Abang Muhammad Salahuddin

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Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng (Malay: 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]

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References

  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. Syafik Shukri Jalil (28 January 2022) (in ms). Mantan TYT Sarawak Tun Salahuddin meninggal dunia. Astro Awani. https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/mantan-tyt-sarawak-tun-salahuddin-meninggal-dunia-344120. Retrieved 29 January 2022.