Jonnybone J Kurum
Malaysian politician
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Jonnybone J Kurum is a Malaysian politician who has served as Assistant Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Transport of Sabah in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Minister Ewon Benedick since December 2025 and Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Telupid since September 2020. He is a member of the United Sabah Party (PBS) a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[1][2][3]
Jonnybone J Kurum | |
|---|---|
| State Assistant Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Transport of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2025 | |
| Governor | Musa Aman |
| Chief Minister | Hajiji Noor |
| State Minister | Ewon Benedick |
| Preceded by | Andi Suryady (as Assistant Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship) |
| Constituency | Telupid |
| Political Secretary to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) | |
| In office 27 September 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Maximus Ongkili |
| Preceded by | Christoper Mandut |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ghazali Hajiji |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Telupid | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Majority | 685 (2020) 1,011 (2025) |
| Assistant Secretary-General of the United Sabah Party | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| President | Maximus Ongkili |
| Secretary-General | Julita Mojungki |
| Preceded by | Hendrus Anding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1976 |
| Party | United Sabah Party (PBS) |
| Other political affiliations |  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
Jonnybone J Kurum has served as Political Secretary to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs, Maximus Ongkili from 27 September 2021 until 2022 and Political Secretary I of the Minister of Local Government and Housing of Sabah, Joachim Gunsalam.[4][5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N47 Telupid | Jonnybone J Kurum (PBS) | 2,266 | 41.42% | Felix Joseph Sitin (UPKO) | 1,581 | 28.90% | 5,471 | 685 | 68.15% | ||
| Abdul Wahab Abdul Ghani (UMNO) | 1,389 | 25.39% | ||||||||||
| Jingkoi Luna (PCS) | 68 | 1.24% | ||||||||||
| Takun Ladas (LDP) | 54 | 0.99% | ||||||||||
| Rita Cham (PPRS) | 19 | 0.35% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Jonnybone J Kurum (PBS) | 3,868 | 37.61% | Felix Joseph Saang (UPKO) | 2,857 | 27.78% | 10,284 | 1,011 | 68.72% | |||
| Benedict Asmat (Sabah UMNO) | 1,687 | 16.40% | ||||||||||
| Simah Matusip (WARISAN) | 806 | 7.84% | ||||||||||
| Jikmariya Muran (STAR) | 345 | 3.35% | ||||||||||
| Michel Alok (IMPIAN) | 291 | 2.83% | ||||||||||
| Jamin Jamri (Sabah BERSATU) | 254 | 2.47% | ||||||||||
| Nilis Joseph (KDM) | 125 | 1.22% | ||||||||||
| Pagrios @ Petrus Zabang (PBM) | 51 | 0.50% | ||||||||||
Honours
Malaysia
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2015)
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)[7]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2021)[8]
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