List of Chief Ministers of Sarawak

Chief Minister of Sarawak
Incumbent Abdul Taib Mahmud since 26 March 1981
Style	Yang Amat Berhormat (The Most Honourable)
Appointer	Abang Muhammad Salahuddin as Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Inaugural holder	Datuk Stephen Kalong Ningkan
Formation	16 September 1963

The Chief Minister of Sarawak is the head of the executive branch of the state government in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor of Sarawak) from the State Legislative Assembly.

List of Chief Ministers

The following is the list of Chief Ministers of Sarawak since 1963:^[1][2]

#	Chief Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Stephen Kalong Ningkan (1st term)	01963-07-22 July 22, 1963	01966-06-16 June 16, 1966	Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
	Tawi Sli (1st term)	01966-06-16 June 16, 1966	01966-09-07 September 7, 1966	Parti Pesaka Sarawak (Pesaka)
	Stephen Kalong Ningkan (2nd term)	01966-09-07 September 7, 1966	01966-09-23 September 23, 1966	Sarawak National Party (SNAP)
2	Tawi Sli (2nd term)	01966-09-23 September 23, 1966	01970-07-07 July 7, 1970	Parti Pesaka Sarawak (Pesaka)
3	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub	01970-07-07 July 7, 1970	01981-03-26 March 26, 1981	Barisan Nasional (PBB)
4	Abdul Taib Mahmud	01981-03-26 March 26, 1981	present	Barisan Nasional (PBB)

References

1. ^ "Chief Minister Sarawak [sic]". Sarawak State Government. http://www.sarawak.gov.my/en/sarawak-government/chief-minister-taib. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 
2. ^ "Sarawak". WorldStatesman.org. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Malay_states.htm#Sarawak. Retrieved 2011-04-20. 

External links

• Chief Minister of Sarawak (official web site)