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Aidel Lariwoo

Party
PBB · United Bumiputera Heritage Party
Coalition
GPS
Constituency
Sadong Jaya
State
Sarawak
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Why this matters to you

As Sarawak's Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development, Aidel Lariwoo directly oversees road construction and maintenance decisions that affect daily commutes and rural access across the state — including the gazettement of nearly 6,000km of former logging roads that currently serve as the only road links to many interior communities (Source: freemalaysiatoday.com; thestar.com.my). For residents of Sadong Jaya and the wider Kuching-Samarahan corridor, he has also flagged three specific road and bridge upgrading projects designed to ease congestion on the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway (Source: malaymail.com, October 2023). His role means decisions on whether construction contracts are fulfilled on time, or whether rescue contractors are brought in for delayed public infrastructure, flow through his ministry.

Summary

Datuk Aidel Lariwoo is the PBB assemblyman for Sadong Jaya in Sarawak, first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2021. He has served as Sarawak's Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development since January 2022, overseeing road construction, rural connectivity, and the resolution of delayed government projects. He is also a member of the PBB Bumiputera Wing Supreme Council, elected in June 2022.

Biography

Datuk Aidel Lariwoo is the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly member for Sadong Jaya, representing Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. He was first elected to the Sadong Jaya seat in the 11th Sarawak State Election on 7 May 2016, contesting under the Barisan Nasional banner and winning with a majority of 4,367 votes [1]. He retained the seat in the 12th Sarawak State Election held on 18 December 2021 under the GPS banner, defeating candidates from PKR, PSB, and PBK in a four-cornered contest [2]. Following the 2021 election, he was appointed Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development in the Second Abang Johari Cabinet announced on 30 December 2021 [3]. Following a constitutional amendment gazetted on 1 March 2022, the title of Assistant Minister was redesignated as Deputy Minister, and Aidel has since served as Sarawak's Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development [4]. In June 2022, he was elected to the PBB Bumiputera Wing Supreme Council for the 2022–2025 term, polling 830 votes [5]. In his ministerial capacity, Aidel has been involved in overseeing infrastructure delivery across Sarawak, including efforts to address delayed construction projects, road connectivity in rural areas, and the gazettement of former logging roads as state roads [6].

Known for

Aidel Lariwoo is known as the two-term assemblyman for Sadong Jaya who has served in the Sarawak government's infrastructure portfolio since December 2021. He has been publicly identified with efforts to resolve delayed ('sick') construction projects and to bring former logging roads under state maintenance. Within PBB, he was elected to the party's Bumiputera Wing Supreme Council in June 2022 [5].

Political positions

Based on publicly reported statements, Aidel has focused on infrastructure development and rural connectivity within Sarawak. He has advocated for the gazettement and formal takeover of former logging roads as state roads to ensure systematic maintenance and improved access to rural interior settlements [7]. He has linked delays in government construction projects to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, citing movement restrictions and the rising cost of construction materials such as sand as key factors [8][9]. At the constituency level, he has emphasised economic development through tourism and entrepreneurship, citing initiatives such as firefly tourism along Sungai Batang Sadong and the development of the Sadong Jaya Heritage Gallery as means of generating local income [10].

References

  1. [1]freemalaysiatoday.com
  2. [2]sinarharian.com.my; bernama.com
  3. [3]malaymail.com; bernama.com
  4. [4]nst.com.my
  5. [5]malaymail.com; nst.com.my
  6. [6]malaymail.com; freemalaysiatoday.com; thestar.com.my
  7. [7]thestar.com.my; freemalaysiatoday.com
  8. [8]malaymail.com
  9. [9]June 2023
  10. [10]sinarharian.com.my

Political career

  1. 7 May 2016First elected to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly as the PBB-BN candidate for Sadong Jaya in the 11th Sarawak State Election, winning with a majority of 4,367 votes.⛓
  2. May 2016Re-elected (confirmed retained seat) after defeating PAS, Amanah, and independent candidates at Sadong Jaya in a four-cornered fight, with all three opponents losing their deposits.⛓
  3. 18 December 2021Re-elected to Sadong Jaya for a second term under the GPS-PBB banner in the 12th Sarawak State Election, defeating candidates from PSB, PKR, and PBK in a four-cornered contest.⛓
  4. 30 December 2021Appointed Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development in the Second Abang Johari Cabinet.⛓
  5. 1 March 2022Title redesignated from Assistant Minister to Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development following a Sarawak constitutional amendment gazetted on 1 March 2022.⛓
  6. 19 June 2022Elected to the PBB Bumiputera Wing Supreme Council for the 2022–2025 term, polling 830 votes at the party's 15th General Assembly.⛓

Election history

  • 2021Sadong JayaWon⛓
  • 2016Sadong JayaWon⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2025PBB
    • Former logging roads and wooden bridges, which are in urgent need of repair or of high importance, can be considered as proposed projects under the 13th Malaysia Plan

      Aidel made this statement during question time in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly on 23 May 2025, addressing rural road connectivity. · Source

    • Once the gazettement of these roads as state roads is completed, the Sarawak government will take over their maintenance under the state road maintenance programme

      Aidel stated this during question time in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly on 28 November 2025, on the gazettement of former logging roads. · Source

  2. 2023PBB
    • One of the main reasons Sarawak has had many sick projects before is due to movement controls caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, with problems such as lack of foreign labour and an increase in prices of construction materials such as sand

      Aidel made this remark to reporters at the Physical Asset and Infrastructure Management Conference 2023 in Sarawak, explaining the causes of delayed government projects. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • GovernmentAidel serves as Sarawak's Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development under the GPS-led Abang Johari government, responsible for road infrastructure delivery and port development across the state.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsAidel won the Sadong Jaya seat in both the 2016 (4,367 majority) and 2021 Sarawak state elections under PBB. He has held the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development post since January 2022 and was elected to the PBB Bumiputera Wing Supreme Council in June 2022 with 830 votes.⛓

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