Tawi Sli

Infobox_President
name= Penghulu Tawi Sli
nationality= Malaysian
order=2nd Chief Minister of Sarawak
term_start=1966
term_end=1974
predecessor=Stephen Kalong Ningkan
successor= Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
birth_place=Banting, Sri Aman, Sarawak, British Colony
Political Party=Barisan Nasional
religion=Christian
occupation=Politician

Datuk Penghulu Tawi Sli Tini’s appointment was to save Sarawak from an escalating political crisis. Though he was initially a SNAP member, he later joined Pesaka. Tawi was born in Banting also in the then Second Division. He came from an Anglican family and he had his formal education at St Thomas’ school in Kuching until Form 3.

After he finished school, Tawi became a teacher in a mission school while undergoing training for three years to become a pastor. He then served as a clerk in a government department before retiring in 1961.

In 1963, Tawi was appointed a Penghulu and started to become active in politics. He became the secretary of SNAP Simanggang. Tawi was among several candidates for the chief minister’s post in 1963. Due to several factors, he joined Pesaka in 1966