Abang Muhammad Salahuddin

Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Barieng
ابڠ محمد صلاح الدين بن ابڠ باريئڠ
Salahuddin in 2011
3rd and 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
In office
22 February 2001 – 28 February 2014
Chief MinisterAbdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byAhmad Zaidi Adruce
Succeeded byAbdul Taib Mahmud
In office
2 April 1977 – 2 April 1981
Chief MinisterAbdul Rahman Ya'kub
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byTuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Ya'kub
Personal details
BornLouis anak Barieng
(1921-08-27)27 August 1921
Kampung Nangka, Sibu, Raj of Sarawak
Died28 January 2022(2022-01-28) (aged 100)
Normah Medical Centre, Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak
Resting placeSamariang Muslim Cemetery, Kuching, Sarawak
Spouses
Toh Puan Dayang Umi Kalthum
(died 1995)
Toh Puan Norkiah Abdullah
(m. 1996; died 2021)
Children12

Tun Pehin Sri Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng ( Louis anak Barieng; Jawi: ابڠ محمد صلاح الدين بن ابڠ باريئڠ; 27 August 1921 – 28 January 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the third Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from 1977 to 1981, and as the sixth Yang di-Pertua Negeri from 2001 to 2014. He was the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri to hold the post twice, as well as the oldest elected to the office.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Services of heads of state of Sarawak, Sabah extended". New Straits Times. 5 December 2006. p. 11.
  2. ^ Sarawak governor’s tenure extended by one more year The Star. 29 November 2008