Japlin Akim

Japlin Akim
جڤلين اکيم
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
2004–2008Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry
2008–2013Assistant Minister of Infrastructure Development
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2013Barisan Nasional
2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2022Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2023–Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
(coalition)
2023–GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party
(official political party)
Personal details
Born
Japlin bin Akim @ Abd Hamid

(1966-02-03) 3 February 1966
Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019–2022)
GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party (PGRS) (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)
Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2023–present)
OccupationPolitician

Japlin bin Akim @ Abd Hamid (born 3 February 1966) is a Malaysian politician who served as the State Assistant Minister. He served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Usukan from May 2018 until September 2020. He is a member of the GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party (PGRS) which is a main component party together with the other 7 parties in Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition in Sabah. He is the Division leader of GAGASAN Rakyat Sabah Party for Usukan Division.