Harris Salleh

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Harris Salleh
حارث صالح
6th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
6 June 1976 – 22 April 1985
GovernorMohd Hamdan Abdullah
Ahmad Koroh
Mohamad Adnan Robert
Preceded byFuad Stephens
Succeeded byJoseph Pairin Kitingan
Personal details
Born
Harris bin Mohd Salleh

(1930-11-04) 4 November 1930 (age 92)
Crown Colony of Labuan (now Labuan, Malaysia)
Political partyUSNO (-1975)
BERJAYA (1975-1991)
UMNO (1991-1998)
BERSEKUTU (1998-2010)
SpouseRupiah Bachee Khan

Harris bin Mohd Salleh[1] (born 4 November 1930) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Sabah from June 1976 to April 1985. During his tenure, he controversially ceded the island of Labuan, which used to be part of state of Sabah, to the federal Government, making it the second federal territory of Malaysia.[2] He was also founding President of the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ memmynemo.com "Datuk Seri Panglima Harris Bin Mohd Salleh awarded title of Tan Sri by Agong"
  2. ^ Åsgård, Björn."A Study of the Kadazan Dusun, Sabah, Malaysia" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ethnic Awareness and Development, p. 47. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
  3. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Abdullah Ayub among 1,707 conferred titles in conjunction with King's birthday". The Star. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Trengganu Ruler tops awards list", New Straits Times, 24 October 1981.
  6. ^ "SPMS 1980". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Mahathir heads Sarawak honours list". New Straits Times. 1 July 1980.

Other

  • Rafaelle, Paul. "Harris Salleh of Sabah", Condor Publishing, Hong Kong (1986). ISBN 962-7212-01-6
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Sabah
1976–1985
Succeeded by