Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah Governor of Sabah | |
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Style | Tuan Yang Terutama (His Excellency) |
Status | Head of state |
Residence | Istana Seri Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu [1] |
Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Term length | Four years per term, unlimited number of terms and at the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Datu Mustapha Datu Harun |
Formation | 16 September 1963 |
Salary | RM 25,116.00 per month |
The Governor of Sabah (Yang di-Pertua Negeri) is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sabah. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT; "His Excellency"). The current officeholder is Juhar Mahiruddin, who was sworn in on 1 January 2011.
The office of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (governor) is established by the Constitution of the State of Sabah. According to Article 1(1) of the Constitution, the office must exist and be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) after consultation with the Chief Minister. [2] Every governor is appointed for a term of four years. However, the king reserves the power to extend his term of appointment.
His Excellency has neither a deputy nor an assistant. However, in event of his inability to govern the state due to illness, absence or any other cause, His Majesty reserves the power to appoint a person to exercise the function of the Governor.
Many functions and powers of the King – at the federal level – are delegated to the Governor at the state level – like the other rulers of states. The Governor, however, has no power and function towards the judiciary.
As he is the head of state, he is a member of the Conference of Rulers. He share the same power with the other members of the conference. However, he cannot be appointed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Article 10 of the State Constitution describes that the Governor has to act according to the State Constitution and makes decisions based on the advice from the State Cabinet. However, he may also act on his own discretion in certain matters. [3]
The Constitution provides the power to the Governor to appoint key officers of the state, i.e. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and his deputies; nominated members of the Assembly; ministers and assistant ministers of state; chairman, his deputy and members of the State Public Service Commission; the State Secretary; and the State Attorney General. All of them are appointed after consultation with the Chief Minister, except in appointing the Chief Minister. [4] The same process occurred during dismissal of an officeholder.
The Constitution also describes powers of the Governor in the State Legislative Assembly. All bills must be assented by the Governor in 30 days after a bill passed. The Governor also has to address the assembly annually.
The following is the list of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah: [2] [5]
No. | Coat of Arms | Portrait | Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Birth–Death) | Term of office | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in Office | ||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Datu Mustapha Datu Harun | 16 September 1963 | 16 September 1965 | 2 years, 0 days |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Pengiran Omar | 16 September 1965 | 16 September 1973 | 8 years, 0 days |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Muhammad Fuad Stephens | 16 September 1973 | 28 July 1975 | 1 year, 316 days |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Mohd Hamdan Abdullah | 28 July 1975 | 10 October 1977 | 2 years, 75 days |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Ahmad Koroh (1925–1978) | 12 October 1977 | 25 June 1978 | 257 days |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Mohamad Adnan Robert (1917–2003) | 25 June 1978 | 31 December 1986 | 8 years, 190 days |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Mohammad Said Keruak (1925–1995) | 1 January 1987 | 31 December 1994 | 8 years, 0 days |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Sakaran Dandai (1930–2021) | 1 January 1995 | 31 December 2002 | 8 years, 0 days |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Ahmadshah Abdullah (b.1946) | 1 January 2003 | 31 December 2010 | 8 years, 0 days |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Juhar Mahiruddin (b.1953) | 1 January 2011 | Incumbent | 13 years, 27 days |
Only one former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah is alive at the moment. The most recent death of a former Yang di-Pertua Negeri was that of Sakaran Dandai (1995–2002). He passed away in Kota Kinabalu on 30 August 2021.
Name | Term as Yang di-Pertua Negeri | Date of birth |
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Ahmadshah Abdullah | 2003–2010 | 9 December 1946 |
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