Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah Governor of Sabah | |
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since 1 January 2011 | |
Style | Tuan Yang Terutama (His Excellency) |
Status | Head of state |
Residence | Istana Seri Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu[1] |
Appointer | Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
Term length | Four years per term, unlimited number of terms and at the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Datu Mustapha Datu Harun |
Formation | 16 September 1963 |
Salary | RM 25,116.00 per month |
The Governor of Sabah (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah) is the ceremonial head of state of Sabah. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT; "His Excellency"). The current officeholder is Juhar Mahiruddin, who was sworn in on 1 January 2011.