Abidin Madingkir
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Ceasar Mandela Malakun
Isnin Aliasnih
Abidin Madingkir | |
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| State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 8 October 2020 – 1 December 2025 Serving with Wetrom Bahanda (2020–2022) & Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan (2022–2025) & Ruslan Muharam (2023–2025) | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Wong Sze Phin |
| Succeeded by | Joniston Bangkuai Ceasar Mandela Malakun Isnin Aliasnih |
| Constituency | Paginatan |
| Vice President of the Homeland Solidarity Party (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2021 Serving with Paul Porodong (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) (2021–2024) & Suling Isib (Non-Muslim Bumiputera) (since 2024) & Annuar Ayub (Muslim Bumiputera) (2021–2024), (Appointed) (since 2024) & Apas Nawawi Saking (Muslim Bumiputera) (since 2021) & Mohd Lin Harun (Muslim Bumiputera) (since 2024) & Stephen Teo (Chinese) (2021–2024) & Kong Soon Choi (Chinese) (since 2024) & Beverley Natalie Koh (Chinese) (since 2024) & Flovia Ng (Appointed) (since 2024) | |
| President | Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Paginatan | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 29 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Siringan Gubat (BN–UPKO) |
| Succeeded by | Rusdin Riman (KDM) |
| Majority | 2,066 (2018) 1,323 (2020) |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2019 | United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation |
| 2019–2020 | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation |
| 2020– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abidin bin Madingkir 28 November 1953 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO) (until 2020)  Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Florence Malangkig |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Civil servant (retired) |
Yang Berhormat Datuk Abidin bin Madingkir (born 28 November 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor from October 2020 to December 2025 as well as Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paginatan from May 2018 to November 2025. He is a member of the Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR) a component party of the GRS and formerly Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions and was a member of the United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation (UPKO), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also the former Mayor of Kota Kinabalu City Hall and the first Dusun native from Ranau to hold this position.
