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Safiee Ahmad

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

As the state assemblyman for Daro, Safiee Ahmad is the primary elected representative for residents of this coastal constituency when it comes to state-level decisions on infrastructure, public health facilities, and local administrative upgrades. His ongoing advocacy for the Batang Lassa bridge, the Daro Health Clinic, rural internet coverage, and cashless banking directly affects whether Daro residents can access healthcare, banking, and connectivity in their daily lives without travelling to distant towns. His push for Daro to become a division, if successful, would change the level of administrative resources and planning available to the local population.

Summary

Safiee Ahmad is the PBB/GPS assemblyman for Daro (N.43) in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, having won the seat in both the 2016 and 2021 state elections. He is primarily associated with constituency-level advocacy covering rural infrastructure, healthcare, digital connectivity, and financial inclusion. No federal parliamentary role, executive appointment, or credible allegation of legal issues has been identified from available sources.

Biography

Safiee Ahmad (full name: Safiee bin Haji Ahmad) is the Sarawak State Assemblyman (ADUN) for the Daro constituency (N.43), representing Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) under the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition. He has held the Daro seat across at least two consecutive state elections, first winning in 2016 under the Barisan Nasional banner and retaining it in the 2021 Sarawak state election as a GPS candidate with 57.8 per cent of the vote [1]. Daro is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006 [2]). The constituency has a total of six polling districts, according to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022 [2]). Safiee has consistently advocated for infrastructure, healthcare, digital connectivity, and financial access improvements in his coastal constituency. He has publicly called for the elevation of Daro district to divisional status, expedited construction of the Daro Health Clinic, activation of erected telecommunication towers, and the expansion of banking services in the area [3]. In October 2023, he launched the Daro Cashless Community initiative in partnership with Agrobank [4]. In April 2024, he provided updates on the Batang Lassa bridge project linking Pulau Bruit and Daro town, which had reached 91.36 per cent completion as of March 2024 [3]. No publicly available information from allowlist sources confirms his date of birth, educational background, or pre-political career.

Known for

Safiee Ahmad is known as the long-serving PBB assemblyman for Daro, a coastal constituency in Sarawak's Mukah division, where he has focused on rural infrastructure development including road connectivity, healthcare, and digital access. He is publicly associated with advocacy for elevating Daro's administrative status from a district to a division. He has also been a vocal proponent of improving financial services access for rural communities in his constituency.

Political positions

Safiee Ahmad has, through debate in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, called for Daro district to be elevated into a full division to accelerate infrastructure development and improve administrative management of the area. He has urged the expedited completion of the Daro Health Clinic, which has been operating from temporary premises following a fire in 2015. He has pushed for the activation of existing telecommunication towers and advocated for either a state-owned telco or subsidies to expand rural internet coverage. He has called for greater commercial banking presence in Daro. On the anti-party hopping law, Bernama reported that Safiee Ahmad stated the amendment was important to prevent a repeat of multiple changes of Prime Minister within a single term.

References

  1. [1]election.thestar.com.my
  2. [2]en.wikipedia.org
  3. [3]malaymail.com
  4. [4]thestar.com.my

Political career

  1. 7 May 2016Safiee Ahmad won the Daro state seat (N.43) under the Barisan Nasional-PBB ticket in the 11th Sarawak state election, with a majority of 4,432 votes.⛓
  2. 18 December 2021Safiee Ahmad retained the Daro seat (N.43) under the GPS-PBB banner in the 12th Sarawak state election, receiving 57.8 per cent of votes (5,317 votes) with a majority of 5,112.⛓
  3. 20 May 2022Safiee Ahmad called in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Daro district to be elevated to divisional status and urged expedited construction of the Daro Health Clinic and activation of telecommunication towers in his constituency.⛓
  4. 11 October 2023Safiee Ahmad launched the Daro Cashless Community initiative in partnership with Agrobank, aimed at promoting cashless transactions among local traders and addressing the shortage of ATM facilities in the constituency.⛓
  5. 7 April 2024Safiee Ahmad reported that the Batang Lassa bridge project connecting Pulau Bruit and Daro town had reached 91.36 per cent completion as of 25 March 2024, with expected completion by December 2024.⛓

Election history

  • 2021Daro (N.43), SarawakWon57.8%⛓
  • 2016Daro (N.43), SarawakWon⛓

Stance evolution

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

  1. 2023PBB
    • I, on behalf of the Daro community, wish to thank Agrobank and Bank Negara for selecting Daro in launching this initiative, which is timely and a very much welcome one.

      Said at the launch of the Daro Cashless Community initiative on 11 October 2023. · Source

  2. 2022PBB
    • The creation of a new division can aid in realising the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 announced by the Premier of Sarawak in July last year, where four of the seven target variables of the economic sector — innovation, basic infrastructure, transportation, and utilities – can be implemented.

      Said during debate on the motion of appreciation of the Head of State's address in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, May 2022. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • GovernmentPBB president and Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg publicly stated in November 2021 that Safiee Ahmad had served his term well and there was no reason he could not be renominated, describing him as having 'worked diligently' for Daro.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsThe Daro constituency was created in the 2005 redistribution and has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 2006. As of 31 October 2022, it has six polling districts.⛓
  • AffectedSafiee Ahmad reported receiving frequent complaints from Daro residents about long queues at the sole ATM, including instances where Agrobank staff had to put out chairs for waiting customers, which prompted his push for expanded banking services and cashless payment options.⛓

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