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Salleh Said Keruak

Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Seri Panglima
Salleh Said Keruak
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Salleh Said Keruak at the ITU Telecom World 2016
Malaysian Minister of Communication and Multimedia
Assumed office
29 July 2015
Preceded by Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Speaker of the Sabah State Legislature
In office
31 December 2010* (appointed January 12 2011) – 28 July 2015
Appointed by Juhar Mahiruddin (Governor)
Musa Aman (Chief Minister)
Preceded by Juhar Mahiruddin
Succeeded by Syed Abas Syed Ali
9th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
28 December 1994 – 26 May 1996
Nominated by Mahathir Mohamad (Federal Prime Minister)
Appointed by Mohd. Said Keruak (Governor)
Mahathir Mohamad (Federal Prime Minister)
Preceded by Sakaran Dandai
Succeeded by Yong Teck Lee
Personal details
Born Md Salleh bin Md Said
(1958-07-09) 9 July 1958 (age 58)
Kota Belud, Crown Colony of North Borneo
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party BN-UMNO
Spouse(s) Raya Erom (m. 1985)
Children Mohd. Syarulnizam (1987)
Syazeera (1989)
Mohd. Hafeez (1997)
Syeera (2002)
Father Mohammad Said Keruak
Residence Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Alma mater Simon Fraser University
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Profession Politician
Religion Sunni Islam
Website www.sskeruak.com

Datuk Seri Panglima Md Salleh Md Said (born 9 July 1958), commonly known as Salleh Said Keruak, is a Malaysian politician who was Chief Minister of the state of Sabah from 1994 to 1996. He was Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Information and Communications of Malaysia since 29 July 2015. He also serves as a Senator in the Dewan Negara; previously he was the state assemblyman for the electoral district of Usukan. He is the son of Mohammad Said Keruak, who served as Chief Minister as well as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah.

He was a Bachelor graduate from Simon Fraser University in Political Science and a Phd in Political Science and Government from Universiti Putra Malaysia .

After further studies, he was designated as Kota Belud District Officer.

He also held some positions in the Cabinet of Sabah. In many years, he was the Minister of State for Finance, Minister of State for Local Government and Housing and Deputy Chief Minister of State.

On 28 December 1994, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as the Chief Minister of the State. His tenure as the State Chief Minister ended on 26 May 1996, and he was succeeded by SAPP President Yong Teck Lee.

On 4 January 2010, Chief Minister of State, Musa Aman, appointed him as his Science and Technology Adviser with ministerial rank. He replaced Tham Nyip Shen, former Deputy Chief Minister of State.

On 12 January 2011, he was appointed as the Speaker of the State Legislature. Before that, on the first day of 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) by the Federal Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Dr. Rais Yatim.


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