Samad Bin Jambri @ Jamri

• He has championed the rural electrification drive, aiming to extend electricity to villages currently off-grid, targeting 99.9% coverage by end of 2025, benefiting thousands of households.
• Oversaw the Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) affordable housing scheme. By 22 November 2023, of the 959 planned units, 541 had been completed.

• Since 8 October 2020, he has served as the Assistant Minister of Rural Development in the Sabah state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor and Minister Jahid Jahim
• Elected as the Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Labuk since 26 September 2020, winning the seat with a majority of 1,208 votes
• Member of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) since 5 February 2023, a component party of the ruling Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition
• Previously he was a  Member of Sabah BERSATU (Malaysian United Indigenous Party – Sabah chapter) under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition from 2020 until his departure on 10 December 2022

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No more new streetlight allocations for Sabah villages in 2025

In November 2024, Samad announced that the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development would not provide new funding for installing streetlights in rural villages next year. The budget was limited to operational and maintenance costs—meaning no new streetlight units would be purchased.
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SMJ housing delays—monitoring stepped up

In April 2025, Samad responded to concerns over delayed Rumah Mesra Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) housing projects, especially in the Gum-Gum constituency. He stated that the ministry would ensure frequent progress checks—every three days—to increase transparency and address issues swiftly.
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