Annuar Rapaee

Annuar bin Rapaee (Jawi: أنور بن رباعى; born 18 November 1963) is a Malaysian cardiologist and politician who has served as State Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state administration under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg since January 2022, Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nangka since April 2011 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of University of Technology Sarawak since March 2021. [1] He is a member and Vice-President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the ruling GPS coalition. [2] He served as State Deputy Minister of Housing and Public Health, State Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research and State Deputy Minister in the Chief Minister's Department of Sarawak in the Barisan Nasional (BN) and GPS state administrations under Premiers Adenan Satem and Abang Johari from May 2016 to December 2021.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Rapaee is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Annuar. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Haji
Annuar Rapaee
PGBK JBS MLA
أنوار رباعى‎
Annuar in 2022
Vice President of the
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Assumed office
10 February 2018
Serving with Julaihi Narawi, Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Abdul Rahman Junaidi, Gerawat Gala, Roland Sagah, Stephen Rundi Utom
PresidentAbang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
Chairman of the Board of Directors of University of Technology Sarawak
Assumed office
30 March 2021
ChancellorAbdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byWong Soon Koh
Ministerial roles (Sarawak)
2016–2017Deputy Minister in the Chief Minister's Department
2017–2022Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research
2017–2022Deputy Minister of Housing and Public Health
2022–Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development
Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
2011–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–Gabungan Parti Sarawak
Personal details
Born
Annuar bin Rapaee

(1963-11-18) 18 November 1963
Kampung Datu Lama, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (2011–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018)
SpouseHaniza Zainal Abidin
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (MBBS)
St James's University Hospital (MMed)
National University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCardiologist

Early life and education

Annuar started his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandaran Sibu No.3 from 1970 to 1975, later continuing his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Rosli Dhoby from 1976 to 1981.[3] After completing his secondary education, he pursued his pre-university studies at the University of Malaya (UM) from 1981 to 1983 in matriculation at its Centre for Foundation Studies.

Annuar later undertook his tertiary studies at UM until 1988, when he received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). He later pursued his postgraduate education at St James's University Hospital, Leeds in United Kingdom for Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine. After completing his studies in the UK, he returned to Malaysia to continue his medical practice, and pursued his second postgraduate studies in Advance Master in Cardiology at National University of Malaysia (UKM), from 1998 to 2001.

Later in 2004, Annuar went to Germany to undergo Subspeciality Advance Training at the renowned Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin. He is an expert in the field of cardiac MRI imaging and has trained other cardiologists during his stints in University of Malaysia, Sarawak (UNIMAS) and at Serdang Hospital in Selangor, Malaysia.

In 2022, Annuar furthered his studies to the law level. He is currently pursuing a three-year law degree from the University of Hertfordshire in United Kingdom through online learning offered through Brickfields Asia College (BAC).[4]

Political career

Annuar's political career began when he was nominated as the candidate for the N49 Nangka, as the incumbent Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah did not wish to be re-nominated for the 2011 Sarawak state election. He was elected as the new Member of State Legislative Assembly (MLA) with a majority of 5,302 votes over the candidate from People's Justice Party (PKR), Norisham Mohamed Ali, an engineer in the oil and gas industry.[5]

In the 2016 Sarawak state election, Annuar was re-elected for Nangka, with bigger majority of 7,617 votes, beating the PKR candidate Abdul Raafidin Majidi and State Reform Party (STAR) candidate Tiong Ing Tung.[6]

Annuar took the oath of office as Deputy Minister at Chief Minister's Department on 19 May 2016, in a ceremony held at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building,[7] with the portfolio of Science Research and Biotechnology.[8] On 7 May 2017, after the conclusion of PBB Special Assembly, he was announced as the Deputy Minister in the newly created Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research (MESTR) and also Deputy Minister for Housing and Public Health.

Personal life

Annuar married Haniza Zainal Abidin. The couple have two children.[9]

Election results
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2011 N55 Nangka Annuar Rapaee (PBB) 7,710 76.20% Norisham Mohamed Ali (PKR) 2,408 23.80% 10,270 5,302 72.34%
2016 Annuar Rapaee (PBB) 9,617 77.62% Abdul Raafidin Majidi (PKR) 2,000 16.14% 12,613 7,617 67.79%
Tiong Ing Tung (STAR) 773 6.24%
2021 Annuar Rapaee (PBB) 12,059 84.09% Intanurazean Wan Sapuan Daud (PSB) 1,255 8.75% 14,555 10,804 63.03%
Olivia Lim Wen Sia (PBK) 1,027 7.16%

Honours

References
  1. "Sibu Chinese NGOs give wish-list to Dr Annuar". The Borneo Post. 8 June 2015.
  2. "Empat Naib Presiden PBB baharu" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "Ex-SMK Rosli Dhoby students to hold reunion dinner". The Borneo Post. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. "Dr Annuar pursues law degree to better serve constituents". The Borneo Post. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum - Dewan Undangan Negeri". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  6. "Dr Annuar wins Nangka with 7,167 vote majority". The Borneo Post. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. "New assistant ministers take oath of office". The Borneo Post. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  8. KLXpress (19 May 2016). "Perlantikan Menteri Muda Lengkapkan Barisan Kabinet Baru Negeri Sarawak". KLXpress.com.my. Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. "DUN Nangka - Biodata ADUN". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. "128 receive state titles, medals from Head of State". The Borneo Post. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. Mohd Roji Kawi (8 October 2022). "PM dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sarawak". Harian Metro (in Malay). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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