Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
third and sixth Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak (1921–2022)
Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng (Jawi: أبانج محمد صلاح بن الدين أبانج برينج; 27 August 1921 – 28 January 2022) was a Malaysian politician. He was the third Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from 1977 to 1981, and as the sixth Yang di-Pertua Negeri from 2001 to 2014. He was the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri to hold the post twice. He was the oldest elected to the office.[1][2] Salahuddin was born in present-day Sarawak, Malaysia.
Salahuddin died on 28 January 2022 at a hospital in Petra Jaya, Malaysia at the age of 100.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Services of heads of state of Sarawak, Sabah extended". New Straits Times. 5 December 2006. p. 11.
- ↑ Sarawak governor’s tenure extended by one more year The Star. 29 November 2008
- ↑ Syafik Shukri Jalil (28 January 2022). "Mantan TYT Sarawak Tun Salahuddin meninggal dunia" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 29 January 2022.