Celestine Ujang Jilan


Celestine Ujang Jilan was a Malaysian politician from Sarawak. He served as a Sarawak Cabinet Minister including responsible for Housing and Land Development and was later elected Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly.
He was married to Puan Sri Elizabeth Pawa. Together they have three daughters - Malvina, Angelina and Priscilla. Datin Angelina is the wife of Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development & Member of Parliament for P215 - Kapit.

Political career

Ujang was elected to represent the State Constituency of Kemena in the Sarawak State Assembly from 1974 to 2001. In the 1998 party elections, he won the post of Vice-President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu, a component party of the Barisan Nasional ruling party, unopposed. In 2007, Ujang retired from politics and did not seek reelection as Senior Vice-President. Ujang served as the Deputy Chairman of the Bintulu Development Authority. from October 2003

Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI)

In 2003, Ujang was appointed to the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Panel of Advisers After retiring from politics, Ujang was elected Deputy President in the .

Honours

Ujang died at the age of 70 on 10 January 2018 at a private hospital in Kuching, Sarawak.