Majang Renggi

Summary

Datuk Majang Anak Renggi is the two-term ADUN for N70 Samalaju under PRS/GPS, serving as Sarawak's Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development II (Port Development) and Deputy President of PRS since October 2025. His ministerial record centres on port governance reform and Sarawak's assertion of state rights over federal port assets under Malaysia Agreement 1963. He has represented Samalaju since the constituency's creation in 2016 and won re-election in December 2021 with 42.0% of the vote.

Biography

Datuk Majang Anak Renggi is the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for N70 Samalaju, a constituency created in the 2015 electoral redistribution and first contested in the 2016 Sarawak state election [1]. He represents Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. Samalaju, located in the Bintulu Division, had a population of 78,734 as of 2020 and comprises seven polling districts [1]. Majang was affiliated with Barisan Nasional from 2006 to 2018 before joining GPS-PRS from 2018 onwards [2]. He won re-election in the 12th Sarawak State Election on 18 December 2021 with 42.0% of the vote (7,547 votes) and a majority of 6,043 over a field of five candidates [3]. In the Sarawak state government, he serves as Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development II (Port Development), a portfolio covering port governance across Sarawak [4]. In October 2025, he was elected Deputy President of PRS for the 2025–2028 term, winning the position unopposed at the party's sixth triennial delegates' conference [4]. He was previously a PRS supreme council member and vice-president prior to his elevation to deputy president [5]. His public record focuses on port infrastructure, Sarawak's state rights under Malaysia Agreement 1963, and Dayak customary land matters.

Known for

Majang Renggi is known for his ministerial work on port infrastructure development in Sarawak, including advocacy for the state's takeover of Bintulu Port from the federal government under the rights enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 [6]. He has also publicly advocated for the establishment of a unified Sarawak Port Authority to consolidate the management of multiple state ports [6]. At the party level, he is the Deputy President of PRS as of October 2025, making him one of the most senior figures in the second-largest party in Sarawak [4].

Political positions

Majang has consistently aligned with the GPS coalition's position on Sarawak's state rights, particularly on the assertion that federal port assets such as Bintulu Port should be returned to state jurisdiction under Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). As Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development II, he has stated that Bintulu Port is "a vital Federal port" that "plays a strategic role and is an important asset to complete Sarawak's economic ecosystem," and committed the state government to completing the takeover process [6]. On port governance, he has championed the creation of a Sarawak Port Authority umbrella body to consolidate management of Miri, Samalaju, Rajang, Tanjong Manis, and Kuching ports, citing Sarawak's goal of achieving developed-state status by 2030 [6]. On Dayak customary rights, he has called for a public forum involving NGOs and Dayak groups to make recommendations on Adat and native customary rights (NCR) land issues following a 2016 Federal Court ruling, stating that "being denied those rights by the court was definitely a big blow and a humiliation for the Orang Asal" [7].

Political career

1. 2006Joined Barisan Nasional (BN), beginning his formal political affiliation under the BN umbrella with PRS.⛓
2. 7 May 2016Elected ADUN for the newly created N70 Samalaju constituency in the 11th Sarawak State Election, standing under Barisan Nasional/PRS.⛓
3. 2018Transitioned from Barisan Nasional to Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) following BN's federal defeat and the formation of GPS by Sarawak-based component parties. Continued under PRS within GPS.⛓
4. 18 December 2021Re-elected ADUN for N70 Samalaju in the 12th Sarawak State Election under GPS-PRS, receiving 7,547 votes (42.0%) with a majority of 6,043.⛓
5. Post-2021Appointed Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Port Development II (Port Development) in the Sarawak state government.⛓
6. 19 October 2025Elected Deputy President of PRS for the 2025–2028 term at the party's sixth triennial delegates' conference, winning the post unopposed after the withdrawal of Datuk Snowdan Lawan.⛓

Election history

• 2021N70 SamalajuWon42%⛓
• 2016N70 SamalajuWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentAs a GPS-PRS state minister, Majang Renggi operates within the ruling Sarawak coalition's framework of asserting state rights under MA63, including reclaiming jurisdiction over federal port assets and pursuing Sarawak's developed-state vision for 2030.⛓
• VerifiedFactsMajang Renggi has been ADUN for N70 Samalaju since 2016. He received 7,547 votes (42.0%) with a majority of 6,043 in the 2021 Sarawak state election. He was elected PRS Deputy President unopposed in October 2025. His state ministerial role covers port development in Sarawak.⛓
• AffectedSamalaju constituency has a population of 78,734 (2020) across seven polling districts. The constituency is situated in the Bintulu Division, an area with significant industrial port activity at Samalaju Industrial Port, making port governance decisions by Majang's ministry directly relevant to local employment and economic conditions.⛓