Veteran politician Bung Moktar dies

Veteran politician Bung Moktar dies


Published: Dec 5, 2025 2:59 AM
Updated: 6:06 AM



Sabah BN chairperson Bung Moktar Radin has passed away at Gleneagles Hospital in Kota Kinabalu at the age of 66.

His son, Naim Kurniawan Moktar, announced his father’s passing in a Facebook post earlier today.

“It is with great sadness that my father, Moktar Radin, has passed away on Dec 5 at 1.46am. We kindly request prayers for his soul to be blessed with mercy and placed among the righteous. Al-Fatihah,” he wrote.

Last night, Malaysiakini reported that Bung, who was also Sabah Umno chief and the MP for Kinabatangan, had been admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon.

The veteran politician was in critical condition and receiving treatment for complications involving his lungs, heart, and kidneys.

In last Saturday’s state election, Bung retained the Lamag seat for another term, winning by a slim majority of 153 votes in a six-cornered contest.

Bung, along with his wife Zizie Izette Abdul Samad, had been embroiled in a corruption case related to Felcra’s RM150 million investment in Public Mutual unit trusts.

On Nov 13, the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court had granted the couple’s request to postpone their defence in the RM2.8 million case, originally set for Nov 27 and Dec 3, to January next year, following a request citing the Sabah state election on Nov 29.