28.33% 14,550 6,000 68.32%
Mohamad Brahim (IND) 176 1.24%
2022 Henry Sum Agong (PBB) 11,361 62.40% Baru Bian (PSB) 5,684 31.22% 18,495 5,677 54.10%
Japar Suyut (PKR) 1,163 6.39%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Henry Sum Agong, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Wong, Jack (13 March 2004). "BN wins six seats uncontested in Sarawak". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ Hamdan Ismail (10 March 2008). "BN Does Well in Northern Sarawak". Berita Wilayah Sarawak. Bernama. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Table excludes votes for candidates finishing in third place or lower.
  5. ^ "Sarawak Yang di-Pertua Negri's birthday honours list". The Star. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Sarawak Honours List 2008". The Star. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
Parliament of Malaysia New creation Member of Parliament for Lawas 8 March 2008–present Incumbent Preceded byMichael Lisa Kaya Member of Parliament for Bukit Mas 29 November 1999–7 March 2008 Constituency abolished
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