Prime Minister of Sabah
The Prime Minister of Sabah (malay: Ketua Menteri Sabah, English: Chief Minister of Sabah) is the head of government of the Malaysian state of Sabah . Musa Aman from the Barisan Nasional coalition party has held this office since 2003 . As in other parts of the Malaysian Federation , the Westminster system is used as a parliamentary form of government ; H. the leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah , the legislative assembly of Sabah, is appointed Prime Minister of Sabah. The Prime Minister is the one who has the support of the legislature behind him. The Prime Minister is appointed by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah , the head of state of the state. Compared to other states in Malaysia, the office of prime minister held a rather mixed group of people of different ethnic origins and religions. The post was already represented by members of the Kadazandusun, Bajau and Suluk ethnic groups, by Malay, Chinese and mixed race who were themselves Muslims, Buddhists or Christians.
Rotation system: 1994-2005
The rotation system was practiced in the state of Sabah to balance political power between the three main groups in the state - the Christian Bumiputras , the Muslim Bumiputras, and the Malays of Chinese descent. These groups and their interests were represented by a large number of political parties within the Barisan Nasional coalition . The system was introduced by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad after the ruling Barisan Nasional remained in power in the elections in Sabah state in 1994 despite her electoral defeat. This was made possible by defectors from the ranks of the victorious Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS). Bernard Giluk Dompok , who later became Prime Minister himself, and Joseph Kurup were among the defectors .
The rotation system provided that the post of prime minister was held by a political leader from the ranks of the three groups mentioned for two years and that the post was then passed on to a political leader from the next group. The first prime minister within the rotation system was Sakaran Dandai of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in 1994. Sakaran did not remain in his post for the entire term and was replaced by UMNO politician Salleh Said Keruak . In 1996, Yong Teck Lee of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) became the next Prime Minister, followed by Dompok, who represented the Christian Bumiputras from 1998 onwards. His term of office also lasted less than two years and he was inherited from UMNO in 1999 by Osu Sukam . In 2001 he was followed by Chong Kah Kiat of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Aman from UMNO took over the post in 2003 and is the incumbent Prime Minister of Sabah. The rotation system was abolished in 2005 after the resounding victory of Barisan Nasional in Sabah in the 2004 Malaysian elections.
List of Prime Ministers
The Prime Ministers of Sabah since 1963 are listed below:
| # | Prime Minister | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Political party |
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| 1 | Tun Fuad Stephens (1st term) | 16 Sep 1963 | Dec 31, 1964 | Alliance ( UNKO ) |
| 2 | Peter Lo Sui Yin | Jan. 1, 1965 | May 12, 1967 | Alliance ( SCA ) |
| 3 | Mustapha bin Harun | May 12, 1967 | Nov 1, 1975 | Alliance ( USNO ) |
| 4th | Mohamad Said Keruak | Nov 1, 1975 | Apr 18, 1976 | Barisan Nasional ( USNO ) |
| 5 | Tun Fuad Stephens (2nd term) | Apr 18, 1976 | June 6, 1976 | Barisan Nasional ( BERJAYA ) |
| 6th | Harris Salleh | June 6, 1976 | Apr 22, 1985 | Barisan Nasional ( BERJAYA ) |
| 7th | Joseph Pairin Kitingan | Apr 22, 1985 | 17th Mar 1994 |
Parti Bersatu Sabah (1985-1986) |
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| 8th | Sakaran Dandai | 17th Mar 1994 | Dec. 27, 1994 | Barisan Nasional ( UMNO ) |
| 9 | Salleh Said Keruak | Dec. 27, 1994 | May 28, 1996 | Barisan Nasional ( UMNO ) |
| 10 | Yong Teck Lee | May 28, 1996 | May 28, 1998 | Barisan Nasional ( SAPP ) |
| 11 | Bernard Giluk Dompok | May 28, 1998 | 14 Mar 1999 | Barisan Nasional ( UPKO ) |
| 12 | Osu Sukam | 14 Mar 1999 | 27 Mar 2001 | Barisan Nasional ( UMNO ) |
| 13 | Chong Kah Kiat | 27 Mar 2001 | 27 Mar 2003 | Barisan Nasional ( LDP ) |
| 14th | Musa Aman | 27 Mar 2003 | in office | Barisan Nasional ( UMNO ) |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Rotation discontinued after landslide BN election victory , Daily Express (Malaysia). January 1st, 2005. Archived from the original on September 26th, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ Sabah . WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
