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Abang Muhammad Salahuddin

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abang Barieng is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abang Muhammad Salahuddin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Pehin Sri
Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
SMN SBS SPDK DUNM DUPN DP SPMP
ابڠ محمد صلاح الدين بن ابڠ باريئڠ‎
Salahuddin in 2011
3rd and 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
In office
22 February 2001 – 28 February 2014
Chief MinisterAbdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byAhmad Zaidi Adruce
Succeeded byAbdul Taib Mahmud
In office
2 April 1977 – 2 April 1981
Chief MinisterAbdul Rahman Ya'kub
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byTuanku Bujang
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Ya'kub
Personal details
BornLouis anak Barieng
(1921-08-27)27 August 1921
Sibu, Raj of Sarawak
Died28 January 2022(2022-01-28) (aged 100)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Resting placeSamariang Muslim Cemetery
Spouses
Dayang Umi Kalthum
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(died 1995)​
Norkiah Abdullah
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(m. 1996; died 2021)​
Children12
OccupationPolitician

Abang Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng[note 1] (born Louis anak Barieng, 27 August 1921 – 28 January 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the third and sixth Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from 1977 to 1981 and from 2001 to 2014. He was the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri to serve twice and the oldest to be appointed.[1][2]

Early life

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Salahuddin was born Louis Barieng in 1921 at Kampung Nangka, a village in Sibu, Raj of Sarawak. He was the only son of Barieng Anyut, a well-known figure in the Third Division (present-day Sibu Division), who had a bloodline with the politician Jugah Barieng. Louis later changed his name to Abang Muhammad Salahuddin after his conversion to Islam.[citation needed]

After the Japanese occupation of British Borneo, he worked as Municipal Inspector until 1947 under the Crown Colony of Sarawak. He continued in the public service under the National Registration Department and the Public Works Department.[citation needed]

Career

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Politics

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Salahuddin was active in state politics, helping to form Barisan Pemuda Sarawak (BPS) and Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak (BARJASA). He acted as representative of the Melanau community to the Cobbold Commission during the years preceding the formation of Malaysia.[citation needed]

In 1963, he contested and won a seat in the state elections. He resigned in 1968 and returned to public service and eventually became the chairman of the State Public Service Commission.[citation needed]

Governorship

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In 1977, he was installed as the third Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak and served for his first term. In 2000, he became the acting Yang di-Pertua Negeri while his successor Ahmad Zaidi Adruce was ill.[3] Ahmad Zaidi died in December 2000, and Abang Muhammad Salahuddin was reappointed permanently to the governorship in February 2001, and his term officially ended on 28 February 2014.[4]

Death

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Salahuddin died at the Normah Sarawak Medical Centre in Petra Jaya, on 28 January 2022, at the age of 100.[5][6] He was buried at the Samariang Muslim Cemetery in Kuching.[7]

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jawi: ابڠ محمد صلاح الدين بن ابڠ باريئڠ

References

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  1. ^ "Services of heads of state of Sarawak, Sabah extended". New Straits Times. 5 December 2006. p. 11.
  2. ^ Sarawak governor’s tenure extended by one more year The Star. 29 November 2008
  3. ^ Ram Anand (28 February 2014). "Previous Governors Of Sarawak". The Borneo Post.
  4. ^ "Salahuddin only TYT to serve twice in office". New Sarawak Tribune. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  5. ^ Syafik Shukri Jalil (28 January 2022). "Mantan TYT Sarawak Tun Salahuddin meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Mantan TYT Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng meninggal dunia". Sarawak News Network. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Abang Salahuddin laid to rest at Semariang Muslim cemetery". Borneo Post Online. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1978" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Former TYT leads Head of State's honours list". Borneo Post Online. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  10. ^ "SPMP 1979". perlisroyalty.perlis.gov.my. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

Notes

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  1. Who's who 82/83 (First Edition), Sarawak Publishing House Sdn.Bhd., Kuching, Malaysia.
Political offices
Preceded by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
1977–1981 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
2001–2014 		Succeeded by
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