Datuk Nilwan bin Kabang was a Malaysian politician who had served as the State Assistant Minister of Rural Development of Sabah in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Musa Aman from 2013 to 2018, as well as a Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kunak from March 2008 to May 2018. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Death Nilwan Kabang died on19 September 2021 at the age of 71 due to COVID-19.
Election results + Sabah State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1994N51 KunakNilwan Kabang (IND)2,05021.04%Unding Lana (UMNO)5,24153.79%9,5503,17965.57%Salim Bachu (PBS)2,06221.16%Sarip Wahirun (BERSEKUTU)1972.02%2008Nilwan Kabang (UMNO)5,08384.00%Bedu Kudusa (PKR)96816.00%6,2834,11564.81%2013Nilwan Kabang (UMNO)6,39472.57%Hussein Ibnu Hassan (IND)1,03411.74%9,1325,36077.36%Kasman Karate (PAS)1,00211.37%Valentine @ Rengers Sebastian (STAR)2002.27%Sharif Shamsuddin Sharif Sagaf (IND)1171.33%Abdul Sattal Shafiee (IND)640.73%2018Nilwan Kabang (UMNO)4,63044.46%Norazlinah Arif (WARISAN)4,89847.04%10,41326871.76%Kasman Karate (PAS)4924.72%Sahing Taking (PHRS)1411.35%
Honours
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2009)
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