William Nyallau Badak


William Nyallau Badak was a Malaysian politician and judge who served as the Member of Parliament for Lubok Antu from March 2008 to May 2018. He was an independent in support of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak coalition and was a member of the Parti Sarawak Bersatu and the Parti Rakyat Sarawak, a former component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, replacing long-serving incumbent Jawah Gerang. Before entering Parliament, he was a Native Court judge. He joined PSB in 2019 after he was sacked from PRS on 22 April 2018 and dropped as a candidate in the 2018 general election. In 2021 Sarawak state election, he contested the Batang Ai state seat as a PSB candidate but lost. On 8 November 2022, he left PSB and pledged his support of GPS.

Death

On 20 January 2025, William Nyallau died from heart complications at the Sarawak Heart Centre, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia at the age of 73.

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