Salleh Said Keruak
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 as well as the cousin of Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, the Kota Belud MP.[1]
Salleh Said Keruak | |
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| 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 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Jailani Johari |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek |
| Succeeded by | Gobind Singh Deo |
| Constituency | Senator |
| 9th Chief Minister of Sabah | |
| In office 28 December 1994 – 26 May 1996 | |
| Governor | Mohammad Said Keruak |
| Deputy | Yong Teck Lee |
| Preceded by | Sakaran Dandai |
| Succeeded by | Yong Teck Lee |
| Constituency | Usukan |
| Speaker of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 31 December 2010 – 28 July 2015 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Musa Aman |
| Preceded by | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Succeeded by | Syed Abas Syed Ali |
| Constituency | Non-MLA |
| Senator | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 28 July 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2015–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Belud | |
| In office 25 April 1995 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Maidom Pansai (PBS) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 7,131 (1995) 9,216 (1999) 10,421 (2004) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Usukan | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Japlin Akim (PN–PPBM) |
| Majority | 4,298 (2020) |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 8 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Japlin Akim (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Japlin Akim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 6,812 (2013) |
| In office 19 February 1994 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Harun (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Japlin Akim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,683 (1994) 3,624 (1999) |
| Ministerial roles (Sabah) | |
| 1994 | Deputy Chief Minister |
| 1994 | Minister of Finance |
| 2001–2004 | Minister of Housing and Local Government |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1995–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
| 2015–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1994–2004 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2020– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Salleh bin Mohd Said Keruak 10 July 1958[N 1] Kota Belud, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Independent (2018-2020) United Malays National Organisation (-2018, 2020-)[N 2][N 3] |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (-2018, 2020-) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-) |
| Spouse(s) | Raya Erom (born 21 April 1963) (m. 1984) |
| Relations | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (cousin) |
| Children | Mohd. 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 mater | Simon Fraser University Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Profession | Politician |
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Educational background
He was a bachelor's graduate from Simon Fraser University in political science and holds a PhD in political science and government from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Career
After finishing his further studies, he was designated as Kota Belud District Officer from 1984 to 1986 and later became a political secretary to the sitting chief minister's administration from 1986 to 1994.
In addition, he also held some positions in the Cabinet of Sabah. For many years, he served as the minister of finance, minister of local government and housing and deputy chief minister.
On 28 December 1994, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appointed him as the chief minister of the state. His tenure as the state's chief minister ended on 26 May 1996 and was succeeded by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president, Yong Teck Lee.
On 4 January 2010, then-chief minister, Musa Aman, appointed him as his government's Science and Technology Adviser with ministerial rank.[2] He succeeded Tham Nyip Shen, a former Deputy Chief Minister for the ethnic Chinese quota who hailed from Keningau.
Later on 31 December of the same year, he was appointed as the Speaker of the State Legislature.[3] A day later, on the first day of 2011, he was appointed as the chairman of Malaysian National Film Development Corporation (FINAS)[4] by the then-Federal Minister of Information, Communications and Culture, Dr. Rais Yatim.
Under the party of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he previously served Sabah state liaison committee deputy chairperson from 2006 to 2018, serving under the long-term chairmanship of then-Chief Minister, Musa Aman who was concurrently the state liaison committee chairperson from 2003 to 2018 (but now he currently serves as its elections machinery director since the crucial party elections in 2018).
In addition, he also presides over the United Sabah Bajau Organisation (USBO).
On 6 October 2019, he admitted that he submitted a party membership application to the People’s Justice Party (PKR) as the party is multiracial and it is in line with Salleh's political beliefs, especially focusing on the future of the Malaysian state in East Malaysia, Sabah.
On 30 June 2020, he canceled his application to join PKR in the aftermath of the 2020 political crisis.[5] On 9 September 2020, Salleh rejoined UMNO.[6]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 1995 | P148 Kota Belud | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 17,368 | 62.92% | Herbert Timbun Lagadan (PBS) | 10,237 | 37.08% | 27,920 | 7,131 | 81.71% | ||
| 1999 | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 7,817 | 62.16% | Saidil Simoi (PBS) | 8,601 | 30.01% | 28,931 | 9,216 | 77.55% | |||
| Bandira Aling (PAS) | 1,515 | 5.28% | ||||||||||
| Paul Maidom Pansai (IND) | 553 | 1.93% | ||||||||||
| Mul Marif (IND) | 179 | 0.62% | ||||||||||
| 2004 | P169 Kota Belud, Sabah | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 19,290 | 64.93% | James Baga (IND) | 8,869 | 29.85% | 30,794 | 10,421 | 75.20% | ||
| Jaimin Giau (SETIA) | 1,551 | 5.22% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 19,167 | 41.58%2 | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (WARISAN) | 23,429 | 50.82%2 | 47,271 | 4,262 | 82.12% | |||
| Miasin Mion (PHRS) | 2,092 | 4.54% | ||||||||||
| Laiman Ikin (PAS) | 1,410 | 3.06% | ||||||||||
| Notes: Table excludes votes for candidates who finished in third place or lower. 2 Different % used for 2018 election. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | N08 Usukan, P148 Kota Belud | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 6,274 | 61.67% | Datu Badaruddin Datu Mustapha (PBS) | 3,591 | 35.30% | 10,277 | 2,683 | 82.53% | ||
| Semat Abdul Karim (SETIA) | 159 | 1.56% | ||||||||||
| Salisi Ukoh (IND) | 150 | 1.47% | ||||||||||
| 1999 | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 7,127 | 61.84% | Saidil Simoy (PBS) | 3,503 | 30.40% | 11,652 | 3,624 | 80.21% | |||
| Mudry Nasir (BERSEKUTU) | 894 | 7.76% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | N08 Usukan, P169 Kota Belud | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 10,879 | 70.85% | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 4,067 | 27.24% | 15,603 | 6,812 | 83.40% | ||
| Bakhruddin Ismail (STAR) | 285 | 1.91% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N10 Usukan, P169 Kota Belud | Salleh Said Keruak (UMNO) | 8,280 | 65.28% | Abdul Bakhrin Mohd Yusof (WARISAN) | 3,982 | 31.40% | 12,683 | 4,298 | 75.12% | ||
| Datu Mohd Nazaruddin Datu Tiga Belas (PCS) | 421 | 3.32% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (1990)
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (1996)
Malacca :
Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) - Datuk Seri (1996)
Family
He is currently married to Datin Seri Panglima Datuk Raya Erom (born 21 April 1963), an ethnic Kadazandusun woman of Lotud descent from Tuaran, since 18 December 1984. Prior to their marriage, she was a Roman Catholic Christian before converting to Sunni Islam in order to marry Salleh. The couple are blessed with two sons and two daughters: Mohd Syarulnizam (born 1986), Syazeera (born 1988), Mohd Hafeez (born 1996) and Syeera (born 2002).
In addition, Salleh is also the second cousin of Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis.[1]
References
- "Abdul Rahman challenged by four in Kota Belud". The Borneo Post. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
The second cousin of former Chief Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Tun Said also said there was not objection from her family to stand under the opposition even though her cousin (Salleh) was also standing as a BN candidate for the Usukan state seat. My family is very supportive of this move, and they also believe in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) after what they had done in several states in Peninsular Malaysia, especially in Selangor and Penang. "After having a meeting with our machinery tonight, we will start our campaign in Tempasuk and Usukan areas, and after that we will continue in Kadamaian," said Isnaraissah Munirah who is fluent in English, Malay, Dusun and Bajau.
- "Salleh Ganti Tham Sebagai Penasihat Sains Ketua Menteri". The Star (in Malay). 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "Salleh Said Keruak dilantik Speaker baru DUN Sabah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- Abdul Rahman, Rafiuddin (12 January 2011). "Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Salleh Tun Hj. Mohd. Said Keruak dilantik Pengerusi FINAS" (in Malay). Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "Salleh batalkan permohonan sertai PKR". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- "PRN Sabah: Salleh Said Keruak buat kemunculan semula". 10 September 2020.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
- "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- "N53 Senallang". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
