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Chief Minister of Sabah Incumbent
Musa AmanStyle Yang Amat Berhormat / The Most Honourable Appointer Juhar Mahiruddin as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of SabahInaugural holder Tun Fuad Stephens Formation 1963 The Chief Minister of Sabah is the head of government for the Malaysian state of Sabah. As of 2009[update], the post is held by Musa Aman from the Barisan Nasional coalition. As in other parts of the Malaysian federation, the Westminster Parliamentary system is adopted, whereby, the leader of the party with the most seats in the state legislature would usually become the chief minister of Sabah. In other words, it is the person commanding the support of the state legislature. The chief minister is appointed by the head of state known as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri. In comparison to other states in Malaysia, the office of the Chief Minister of Sabah has been held by a more diverse group of people in terms of ethnicity and religion. The post has been held by Kadazandusuns, Bajaus, Malays, Chinese, Suluks, and other persons of mixed heritage as well as being Muslims, Buddhists and Christians.
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Rotation system: 1994–2005
The rotation system was used in the state of Sabah as a means to divide and share power among the three main communities of the state—the Christian Bumiputras, the Muslim Bumiputras, and the Chinese people—represented by various political parties within the Barisan National coalition supposedly representing the interests of those communities. The system was introduced by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad[1] when the ruling coalition party, Barisan Nasional, formed government despite losing in the 1994 state elections. This occurred due to defections which took place by elected representatives of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS), the party which won the election. Among the defectors were Bernard Dompok, who later became the chief minister himself and Joseph Kurup.
The system provided that the chief ministerial post will be held by a leader from one of the three communities for two years, and then the post will be passed on to another leader representing another community. The first chief minister under this system was Sakaran Dandai from the party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 1994. Sakaran did not complete his two-year tenure and was replaced by Salleh Mohd Said, also from UMNO. In 1996, Yong Teck Lee from Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) became next chief minister. Bernard Dompok then became the next chief minister representing the Christian Bumiputra community in 1998. His tenure lasted less than two years when Osu Sukam from UMNO replaced him in 1999. In 2001, Chong Kah Kiat from the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) replaced Osu. Later in 2003, Musa Aman from UMNO took up the post and remains the current chief minister of Sabah as of August 2009. The rotation system was abolished in 2005 following BN's landslide victory in Sabah in the 2004 Malaysian general election.[1]
List of chief ministers
The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Sabah since 1963:[2]
# Chief Minister Took office Left office Party 1 Tun Fuad Stephens (1st term) September 16, 1963 December 31, 1964 Alliance (UNKO) 2 Peter Lo Sui Yin January 1, 1965 May 12, 1967 Alliance (SCA) 3 Mustapha Harun May 12, 1967 November 1, 1975 Alliance (USNO) 4 Mohamad Said Keruak November 1, 1975 April 18, 1976 Barisan Nasional (USNO) 5 Tun Fuad Stephens (2nd term) April 18, 1976 June 6, 1976 Barisan Nasional (BERJAYA) 6 Harris Salleh June 6, 1976 April 22, 1985 Barisan Nasional (BERJAYA) 7 Joseph Pairin Kitingan April 22, 1985 March 17, 1994 Parti Bersatu Sabah
(1985–1986)Barisan Nasional (PBS)
(1986–1990)Parti Bersatu Sabah
(1990–1994)8 Sakaran Dandai March 17, 1994 December 27, 1994 Barisan Nasional (UMNO) 9 Salleh Said Keruak December 27, 1994 May 28, 1996 Barisan Nasional (UMNO) 10 Yong Teck Lee May 28, 1996 May 28, 1998 Barisan Nasional (SAPP) 11 Bernard Dompok May 28, 1998 March 14, 1999 Barisan Nasional (UPKO) 12 Osu Sukam March 14, 1999 March 27, 2001 Barisan Nasional (UMNO) 13 Chong Kah Kiat March 27, 2001 March 27, 2003 Barisan Nasional (LDP) 14 Musa Aman March 27, 2003 present Barisan Nasional (UMNO) References
- ^ a b "Rotation discontinued after landslide BN election victory". Daily Express (Malaysia). January 1, 2005. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=31714. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ "Sabah". WorldStatesmen.org. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm#Sabah. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
See also
External links
- Chief Minister of Sabah (Official site)
Menteris Besar and Chief Ministers of the states of Malaysia Menteris Besar Johor: Abdul Ghani Othman • Kedah: Azizan Abdul Razak • Kelantan: Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat • Negeri Sembilan: Mohamad Hassan • Pahang: Adnan Yaakob •
Perak: Zambry Abdul Kadir • Perlis: Md Isa Sabu • Selangor: Abdul Khalid Ibrahim • Terengganu: Ahmad Said
Chief Ministers Categories:- Chief Ministers of Sabah
- Politics of Sabah
- Government of Malaysia
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