Fairuz Bin Renddan

Sabah State Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports / ADUN

Active in party youth leadership, serving as Kota Belud Division Youth Chief of Sabah BERSATU until late 2022.
On 5 January 2023, he became the Youth Chief of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a local Sabahan party aligned within the GRS coalition.
Defended the party president’s right to announce candidates, clarifying that this is legitimate for GRS-held seats and does not infringe on other coalition partners.
Proposed a list of at least five young candidates from the GAGASAN Youth wing to be considered for the upcoming Sabah election, aligning with the preferences of the youth demographic.
Serves as Vice President and State League Chairman within the Sabah Football Association (Sabah FA), contributing to regional sports development.

MLA for Pintasan since winning the newly created state constituency in September 2020 with a slim majority of 84 votes
Assistant Minister of Special Tasks & Coordination (Oct 2022 – Jan 2023), then appointed State Assistant Minister of Youth & Sports from January 2023 in the GRS state administration led by CM Hajiji Noor
Political Secretary to Chief Minister Hajiji Noor before joining the Cabinet in late 2022
Youth Chief of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) from January 2023; led the party’s Pemuda wing, mobilizing youth across Sabah, aiming for 20,000 members by year-end 2023

Highlighted 4,425 Sabah youths actively involved in SMEs, working with relevant agencies to support enterprise development

1. RM 5,000 Whistleblower “Donation” Allegation (March 2025)

“RM5k”: Whistleblower reminds Sabah rep with bank receipt — Whistleblower confronted Fairuz Renddan with a bank transfer “receipt” claiming RM 5,000 was sent to him; Fairuz denied recollection and questioned motives Utusan Malaysia
Pemuda GRS serang, Albert balas dengan ‘print screen’ derma RM5,000 — DETAILED summary of the same allegation and Fairuz’s response Malaysiakini

2. Political & Rhetorical Disputes (2024–2025)

Gesaan Ketua Pemuda Umno Sabah Tidak berasas … — Fairuz criticised UMNO youth’s calls for Sabah Chief Minister’s resignation; said such demands were baseless and lacked legal merit Sabah News Today Portal
GRS kerja untuk Sabah … — He called out political opponents for using “cheap publicity” and urged focus on governance rather than distraction mstar.com.my
Isu desak KM letak jawatan… — A refutation to UMNO’s demands for the Chief Minister to step down amid corruption allegations, which Fairuz deemed premature and unsupported by evidence Daily Express

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