Abdul Ghapur Salleh

Who is Abdul Ghapur Salleh?

Datuk Seri Abdul Ghapur Salleh is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kalabakan constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malay National Organisation party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

Before entering federal politics, Abdul Ghapur was active in Sabah state politics, and was the state's Deputy Chief Minister. He was elected unopposed to federal Parliament in 2004 and 2008. In 2008, he was appointed as a Deputy Minister for Resources and Natural Environment by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, only to resign eight days later. Later that year he openly criticised the Barisan Nasional government in Parliament for overlooking the needs states of Sabah and Sarawak, which had voted resoundingly in favour of Barisan Nasional in the 2008 election.