Salleh Said Keruak

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Md Said is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Md Salleh. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima
Salleh Said Keruak
SPDK PGDK DGSM JP MLA
صالح سعيد کرواق‎
Salleh Said Keruak at the ITU Telecom World 2016
Minister of Communications and Multimedia
In office
29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2015–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyJailani Johari
Preceded byAhmad Shabery Cheek
Succeeded byGobind Singh Deo
ConstituencySenator
9th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
28 December 1994 – 26 May 1996
GovernorMohammad Said Keruak
DeputyYong Teck Lee
Preceded bySakaran Dandai
Succeeded byYong Teck Lee
ConstituencyUsukan
Speaker of the
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
In office
31 December 2010 – 28 July 2015
GovernorJuhar Mahiruddin
Chief MinisterMusa Aman
Preceded byJuhar Mahiruddin
Succeeded bySyed Abas Syed Ali
ConstituencyNon-MLA
(2010–13)
Usukan
(2013–18)
Senator
(Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
In office
29 July 2015 – 28 April 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2015–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Belud
In office
25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byPaul Maidom Pansai (PBS)
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Dahlan
(BN–UMNO)
Majority7,131 (1995)
9,216 (1999)
10,421 (2004)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Usukan
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 September 2020
Preceded byJaplin Akim
(BN–UMNO)
Majority4,298 (2020)
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byJaplin Akim
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byJaplin Akim
(BN–UMNO)
Majority6,812 (2013)
In office
19 February 1994 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byMustapha Harun
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byJaplin Akim
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,683 (1994)
3,624 (1999)
Ministerial roles (Sabah)
1994Deputy Chief Minister
1994Minister of Finance
2001–2004Minister of Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2015–2018Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1994–2004Barisan Nasional
2013–2018Barisan Nasional
2020–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohd Salleh bin Mohd Said Keruak

(1958-07-10) 10 July 1958 (age 66)[N 1]
Kota Belud, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Sabah Party (PBS)
(–1991)
United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO)
(–2018, since 2020)
Independent
(2018–2020) [N 2][N 3]
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018, since 2020)
Spouse(s)Raya Erom
(born 21 April 1963)
(m. 1984)
RelationsIsnaraissah Munirah Majilis (cousin)
ChildrenMohd. Syarulnizam
(born 1986)
Syazeera (born 1988)
Mohd. Hafeez (born 1996)
Syeera (born 2002)
Parent(s)Mohammad Said Keruak (deceased)
Bandung Hasbollah (deceased)
Residence(s)Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (private)
Kota Belud, Sabah (hometown)
Alma materSimon Fraser University
Universiti Putra Malaysia
ProfessionPolitician
  1. ^ "Mensyukuri Rahmat Hidup dan Kesihatan Sempena Hari Jadi" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Sejarah Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Tun Said Keruak" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ^ Prior to 1991, he was a member of the PBS party.
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Datuk Seri Panglima Md Salleh bin Md Said (Jawi: محمد صالح بن محمد سعيد; born 10 July 1958), commonly known as Salleh Said Keruak, is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Usukan from February 1994 to March 2004, from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since September 2020. He served as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, 9th Chief Minister of Sabah from December 1994 to May 1996, Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly from December 2010 to July 2015, Senator from July 2015 to July 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Belud from April 1995 to March 2008. He is also the son of Mohammad Said Keruak, the 4th Chief Minister of Sabah and the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah.