Yang Berbahagia Datuk Amar Michael Manyin Jawong DA PNBS PGBK AMN
Michael in 2020
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2016–2017	Minister of Youth, Sports and Unity
2017–2022	Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
1996–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2021	Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born	Michael Manyin anak Jawong (1944-05-25) 25 May 1944 (age 79) Japan occupied Raj of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
Education	University of London (Master's)

Datuk Amar Michael Manyin anak Jawong (born 25 May 1944) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tebedu from September 1996 to his retirement in December 2021. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research. He previously held a post of Urban Development and Tourism Minister and Sarawak Youth, Sports and Solidarity Minister. He was an educator before joining politics, and was the principal of Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah.^[1] He was educated at the University of London, earning a Master's degree there in the 1970s.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1994)^[2]

•  Sarawak :
  • Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2002)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2009)^[3]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (2020)^[4]