Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima
Osu Sukam
PSM SPDK DA PGDK
اوسو بن سوكم
12th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
14 March 1999 – 27 March 2001
GovernorSakaran Dandai
DeputyTham Nyip Shen
Lajim Ukin
Wilfred Bumburing
Preceded byBernard Giluk Dompok
Succeeded byChong Kah Kiat
ConstituencyKawang
Sabah State Minister of Finance
In office
28 May 1998 – 27 March 2001
GovernorSakaran Dandai
Chief MinisterBernard Giluk Dompok
Himself
Assistant MinisterKarim Bujang
Preceded byAbdul Ghapur Salleh
Succeeded byMusa Aman
ConstituencyKawang
Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
28 May 1998 – 14 March 1999
Serving with Joseph Kurup
Tham Nyip Shen
GovernorSakaran Dandai
Chief MinisterBernard Giluk Dompok
Preceded byAbdul Ghapur Salleh
Succeeded byLajim Ukin
ConstituencyKawang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Papar
In office
3 August 1986 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRosnah Shirlin (UMNO–BN)
Majority206 (1986)
513 (1990)
3,116 (1995)
6,405 (1999)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Kawang
In office
19 February 1994 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byAriah Tengku Ahmad (PBS)
Succeeded byGhulam Haidar Khan Bahadar (UMNO—BN)
Majority64 (1994)
2,213 (1999)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sulaman
In office
5 May 1986 – 30 November 1986
Preceded byWences Lajingah (PBS)
Succeeded byJasni Gindug (PBS)
Majority403 (1986)
Personal details
Born
Osu bin Sukam

(1949-02-19) 19 February 1949 (age 75)
Papar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Alma materUniversity of Buckingham

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Osu bin Sukam (Jawi: اوسو بن سوكم; born 19 February 1949) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Sabah from March 1999 to March 2001, Member of Parliament (MP) for Papar from August 1986 to March 2004 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kawang from February 1994 to March 2004. Following the rotation system in place at that time, Osu, an ethnic Bajau, held the post for two years representing the Muslim bumiputras of Sabah. In 2001, he was replaced by Chong Kah Kiat. Until 14 July 2005, he was a member of a ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[1]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P146 Papar, Sabah Osu Sukam (USNO) 4,844 48.92% James Ghani (IND) 4,638 46.83% 9,995 206 57.99%
Othman Mohd Yassin (IND) 421 4.25%
1990 Osu Sukam (USNO) 8,452 51.22% Abdul Rahman Juman (IND) 7,939 48.10% 16,613 513 71.80%
Wenches B. Lajingah (IND) 45 0.27%
Md. Ariff Ab. Bakar (IND) 41 0.25%
Alexander Huang Tzin Tat (IND) 27 0.16%
1995 P153 Papar, Sabah Osu Sukam (UMNO) 12,131 56.68% Johnny Mositun (PBS) 9,015 48.10% 21,607 3,116 74.94%
Mohd. Hashim Yussup (IND) 257 1.20%
1999 Osu Sukam (UMNO) 14,013 64.81% Mohd Saidi Lampoh (PBS) 7,608 35.19% 21,821 6,405 70.22%
Sabah State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1981 N.. Kawang Osu Sukam (USNO) 2,153 Fred Sinidol (BERJAYA) 2,976 5,444 823 84.74%
Patrit Sendu (PASOK) 222
1985 N.. Kawang Osu Sukam (USNO) 1,923 Wenches B. Lajingah (PBS) 2,122 5,239 199 81.63%
Fred Tokudung Sinidol (BERJAYA) 956
Pengiran Othman Rauf @ Awang (BERSEPADU) 190
1986 N11 Sulaman, P137 Tuaran Osu Sukam (USNO) 2,913 45.65% Muhammad Abd Rahman (PBS) 2,510 39.34% 6,437 403 76.71%
Mungkit Ampuling (BERJAYA) 651 10.20%
Nawawi Budin (IND) 212 3.32%
Bigong Albert Polinoh (IND) 80 1.25%
A Tanjong Hakim (IND) 15 0.24%
1994 N32 Kawang, P153 Papar Osu Sukam (UMNO) 4,699 49.53% Irene Daphne Pritchard @ Ariah Tengku Ahmad (PBS) 4,635 48.84% 9,561 64 81.11%
Norbert Chin Chuan Siong (IND) 110 1.16%
John Dagul (IND) 32 0.34%
Duig Sumpang (IND) 12 0.13%
1999 Osu Sukam (UMNO) 7,017 57.19% Ariah Tengku Ahmad (PBS) 4,804 39.16% 12,354 2,213 79.92%
Mohd Kanit Omar (BERSEKUTU) 282 2.30%
Pengiran Othman Rauf (SETIA) 117 0.95%
Sajit Patrick Singh (IND) 49 0.40%

Controversy

Gambling debt

He resigned from his party of UMNO due to gambling debts totalling at least US$1.8 million he accumulated from Ritz Hotel Casino in London and another casino.[8] The casino obtained a judgment in the High Court in England to recover debts owed by Osu. The casino sought to enforce the judgment in Malaysia by registering the judgment in the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in July 2005. The High Court at Kota Kinabalu refused to register the judgment on grounds of public policy. However, in 2007, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the casino allowing the debt to be recovered.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  2. ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
  4. ^ "N06 Tempasuk". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ "N.09 TEMPASUK". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archivsuche". news.google.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ "New Sunday Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  8. ^ Newmond Tibin (17 July 2005). "Osu's Gambling Debts Shocked His Supporters". Bernama. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Casino wins appeal to recover debt". The Star. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
Preceded byBernard Giluk Dompok Chief Minister of Sabah 1999–2001 Succeeded byChong Kah Kiat


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