Sakaran Dandai
Malaysian politician
Tun Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai (15 April 1930 – 30 August 2021)[1] is a Malaysian politician. He was the eighth Chief Minister in 1994 and Governor of the Malaysian state of Sabah from 1995 through 2002. Dandai was a member of the United Malays National Organisation. He was born in Semporna, Malaysia.
Sakaran Dandai | |
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| 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Chief Minister | Salleh Said Keruak Yong Teck Lee Bernard Giluk Dompok Osu Sukam Chong Kah Kiat |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Said Keruak |
| Succeeded by | Ahmadshah Abdullah |
| 8th Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 17 March 1994 – 27 December 1994 | |
| Governor | Mohammad Said Keruak |
| Preceded by | Joseph Pairin Kitingan |
| Succeeded by | Salleh Said Keruak |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Semporna | |
| In office 3 August 1986 – 25 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Shafie Apdal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai 15 April 1930 Kampung Air, Semporna, North Borneo |
| Died | 30 August 2021 (aged 91) Gleneagles Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negeri Sabah, Kota Kinabalu |
| Political party | United Sabah National Organization (USNO) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse(s) | Halimah (deceased) Siti Rukaiyah Abdullah |
| Father | Dandai Ajibuddin (deceased) |
| Relatives | Shafie Apdal (nephew) |
Dandai died on 30 August 2021 at a hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from COVID-19, aged 91.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Biodata Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Sakaran bin Dandai". Archived from the original on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ↑ "Tun Sakaran meninggal dunia akibat jangkitan COVID-19". Astro Awani (in Malay). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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