Rubin bin Balang is a Malaysian politician who has served the State Minister of Rural Development of Sabah since December 2025 in the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) state administration under Chief Minister Hajiji Noor, as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kemabong from February 1994 to May 2018 and again since September 2020. He is a member and one of the Vice Presidents of Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. He is also the father of Riduan Rubin, the Independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Tenom.
Election results + Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2018P181 Tenom (Sabah UMNO)10,23046.00% (DAP)11,36351.10%22,899 1,133 78.91%Laimoi Laikim (PHRS)6452.90%
+ Sabah State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1994N40 Kemabong (PBS) 3,52159.22% Bobbey Ah Fang Suan (PDS) 2,371 39.87% 6,018 1,150 81.70% (BERSEKUTU)540.91%1999N31 KemabongRubin Balang (Sabah UMNO) 4,74153.15% Esar Andamas (PBS) 3,905 43.78% 8,991 836 80.71% (BERSEKUTU)2743.07%2004N36 KemabongRubin Balang (Sabah UMNO) 4,02754.84% Peter Lunuk (IND) 1,516 20.65% 7,666 2,511 73.72%Limun Laikim (IND)1,31917.96%Mutang Dawat (IND)4466.07%Sim N.C. Rikin (IND)350.48%2008Rubin Balang (Sabah UMNO) 5,15862.78% Peter Lunuk (PKR) 2,721 33.12% 8,442 2,437 79.66% (BERSEKUTU)3374.10%2013Rubin Balang (Sabah UMNO)5,765 53.88%Biou Suyan (PKR)2,73325.54%11,104 3,032 84.00%Alfred Tan Jin Kiong (STAR)1,15510.79% (SAPP)1,0479.79% 2020N43 KemabongRubin Balang (IND) 4,21438.48% Lucas Umbul (UPKO) 3,202 29.23% 10,952 1,012 72.60% (Sabah UMNO)2,96627.08%Juster Peter (LDP)2682.45%Alfred Tay Jin Kiong (PCS)2292.09% Rainus Sagulau (USNO Baru)730.67% 2025Rubin Balang (GAGASAN)6,32639.77%Noorita Sual (DAP)4,19726.38%16,1842,12969.95%Rahmah Jan Sulaiman (Sabah UMNO)2,87718.09%Burnley Balang (WARISAN)1,3178.28%Yabri Onos (KDM)7204.53%Hasmin Azroy Abdullah (STAR)2321.46%Jasini Angkiwan (IMPIAN)1030.65%Petrus Yahya (IND)1030.65%Rassedi Liaron (PPRS)330.21%
Honours
Justice of the Peace (JP) (2017) Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1996) Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (1994)
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