Salleh Said Keruak

Salleh Said Keruak
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Panglima; Salleh Said Keruak; SPDK
	مد صالح بن مد سعيد
	Salleh Said Keruak at the ITU Telecom World 2016
Minister of Communications and Multimedia
	In office; 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
Monarch	Abdul Halim; Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Jailani Johari
Preceded by	Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Succeeded by	Gobind Singh Deo
Constituency	Senator
9th Chief Minister of Sabah
	In office; 28 December 1994 – 26 May 1996
Nominated by	Mahathir Mohamad (Prime Minister)
Appointed by	Mohammad Said Keruak (Governor); Mahathir Mohamad (Prime Minister)
Preceded by	Sakaran Dandai
Succeeded by	Yong Teck Lee
Speaker of the Sabah State Legislature
	In office; 31 December 2010* (appointed 12 January 2011) – 28 July 2015
Appointed by	Juhar Mahiruddin (Governor); Musa Aman (Chief Minister)
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Musa Aman
Preceded by	Juhar Mahiruddin
Succeeded by	Syed Abas Syed Ali
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Kota Belud
	In office; 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Maidom Pansai @ Paul
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Majority	7,131 (1995); 9,216 (1999); 10,421 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Md Salleh bin Md Said; 10 July 1958[N 1]; Kota Belud, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation[N 2][N 3]
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s)	Raya Erom (m. 1984)
Relations	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (cousin)[1]
Children	Mohd. Syarulnizam (1986); Syazeera (1988); Mohd. Hafeez (1996); Syeera (2002)
Father	Mohammad Said Keruak
Residence	Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University; Universiti Putra Malaysia
Profession	Politician
Website	www.sskeruak.com
	↑ "Mensyukuri Rahmat Hidup dan Kesihatan Sempena Hari Jadi" (in Malay). Retrieved 15 January 2012. ; ↑ "Sejarah Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Tun Said Keruak" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. ; ↑ Before 1991, he is the member of PBS.;

Datuk Seri Panglima Md Salleh bin Md Said (Jawi: مد صالح بن مد سعيد; born 10 July 1958), commonly known as Salleh Said Keruak, is a Malaysian politician who was Chief Minister of the state of Sabah from 1994 to 1996. He was Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Information and Communications of Malaysia since 29 July 2015 until 10 May 2018. He also serves as a Senator in the Dewan Negara; previously he was the state assemblyman for the electoral district of Usukan. He is the son of Mohammad Said Keruak, who served as Chief Minister as well as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah.

Riding on Barisan Nasional (BN) ticket to contest in the federal parliamentary seat of Kota Belud, he and two other candidates eventually lost the votes to Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) candidate as well his cousin Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis in the 2018 general election.

Educational background

He was a Bachelor graduate from Simon Fraser University in Political Science and a Phd in Political Science and Government from Universiti Putra Malaysia .

Career

After further studies, he was designated as Kota Belud District Officer.

He also held some positions in the Cabinet of Sabah. In many years, he was the Minister of State for Finance, Minister of State for Local Government and Housing and Deputy Chief Minister of State.

On 28 December 1994, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as the Chief Minister of the State. His tenure as the State Chief Minister ended on 26 May 1996, and he was succeeded by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Yong Teck Lee.

On 4 January 2010, Chief Minister of State, Musa Aman, appointed him as his Science and Technology Adviser with ministerial rank.^[2] He replaced Tham Nyip Shen, former Deputy Chief Minister of State.

On 12 January 2011, he was appointed as the Speaker of the State Legislature.^[3] Before that, on the first day of 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS)^[4] by the Federal Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Dr. Rais Yatim.

Under the party of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he is the Sabah Liaison Deputy Chairman. He also presides over the United Sabah Bajau Organisation (USBO).

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**: P169 Kota Belud, Sabah^[5]^[6]
Year		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct
1995	Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO)	17,368	62.92%	Timbun Laganan (PBS)	10,237	37.8%
1999	Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO)	17,817	62.16%	Saidil @ Saidi Simoi (PBS)	8,601	30.1%
2004	Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO)	19,185	61.7%	James Bagah (IND)	8,956	28.8%
2018	Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO)	19,167	33.1%²	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (WARISAN)	23,429	40.5%²
Notes: Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower. ² Different % used for 2018 election.

Awards

After his appointment as the chief minister of Sabah, he received award of the Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK), which carry the title of "Datuk Seri Panglima".

Family

He is married to Datin Seri Panglima Datuk Raya Erom on 18 December 1985 and has two sons and two daughters. The names of his children are, Mohd Syarulnizam (born 1987), Syazeera (born 1989), Mohd Hafeez (born 1997) and Syeera (born 2002). Salleh is also the second cousin of Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis.^[1]

Sabah :
- Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (1996)

References

1 2 "Abdul Rahman challenged by four in Kota Belud". The Borneo Post. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2018. The second cousin of former Chief Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Tun Said also said there was not objection from her family to stand under the opposition even though her cousin (Salleh) was also standing as a BN candidate for the Usukan state seat. My family is very supportive of this move, and they also believe in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) after what they had done in several states in Peninsular Malaysia, especially in Selangor and Penang. “After having a meeting with our machinery tonight, we will start our campaign in Tempasuk and Usukan areas, and after that we will continue in Kadamaian,” said Isnaraissah Munirah who is fluent in English, Malay, Dusun and Bajau.
↑ "Salleh Ganti Tham Sebagai Penasihat Sains Ketua Menteri". The Star (in Malay). 12 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "Salleh Said Keruak dilantik Speaker baru DUN Sabah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ Abdul Rahman, Rafiuddin (12 January 2011). "Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Salleh Tun Hj. Mohd. Said Keruak dilantik Pengerusi FINAS" (in Malay). Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
↑ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

External links

Personal blogsite

Preceded by Sakaran Dandai	Chief Minister of Sabah 1994–1996	Succeeded by Yong Teck Lee

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[1] "Mensyukuri Rahmat Hidup dan Kesihatan Sempena Hari Jadi" (in Malay). Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[2] "Sejarah Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Tun Said Keruak" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[3] Before 1991, he is the member of PBS.

[2013_election-4] 1 2 "Abdul Rahman challenged by four in Kota Belud". The Borneo Post. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2018. The second cousin of former Chief Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Tun Said also said there was not objection from her family to stand under the opposition even though her cousin (Salleh) was also standing as a BN candidate for the Usukan state seat. My family is very supportive of this move, and they also believe in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) after what they had done in several states in Peninsular Malaysia, especially in Selangor and Penang. “After having a meeting with our machinery tonight, we will start our campaign in Tempasuk and Usukan areas, and after that we will continue in Kadamaian,” said Isnaraissah Munirah who is fluent in English, Malay, Dusun and Bajau.

[5] "Salleh Ganti Tham Sebagai Penasihat Sains Ketua Menteri". The Star (in Malay). 12 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[6] "Salleh Said Keruak dilantik Speaker baru DUN Sabah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[7] Abdul Rahman, Rafiuddin (12 January 2011). "Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Salleh Tun Hj. Mohd. Said Keruak dilantik Pengerusi FINAS" (in Malay). Retrieved 15 January 2012.

[8] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).

[9] "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

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