Preceded by Ahmad Shabery Cheek Name Salleh Keruak | Succeeded by Syed Abas Syed Ali Preceded by Juhar Mahiruddin | |
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Appointed by Juhar Mahiruddin (Governor)Musa Aman (Chief Minister) Appointed by Mohd. Said Keruak (Governor)Mahathir Mohamad (Federal Prime Minister) People also search for Abdul Razak Hussein, Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Hamzah Abdullah | ||
Salleh said keruak express gratitude for appointment
Datuk Seri Panglima Md Salleh Md Said (born 10 July 1957), commonly known as Salleh Said Keruak, is a Malaysian politician who was Chief Minister of the state of Sabah from 1994 to 1996. He was Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Information and Communications of Malaysia since 29 July 2015. He also serves as a Senator in the Dewan Negara; previously he was the state assemblyman for the electoral district of Usukan. He is the son of Mohammad Said Keruak, who served as Chief Minister as well as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah.
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- Salleh said keruak express gratitude for appointment
- Street demo is not malaysian political culture dr mohd salleh said keruak
- Educational background
- Career
- Awards
- Family
- References
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Educational background
He was a Bachelor graduate from Simon Fraser University in Political Science and a Phd in Political Science and Government from Universiti Putra Malaysia .
Career
After further studies, he was designated as Kota Belud District Officer.
He also held some positions in the Cabinet of Sabah. In many years, he was the Minister of State for Finance, Minister of State for Local Government and Housing and Deputy Chief Minister of State.
On 28 December 1994, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as the Chief Minister of the State. His tenure as the State Chief Minister ended on 26 May 1996, and he was succeeded by SAPP President Yong Teck Lee.
On 4 January 2010, Chief Minister of State, Musa Aman, appointed him as his Science and Technology Adviser with ministerial rank. He replaced Tham Nyip Shen, former Deputy Chief Minister of State.
On 12 January 2011, he was appointed as the Speaker of the State Legislature. Before that, on the first day of 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) by the Federal Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Dr. Rais Yatim.
In UMNO, currently, he is the Sabah Liaison Deputy Chairman. He also presides over the Sabah United Bajau Organisation (USBO).
Awards
After his appointment as the chief minister of Sabah, he received award of the Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK), which carry the title of "Datuk Seri Panglima".
Family
He is married to Datin Seri Panglima Datuk Raya Erom on 18 December 1985 and has two sons and two daughters. The names of his children are, Mohd Syarulnizam (born 1987), Syazeera (born 1989), Mohd Hafeez (born 1997) and Syeera (born 2002).