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Arthur Joseph Kurup

Arthur Joseph Kurup is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and economist who has served as the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2025, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pensiangan since May 2018 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sook since November 2025.

Career
Arthur previously worked as a Trade and Legal Officer at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland before returning to Malaysia. He served as a Director of Sabah Housing and Development Town Board. == Politics ==
Politics
He is the eldest son of the 1st and founding President of PBRS Joseph Kurup. He served as the Deputy President of PBRS from November 2015 to his promotion to party presidency in January 2023 and had served as Vice President and Youth Chief of PBRS in the past. In the 2018 general election, his party of United Sabah People's Party (PBRS) fielded him to contest the Pensiangan parliamentary seat to succeed his father and party president, Joseph Kurup. He faced Raymond Ahuar from the People's Justice Party (PKR) and defeated him. == Election results ==
Honours
Honours of Malaysia • • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal • • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021) • • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – '''Dato' Sri''' (2025) • • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023) • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2021) • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2015) == References ==
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