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Head of State of Sarawak, Malaysia
The
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
Sarawak
in English is
Governor of Sarawak
,
[1]
is the ceremonial
head of state
of
Sarawak
.
[2]
The
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
is styled
Tuan Yang Terutama
(
lit.
'
His Excellency
'
). The official residence of the governor is
The Astana
, located on the north bank of the
Sarawak River
in
Kuching
.
[3]
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has been the Yang di-Pertua Negeri since 26 January 2024.
[4]
Appointment
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The office of the governor is established by article 1(1) of the Constitution of Sarawak. The position is appointed by the
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
after consultation with the
premier
. Every governor is appointed for a term of four years. However, the king reserves the power to extend his term of appointment.
The governor has neither deputy nor assistant. However, in event of his inability to govern the state due to illness, absence or any other cause, the king reserves the power to appoint a person to exercise the function of the governor.
Functions, powers and privileges
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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. Most of them are appointed after consultation with the premier, except in appointing the premier. The same process occurred during dismissal of an office bearer.
The Constitution also describes powers of the governor in the
Council Negri
. All bills must be assented by the governor in 30 days after a bill passed. The governor also has to address the Assembly annually.
List
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No.
|
Coat of Arms
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Portrait
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Name
(Birth?Death)
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Term of office
|
Monarch
Reign
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
|
Governors of
Crown Colony of Sarawak
|
1
|
|
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Charles Arden-Clarke
(1898?1962)
|
1 July 1946
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26 July 1949
|
3 years, 26 days
|
George VI
![George VI](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/107px-King_George_VI_LOC_matpc.14736_%28cleaned%29_%28cropped%29.jpg) r.
1946?1952
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2
|
|
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Duncan Steward
(1904?1949)
|
14 November 1949
|
10 December 1949
|
27 days
|
-
|
|
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Christopher Dawson
|
10 December 1949 ? 4 April 1950
Acting Governor of Sarawak
|
116 days
|
3
|
|
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Anthony Foster Abell
(1906?1994)
|
4 April 1950
|
15 November 1959
|
9 years, 226 days
|
Elizabeth II
![Elizabeth II](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Elizabeth_II_1959.jpg/104px-Elizabeth_II_1959.jpg) r.
1952?1963
|
4
|
|
|
Alexander Waddell
(1913?1999)
|
23 February 1960
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21 July 1963
|
3 years, 149 days
|
Governors of
Sarawak
|
1
|
|
|
Tun Datuk
Abang Openg
(1905?1969)
|
16 September 1963
|
28 March 1969
|
5 years, 194 days
|
Tuanku Syed Putra
![Tuanku Syed Putra](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bhumibol_Adulyadej_and_Sirikit_%281964.02.25%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/94px-Bhumibol_Adulyadej_and_Sirikit_%281964.02.25%29_%28cropped%29.jpg) r.
1960?1965
|
2
|
|
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Tun Datuk Patinggi
Tuanku Bujang
(1898?1986)
|
2 April 1969
|
1 April 1977
|
8 years, 0 days
|
Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah
![Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/YDP_Agong_4.jpg/100px-YDP_Agong_4.jpg) r.
1965?1970
|
Tuanku Abdul Halim
![Tuanku Abdul Halim](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Tunku_Abdul_Halim_and_Tunku_Bahiyah_in_henna_ceremony_%28cropped%29.jpg/101px-Tunku_Abdul_Halim_and_Tunku_Bahiyah_in_henna_ceremony_%28cropped%29.jpg) r.
1970?1975
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Sultan Yahya Petra
![Sultan Yahya Petra](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Yahya_Petra_of_Kelantan.jpg/101px-Yahya_Petra_of_Kelantan.jpg) r.
1975?1979
|
3
|
|
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Tun Pehin Sri
Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
(1921?2022)
1st term
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2 April 1977
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1 April 1981
|
4 years, 0 days
|
Sultan Yahya Petra
![Sultan Yahya Petra](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Yahya_Petra_of_Kelantan.jpg/101px-Yahya_Petra_of_Kelantan.jpg) r.
1975?1979
|
Sultan Ahmad Shah
r.
1979?1984
|
4
|
|
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Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
(1928?2015)
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2 April 1981
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1 April 1985
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4 years, 0 days
|
Sultan Iskandar
![Sultan Iskandar of Johor](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/SI_Potret_0001_%284to3_portrait%2C_closeup%29.jpg/100px-SI_Potret_0001_%284to3_portrait%2C_closeup%29.jpg) r.
1984?1989
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5
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Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji
Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
(1924?2000)
|
2 April 1985
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5 December 2000
|
15 years, 248 days
|
Sultan Azlan Shah
![Azlan Shah of Perak](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/SultanAzlanShah_%28cropped%29.JPG/100px-SultanAzlanShah_%28cropped%29.JPG) r.
1989?1994
|
Sultan Ja'afar
![Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/HRH_Tuanku_Ja%27afar_Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong_of_Malaysia_%28cropped%29.jpg/97px-HRH_Tuanku_Ja%27afar_Yang_di-Pertuan_Agong_of_Malaysia_%28cropped%29.jpg) r.
1994?1999
|
Sultan Salahuddin
![Salahuddin of Selangor](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/President_Gloria_Macapagal-Arroyo_walks_with_His_Majesty%2C_the_Yang_Di-Pertuan_Agong_of_Malaysia_cropped.jpg) r.
1999?2001
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6
|
|
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Tun Pehin Sri
Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
1
(1921?2022)
2nd term
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22 February 2001
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28 February 2014
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13 years, 7 days
|
Sultan Salahuddin
![Salahuddin of Selangor](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/President_Gloria_Macapagal-Arroyo_walks_with_His_Majesty%2C_the_Yang_Di-Pertuan_Agong_of_Malaysia_cropped.jpg) r.
1999?2001
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Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
![Sirajuddin of Perlis](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sirajuddin_of_Perlis_in_2018.jpg/99px-Sirajuddin_of_Perlis_in_2018.jpg) r.
2001?2006
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Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
![Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Tuanku_Mizan_2011.jpg/98px-Tuanku_Mizan_2011.jpg) r.
2006?2011
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Tuanku Abdul Halim
![Tuanku Abdul Halim](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Abdul_Halim_of_Kedah.jpg/100px-Abdul_Halim_of_Kedah.jpg) r.
2011?2016
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7
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Tun Pehin Sri Haji
Abdul Taib Mahmud
(1936?2024)
|
1 March 2014
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26 January 2024
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9 years, 332 days
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Tuanku Abdul Halim
![Tuanku Abdul Halim](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Abdul_Halim_of_Kedah.jpg/100px-Abdul_Halim_of_Kedah.jpg) r.
2011?2016
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Sultan Muhammad V
![Muhammad V of Kelantan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sultan_Muhammad_V_2017.jpg/100px-Sultan_Muhammad_V_2017.jpg) r.
2016?2019
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Al-Sultan Abdullah
![Abdullah of Pahang](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/King_Abdullah_of_Pahang_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito_%281%29.jpg/100px-King_Abdullah_of_Pahang_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito_%281%29.jpg) r.
2019?2024
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8
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Tun Pehin Sri Dr. Haji
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
(born 1946)
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26 January 2024
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Incumbent
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142 days
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Al-Sultan Abdullah
![Abdullah of Pahang](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/King_Abdullah_of_Pahang_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito_%281%29.jpg/100px-King_Abdullah_of_Pahang_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito_%281%29.jpg) r.
2019?2024
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Sultan Ibrahim
![Ibrahim Ismail of Johor](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sultan_Ibrahim_Ismail_%2848400998097%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sultan_Ibrahim_Ismail_%2848400998097%29_%28cropped%29.jpg) r.
2024?
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Notes
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- 1.
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Abang Muhammad Salahuddin was the first
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
to serve twice as the Governor of Sarawak.
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