| Honorific Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima |
| Masidi Manjun | |
| Native Name: | ماسيضي مانجون |
| Office: | State Minister of Finance of Sabah |
| Term Start: | 11 January 2023 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Hajiji Noor |
| 2Blankname: | Assistant |
| 2Namedata: | Julita Majungki Jasnih Daya Tan Lee Fatt |
| Governor: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Constituency: | Karanaan |
| Predecessor: | Hajiji Noor |
| Office1: | State Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah |
| Term Start1: | 29 September 2020 |
| Term End1: | 11 January 2023 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Hajiji Noor |
| Governor1: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Constituency1: | Karanaan |
| Predecessor1: | Jaujan Sambakong |
| 2Blankname1: | Assistant |
| 2Namedata1: | Isnin Aliasnih Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supain |
| Successor1: | Joachim Gunsalam |
| Office2: | State Minister of Finance of Sabah II |
| Term Start2: | 29 September 2020 |
| Term End2: | 11 January 2023 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| Alongside2: | Hajiji Noor |
| 1Namedata2: | Hajiji Noor |
| Governor2: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Constituency2: | Karanaan |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
| 2Blankname2: | Assistant |
| 2Namedata2: | Nizam Abu Bakar Titingan Jasnih Daya |
| Successor2: | Position abolished |
| Office3: | Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah III |
| Term Start3: | 11 May 2018 |
| Term End3: | 12 May 2018 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Musa Aman |
| Alongside3: | Hajiji Noor & Jeffrey Kitingan |
| Predecessor3: | Raymond Tan Shu Kiah |
| Successor3: | Christina Liew Chin Jin |
| Constituency3: | Karanaan |
| Governor3: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Office4: | State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah |
| Term Start4: | 4 May 2007 |
| Term End4: | 12 May 2018 |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata4: | Musa Aman |
| Governor4: | Ahmadshah Abdullah Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Constituency4: | Karanaan |
| Predecessor4: | Chong Kah Kiat |
| 2Blankname4: | Assistant |
| 2Namedata4: | Karim Bujang (2007–2008) Bolkiah Ismail (2008–2013) Ellron Alfred Angin (2008–2013) Pang Nyuk Ming (2013–2018) Kamarlin Ombi (2013–2018) |
| Successor4: | Christina Liew Chin Jin |
| Office5: | State Minister of Youth and Sports of Sabah |
| Term Start5: | 27 March 2004 |
| Term End5: | 15 March 2008 |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | Musa Aman |
| Governor5: | Ahmadshah Abdullah |
| Constituency5: | Karanaan |
| Predecessor5: | Joseph Kurup |
| 2Blankname5: | Assistant |
| 2Namedata5: | Jahid Jahim |
| Successor5: | Peter Pang En Yin |
| Chancellor6: | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Minister6: | Noraini Ahmad |
| Office6: | Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
| Termstart6: | 3 August 2020 |
| Termend6: | 1 January 2021 |
| Predecessor6: | Md Sidek Ahmad |
| Successor6: | Abdul Rahman Dahlan |
| Constituency Am7: | Karanaan |
| Assembly7: | Sabah State Legislative |
| Term Start7: | 21 March 2004 |
| Majority7: | 6,106 (2004) 5,116 (2008) 3,500 (2013) 3,782 (2018) 4,814 (2020) |
| Predecessor7: | Position established |
| Term Start8: | 5 February 2023 |
| President8: | Hajiji Noor |
| Office9: | 1st State Deputy Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah |
| Term Start9: | 6 April 2019 |
| Term End9: | 10 December 2022 |
| 1Blankname9: | National President |
| 1Namedata9: | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| 2Blankname9: | National Chairman |
| 2Namedata9: | Mahathir Mohamad Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Predecessor9: | Position established |
| Successor9: | Aksyah Nasrah |
| 3Blankname9: | State Chairman |
| 3Namedata9: | Hajiji Noor |
| Office10: | Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm10: | 2004–2018 |
| Suboffice10: | Barisan Nasional |
| Subterm11: | 2018–2019 |
| Suboffice11: | Independent |
| Subterm12: | 2019–2020 |
| Suboffice12: | Pakatan Harapan |
| Subterm13: | 2020–2022 2023– |
| Suboffice13: | BERSATU GAGASAN |
| Subterm14: | 2020–2022 2022– |
| Suboffice14: | Perikatan Nasional Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1950[1] |
| Birth Place: | Ranau, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Spouse: | Nurfarizah Abdullah @ Molly Lantai |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) |
| Profession: | Politician, lawyer and public administrator |
| Alma Mater: | University of London |
Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi bin Manjun (born 2 June 1950) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and public administrator who has served as the State Minister of Finance of Sabah since January 2023 and State Minister of Local Government and Housing of Sabah from September 2020 to January 2023 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karanaan since March 2004. He was the state COVID-19 spokesman and coordinating minister of the GRS state government of Sabah. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he spoke frequently on the response of Sabah towards the pandemic. On 13 January 2023, Joachim Gunsalam took over the duties from him.[2] [3] He is a member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the GRS coalition. He has also served as the Deputy President of GAGASAN since February 2023. He also served as the State Deputy Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah from April 2019 to his resignation from the party in December 2022 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) from August 2020 to January 2021.[4] [5]
Masidi obtained a degree of Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1977 and became Barrister-at-Law with Honours at Lincoln's Inn, London in 1979.
Masidi entered the State Public Service in 1977 as a legal adviser and prosecutor at the Forestry Department. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak in 1979, the same year he was appointed as Tuaran District Officer. He was transferred to Sandakan in the similar position in 1982 before being promoted as Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in 1984. In 1987, he was made a Senior State Counsel in the State Attorney-General's Chambers. He left the State Public Service in 1989 to join private sector.
Masidi served as Chairman of Institute of Development Studies of Sabah from 1994 to 2004 and member of board of directors of Sabah Development Bank during that time. He held directorship in various companies including Chase Perdana Berhad, Sitt Tatt Berhad and Bank Rakyat. He is Chairman of Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation since 24 July 2020.[6]
Masidi joined politics in 2004 as he was nominated by United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) as candidate for Karanaan state constituency. He subsequently won the election and holds the seat for four consecutive terms. He is currently serving the fifth term in Karanaan following his victory in the 16th state election under the banner of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU).
He rose as Minister of State for Youth and Sports in 2004. He then became Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Environment from 2006 to 2018 and Minister of State charged with education during that time. He also served as Deputy Chief Minister post 14th general election for two days. He left UMNO in 2018 to join BERSATU and became the latter's state liaison deputy chairman subsequently.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N30 Karanaan, P179 Ranau | Masidi Manjun (UMNO) | 6,519 | 90.72% | Mohd Mian Mohd Ali (IND) | 413 | 5.75% | 7,332 | 6,106 | 68.90% | |||
| Sutian Kendilong (SETIA) | 254 | 3.53% | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Masidi Manjun (UMNO) | 6,505 | 82.40% | Atin Naisin (PKR) | 1,389 | 17.60% | 8,010 | 5,116 | 72.45% | ||||
| 2013 | Masidi Manjun (UMNO) | 6,292 | 58.44% | Muhiddin Anas Yusin (PKR) | 2,792 | 25.94% | 10,331 | 3,500 | 83.10% | ||||
| Jalibin Paidi (STAR) | 1,067 | 9.91% | |||||||||||
| Mat Jaili Samat (IND) | 615 | 5.71% | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Masidi Manjun (UMNO) | 6,849 | 63.98% | Chong Peck Hing (PKR) | 3,067 | 28.65% | 10,928 | 3,782 | 80.80% | ||||
| Aman Manaf (PHRS) | 685 | 6.40% | |||||||||||
| Juhaili Sidek (PKAN) | 104 | 0.97% | |||||||||||
| 2020 | N37 Karanaan, P179 Ranau | Masidi Manjun (BERSATU) | 6,696 | 73.70% | Yasin Abdul Ghani (WARISAN) | 1,882 | 20.71% | 9,086 | 4,814 | 67.68% | |||
| Hadzrul Masnin (PCS) | 434 | 4.78% | |||||||||||
| bgcolor= | Md Tajuddin Sadi (USNO Baru) | 74 | 0.81% | ||||||||||