Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan (born 17 August 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Sabah from April 1985 to March 1994 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Keningau from August 1986 to May 2018. He is founding President of the United Sabah Party (PBS) and brother of Jeffrey Kitingan, the Deputy Chief Minister II and State Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Sabah and President of Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) as well as uncle of Maximus Ongkili, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak affairs and President of PBS. He is the longest MP in Sabah.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan PMN SPDK SSAP | |
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| 7th Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 22 April 1985 – 17 March 1994 | |
| Governor | Mohamad Adnan Robert Mohammad Said Keruak |
| Preceded by | Harris Salleh |
| Succeeded by | Sakaran Dandai |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Keningau | |
| In office 3 August 1986 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Shah Hussein Tambakau |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Huguan Siou of the Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Pairin Kitingan 17 August 1940 Papar, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA) (1976–1984) United Sabah Party (PBS) (1985–) |
| Other political affiliations | Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (2023–) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (allied; 2020–2021, member; 2022–) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Barisan Nasional (BN) (1986–1990, 2002–2018) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1996) |
| Spouse | Genevieve Lee |
| Relations | Jeffrey Kitingan (brother) Maximus Ongkili (nephew) James Peter Ongkili (nephew) |
| Children | Alexander Daniel |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide |
| Known for | Founder and first president of United Sabah Party (PBS) |
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