Yang Dipertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak

The office of the Yang Dipertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak was formed after the independence of the Kingdom of Sarawak and later become one of the States in the Federation of Malaysia. The office officially formed on 16th September 1963. The Governor of Sarawak is address to as :-

Tuan Yang Terutama Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak

His Excellency the Governor of Sarawak

Here is the list of Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak since independence.

TUN ABANG HAJI OPENG

(1963 - 1969)

Tun Abang Haji Openg was the first Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He was born in 1905 at Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak. He was appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak on 16th September 1963 and holds the title until his death on 28th March 1969.

TUN TUANKU BUJANG TUANKU OTHMAN

(1969 - 1977)

Tun Tuanku Bujang bin Tuanku Othman was the second Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He was born in 1898 at Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak. He was appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak on the death of Tun Abang Haji Openg in 1969. He was appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri for the second term in 1973. His holds the title until the end of his term in 1977.

He died at Kuching, Sarawak on 28th November 1986.

TUN DATUK PATINGGI ABANG MUHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN

(1977 - 1981) (first time)

(see below)

TUN DATUK PATINGGI ABDUL RAHMAN YA’KUB

(1981 - 1985)

Tun Datuk Patinggi Abdul Rahman bin Ya’kub was the fourth Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He was born on 3rd January 1928 at Kampung Jepak, Bintulu, Kingdom of Sarawak. He was appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak on 2nd April 1981. He resigned from the office on 2nd April 1985 due to health reasons.

TUN AHMAD ZAIDI ADRUCE

(1985 - 2000)

Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce bin Muhammed Noor was the fifth Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He was born on 29th March 1924 at Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak. He was appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak on 2nd April 1985. He was the longest serving Yang Dipertua Negeri in Malaysia, held the title for 15 years until his death on 5 December 2000.

TUN DATUK PATINGGI ABANG MUHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN

(2001 - 2014) (second term)

Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng was the third and sixth Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He is the first person to serve twice as Yang Dipertua Negeri. He was born on 27th August 1921 at Kampung Nangka, Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak.

He was first appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak on 2nd April 1977. He served for a single 4-year term until 2nd April 1981. In 2000, he was the Acting Governor of Sarawak while Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce was ill. After Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce died, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin was reappointed permanently as the Yang Dipertua Negeri on 22nd February 2001. His term officially ended on 28th February 2014.


PEHIN SRI ABDUL TAIB BIN MAHMUD
(2014 - Present)

Pehin Sri Abdul Taib bin Mahmud is the seventh Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak. He was born on 21st May 1936. He is the first child out of 10 sibling to Mahmud bin Abang Yahya and his wife, Hamidah Yaakub. He was appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sarawak on 28th February 2014 and his term started on 1 March 2014. He was appointed on the day he step down from the position of Chief Minister of Sarawak which he held since 1981.

A Royal meeting with Malaysian Student

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HRH Tuanku Syed Faizuddin and HRH Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen meeting with 13 Perlisian students at Novotel, Bandung

His Royal Higness the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail gave his consent to attend the program of Program Titian Kasih Pelajar-Pelajar Malaysia. Also accompanied the Crown Prince was Her Royal Highness the Raja Puan Muda (Crown Princess) of Perlis, Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil. The program was held at Novotel, Bandung. In the event, the Crown Prince has delivered a contribution worth about RM2,000 for each 13 students present at the program. All the students are studying at Jakarta and Yogyakarta.

The Crown Prince also stressed the importance of them to return as serves in Malaysia after finishing their studies, even if they receive a more lucrative salary offer. The Crown Prince also stated that, the Majlis Agama Islam Perlis, Perlis Islamic Council have allocate about RM944,630 to the students of Perlis who receive offer to further studies for Higher Learning. Also present were Perlis State Secretary, Datuk Azizan Hamid; and Director of the Malaysian Students Department in Indonesia, Datuk Dr. Junaidy Abu Bakar.

Royal Visit to Pulau Pinang ; Day 2

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HM Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and HM Tuanku Nur Zahirah with other VVIP in the train of Bendera Hill.

His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin gave his consent to officiate the Opening Ceremony of Al-Khamsa Horse Endurance Club at Taman Perbandaran Pulau Pinang. His Majesty arrived at 9.10 am and accompanied by His Excelency the Yang Dipertua Negeri (Governor) of Pulau Pinang, Tun Abd Rahman Abbas; The Chief Minister of Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng and the Club Presiden, A. Mutalib Ismail. The club is the first Horse Endurance Club in Pulau Pinang and the club’s construction cost about RM600,000 built in an area of 0.8 hectare and can keep up to 30 horses.

His Majesty spends around an hour touring around the club’s stable and witnessed a horse show before joining with Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong (The Supreme Queen), Tuanku Nur Zahirah riding a train to the peak of Bendera Hill.

In the train to Bendera Hill, His and Her Majesties were accompanied by the Governor and wife, Toh Puan Majimor Shariff and the Chief Minister and wife, Betty Chew Gek Cheng and enjoying a spectacular scenery of Georgetown, the capital city of Pulau Pinang. After the rides, His and Her Majesties were invited to the official residence of Governor, Seri Mutiara Palace for lunch. His and Her Majesties ended their 2 days visit to Pulau Pinang and departed back to Terengganu in the evening.

Pahang Youth Portal

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HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang launched the Pahang Youth Portal

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar gave his consent to officiate the launching ceremony of Pahang Youth Portal at the ceremony of Majlis Malam Menjunjung Kasih Belia Negeri Pahang at Kuantan. Also accompanied the Sultan were Her Royal Highness the Sultanah of Pahang, Sultanah Kalsom and His Royal Highness the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Also present in the ceremony were the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, and the Presiden of Pahang State Youth Council, Norol Azali Sulaiman.

In the ceremony, the Sultan stressed the importance of youth’s leadership to develop potential among the state youths so it can create the State of Pahang as a full-developed State. The Sultan also consents to deliver Certificate of Appreciation to former leader of the State Youth Council. The youth portal can be visited at www.beliapahang.com

Royal Visits to Pulau Pinang

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HM Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and HM Tuanku Nur Zahirah take a memorial picture with HE Tun Abd Rahman Abbas (left) and wife, Toh Puan Majimor Sharif (right)

His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin gave his consent to visit the State of Pulau Pinang for two days. Also accompanied Tuanku Mizan was Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong (The Supreme Queen) of Malaysia, Tuanku Nur Zahirah. In conjunction of the visit, Penang State Government has organized a dinner, where Tuanku Mizan consents to take a memorial picture with the Yang Dipertua Negeri (Governor) of Pulau Pinang, Tun Abd Rahman Abbas.

(picture from Engku Isa Al Husam)

Earlier in his visit, His Majesty officiate the opening ceremony of Maahad al-Mashoor Education Complex. Also present in the ceremony were the Governor of Pulau Pinang Tun Abd Rahman Abbas and wife, Toh Puan Majimor Sharif, and Minister at the Prime Minister Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Bahrom.

His Majesty Tuanku Mizan also expressed his hope, the constructions of Maahad al-Mashoor will produce a new generation of Muslim who will continue the cause of past generation who succeed to put Islam to the way it is today, and can give a big impact to the nation. His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (The Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia is also the Head of Islam of Pulau Pinang.

Opening ceremony of Johor State Assembly Seating

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HRH Sultan Ibrahim of Johor accompanied by HRH Tunku Ismail Idris, Datuk Abd Ghani Othman and Datuk Mohd Ali Hassan during the opening ceremony of Johor State Assembly Seating.

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar gave his consent to proclaim the Opening Ceremony of the 4th Session of Johor State Assembly Seating. The Seating will convene for 4 days starting in Monday from 9.30 am until 4.30pm. Also accompanied the Sultan of Johor was His Royal Highness the Tunku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim. Present in the ceremony were the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor, Datuk Abd Ghani Othman; the Assembly Speaker, Datuk Mohd Ali Hassan; Johor Executives Councilors and State Assemblymen.

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HRH Sultan Ibrahim of Johor inspecting the Guard-of-Honour

In the ceremony, the Sultan urged the State Government to attract more investors to the state. The efforts must be continue even though the State Government received RM26bil investment and succeed in providing 54,000 jobs in the past three years. In addition, Sultan Ibrahim also urged the citizens to not questioning the country constitution to prevent any kind of dissatisfaction and suspicions in the multi-cultural society. Questioning the constitution by any race regardless of Malay, Chinese or Indian can lead to disunity and it eventually creates a racial polarization.

In addition, the Sultan also asked the local authority to not let the power-greedy leader poisoning the minds of the people for their narrow political interests. The situation if left unchecked will lead to lead to divisions of the society and races polarization.

Opening ceremony of Pahang branch of National Achieves

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From left : HRH Sultanah Kalsom, HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah and Rais Yatim (at rightmost) stirring to make Pahang traditional cake, qasidah.

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar gave his consent to officiate the opening ceremony of Pahang Branch of National Achieves. Also accompanied the Sultan to the ceremony were Her Royal Highness the Sultanah of Pahang, Sultanah Kalsom; His Royal Highness the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang, Tengku Abdullah ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah and His Royal Highness the Tengku Muda of Pahang, Tengku Abdul Rahman ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah.

The Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim urged the public especially the younger generation to conduct research on the materials collected and stored in the national achieve to avoid misunderstanding on the aspect of history. This is because there are many misconceptions about the history of the country, state, and academia, especially those involving facts about Malaysia, the origins of Malacca and Pahang.

Suspend Datukship from Ambiga

Kongres India Muslim Malaysia (KIMMA), Malaysian India Muslim Congress, have sent a memorandum to His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yusof and urged the Sultan to suspend the state honorary medal of Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) which carries the title ‘Datuk’ from Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan. The memorandum has been sent by Amir Hamzah bin Abdul Rajak to Datuk Shamsul Bahrin Hassan, the Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Diraja at Istana Iskandariah.

Ambiga

In his statement, Amir Hamzah said that Datuk Ambiga as the Chairman of Malaysia Bar Council should have well aware and supposedly uphold the Constitution of Malaysia. Datuk Ambiga’s controversial decision to organize the second edition of BERSIH Demonstration on 9th July has received 900 objections up to date. Amir Hamzah also added that the demonstration main objective is nothing more but wants to tarnish the good name of Malaysia and her government, as well as to topple the ruling government who were selected through a democratic process. Receiving cheap popularity is also among the purpose of the gathering.

What is Bersih?

BERSIH is a coalition of Malaysian Opposition political parties and NGOs who aim of reforming the electoral process in Malaysia. Previously, BERSIH 1.0 was held on 10th November 2007. It took place in Kuala Lumpur around Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) and Istana Negara (National Palace). The 2007 rally was held without permit and considered illegal. It was dispersed by Malaysian Police with tear gas. 15 men including 2 women were arrested.

In short, BERSIH demands the following:-

• The use of permanent ink to ensure that voters may only vote once.
• A clean out of the electoral rolls to remove entries that is no longer valid such as deceased people.
• The abolition of postal votes on the basis that they are easily abused.
• Bersih demands that all candidates and political parties have equal access to print and broadcast media.
  

RCI Report to the Supreme Ruler

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Tan Sri James Fong submitted the RCI report to HM Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Terengganu

His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin has received a report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the death of Teoh Beng Hock. The report was three days early from its deadline on June 25. The Chairman of RCI, Tan Sri James Fong in his statement said, a copy of the 124-page report has also been submitted to the Prime Minister. The contents of the report will remain secret for the time being, and it is up to Tuanku Mizan’s consent whether to make the report public.

Teoh Beng Hock, was a political secretary to Seri Kembangan Assemblyman, Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on the fifth floor of landing of the then Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission office in Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam. He had been called to the MACC office to assist in investigations against his boss the day before his death. On 5th January 2011, the inquest into his death declared an open verdict, and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak then announced the formation of the RCI.

The RCI had called 70 witnesses over a cause of five months. Among those who included was, several forensic experts, close relatives and friends of Teoh as well as his fiancée. The submission of the report marks the conclusion of the RCI into Teoh’s death on 16th July 2009.

KMJ 2011 ; After 4 days

Kembara Mahkota Johor (KMJ) 2011, Johor Royal Entourage officially ended at Tangga Agong Sultan Abu Bakar Building on 21st August 2011. The entourage headed by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has visited all 10 district in the State of Johor covers a journey of almost 800km. Kembara Mahkota Johor is an annual event founded by the current Sultan enter its 14th edition this year, with ‘Environment care is our responsibility’ as its theme. The main objective of the entourage is to deepen the relationship between the citizens of Johor and the Palace.

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At the closing ceremony, HRH Sultan Ibrahim (center) holding the shoulder of his youngest son, Tunku Abu Bakar. To the right are HRH Tuanku Raja Zarith Sofia and HH Tunku Abd Jalil. To the left is HRH the Crown Prince, Tunku Ismail Idris. At the back is HH Tunku Aminah

On the last day of the event, the Sultan leaded the entourage which departed from Pontian started their journey across Batu Pahat and Ledang district before arrived at the closing ceremony at Tangga Agong Sultan Abu Bakar Building at Muar. Also accompanied the Sultan at the closing ceremony were Her Royal Highness Tuanku Raja Zarith Sofia; His Royal Highness the Tunku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim; the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor, Datuk Abd Ghani Othman and Johor royalty.

The Menteri Besar has stated that, the four days entourage has received wide support and glorious reception from the people of Johor in every location. The Sultan Ibrahim meanwhile, expressed his sadness and anger regarding the cleanliness level of the state. From the Sultan observation, most local authority does not keep a good job in maintaining cleanliness level in the State.

Photo Collection of Kembara Mahkota Johor 2011

Here are some of photo collections of the KMJ 2011.

At R&R Pagoh

Around Pekan Nanas

At Tanjung Langsat Port

At Batu Pahat - Tongkang Pechah road

Arrival at Bandar Maharani, Muar

Photos are not belong to Radin's Blog.

Opening ceremony of Sarawak State Assembly Seating

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The Governor of Sarawak, Tun Abd Muhammad Salahuddin (two from right) shakes hand with Abd Taib Mahmud witnessed by the Speaker, Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar (right).

The Yang Dipertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak, Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng agreed to attend the First Opening Ceremony of 11th Sarawak State Assembly Seating. The Opening Ceremony witness BN renews their mandate to ruled Sarawak, but with an increasing number of opposition in the assembly. Also attended the ceremony was the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Tan Sri Abd Taib Mahmud and Speaker of the State Assembly, Datuk Mohammad Asfia bin Awang Nassar. In the ceremony, all State Assemblymen were reminded by the Governor to be discipline and not to arise any sensitive and racist issues when the Assembly is in session.

Unruly Behavior

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Opposition Leader of Sarawak State Assembly, Wong Hoo Leng (two from left), headed 11 DAP's MP who does not wear a ceremonial suits in the opening ceremony

The Democratic Action Party, DAP won the most seats among the Opposition Parties. And, the DAP members have always well-known for their tendency to not follow rules. For example is the wearing of Assembly ceremonial suits. Even though it is not compulsory, their excuses are always the same, lame excuses. The suits are a waste of taxes-payer money and require them to wear ‘songkok’, which is synonym with Malaysian Muslim identity and it is against the freedom of religion. Nevertheless, representatives from PKR and Independent have no problem wearing them.

Lame excuses, as always. You are elected to serve; ceremonial suit should not be a problem. How come these in-discipline politicians can be elected as Assemblymen? If it is for me, they are the first to be vote-out.