Hajiji Noor

Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji bin Haji Noor (Jawi: عزيزي بن نور; born 10 May 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Chief Minister of Sabah since 2020 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sulaman since 1990. He is also the first official chairman of political coalition party in Sabah, the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (GRS Party) and 3rd President of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN).

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Noor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hajiji. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Haji
Hajiji Noor
SPDK PGDK KMN MLA
عزيزي نور
Hajiji in 2024
16th Chief Minister of Sabah
Assumed office
29 September 2020
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Deputy
Preceded byShafie Apdal
1st State Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah
In office
6 April 2019 – 10 December 2022
DeputyMasidi Manjun
National PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
National Chairman
  • Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020)
  • Muhyiddin Yassin (acting) (2020)
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRonald Kiandee
1st Chairman of the
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
Assumed office
11 March 2022
Deputy
Preceded byPosition established
3rd President of the
Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
Assumed office
5 February 2023
DeputyMasidi Manjun
Vice President
  • Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif
  • Rubin Balang
  • Masiung Banah
Preceded byStephen Jacob Jimbangan
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
1994Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports
1994–1996Assistant Minister of Industrial Development
1996–1999Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department
1999–2002Assistant Minister of Industrial Development
2002–2004Assistant Minister of Finance
2004–2018Minister of Housing and Local Government
2018Deputy Chief Minister
Minister of Infrastructure Development
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1990–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022
2020–		Perikatan Nasional
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah Party (coalition)
2023– Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN)
Personal details
Born (1955-05-10) 10 May 1955
Kampung Serusup, Tuaran, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Political party
  • United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) (until 1993)
  • United Malays National Organisation Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (1993–2018)
  • Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022)
  • Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (member since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
  • Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) (aligned since 2020)
  • Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020, aligned: since 2022)
  • Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)
  • Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (coalition member since 2020)
SpouseJuliah Salag
RelationsHajah Laireh
(cousin)
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire (BSc)
OccupationPolitician
Known for
  • Founder and first chairman of GRS Organisation in 2020
  • Founder and first leader of BERSATU SABAH in 2019 (become independent party from the central leader in 2020 until 2022)
  • 3rd president of GAGASAN Party after Stephen Jacob Jimbangan, the 2nd president

He was appointed Chief Minister in late September 2020 after his coalition, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), won 38 out of the 73 seats, in which 37 seats needed for a simple majority in the 2020 state election. His administration was further strengthened after three independent members of state legislative assembly (MLAs) pledged their support for the state government.

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