Osman bin Sapian was a Malaysian politician who served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Johor from May 2018 to his resignation in April 2019 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Kempas twice from November 1999 to May 2013 and from May 2018 to his death in December 2021.
17 Facts About Osman Sapian
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Osman Sapian was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, a component party of the Perikatan Nasional and formerly Pakatan Harapan coalitions.
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Osman Sapian is the second shortest-serving Menteri Besar of Johor after Sahruddin Jamal, serving in the position for only 328 days.
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Osman Sapian courted controversy when his academic qualification listed on the government portal included a bachelor's degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Osman Sapian later clarified that it was a mistake and that he had never claimed to have graduated.
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Osman Sapian's distorted academic credentials on all state government websites were taken down later.
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In January 2019, as the Johor Menteri Besar, Osman Sapian made a boat ride to visit a Malaysian Marine Department vessel that was anchored in Malaysia-Singapore disputed waters which had raised protest from Singapore.
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Osman Sapian had visited Batam Island, Riau, Indonesia in March 2019 amid the toxic pollution crisis of Kim Kim River, Pasir Gudang, Johor.
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Osman Sapian explained that it was working visit that was preplanned for the preparations of the visit to Johor in 2020 year and had been shortened from 3 days to 1 day trip.
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Osman Sapian had been blamed for neglecting the urgent matter at home as a state government chief.
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On 8 April 2019, Osman Sapian tendered his resignation as Menteri Besar of Johor.
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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, was known to be unhappy with Osman Sapian following several decisions that he had made against the federal government's direction.
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Osman Sapian's resignation came amidst a public disagreement between the royal family of Johor and Tun Dr Mahathir, the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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However at same time Bersatu Secretary-General Hamzah Zainudin said, Osman Sapian still remained a member of BERSATU as Osman would only be called to explain regardining allegations of helping the Independent candidate campaign in the by-election, and no action has yet been taken.
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On 13 October 2021, Osman Sapian was admitted to the KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital after suffering a mild stroke.
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Osman Sapian died on 21 December 2021 at the age of 69 in Damansara from the complications of the stroke he suffer earlier four days before his 70th birthday.
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Osman Sapian was buried at the Ar-Raudhah Muslim Cemetery in Mount Austin, Johor Bahru.