Sakaran Dandai

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Sakaran Dandai
ساکران محمد هاشم دانداي
8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
In office
1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002
Chief MinisterSalleh Said Keruak
Yong Teck Lee
Bernard Giluk Dompok
Osu Sukam
Chong Kah Kiat
Preceded byMohammad Said Keruak
Succeeded byAhmadshah Abdullah
8th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
17 March 1994 – 27 December 1994
GovernorMohammad Said Keruak
Preceded byJoseph Pairin Kitingan
Succeeded bySalleh Said Keruak
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Semporna
In office
3 August 1986 – 25 April 1995
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byShafie Apdal
Personal details
Born
Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai

(1930-04-15)15 April 1930
Kampung Air, Semporna, North Borneo
Died30 August 2021(2021-08-30) (aged 91)
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negeri Sabah, Kota Kinabalu
Political partyUnited Sabah National Organization (USNO)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Halimah (deceased)
Siti Rukaiyah Abdullah
Parent
  • Dandai Ajibuddin (deceased) (father)
RelativesShafie Apdal (nephew)
Yusof Apdal (nephew and son-in-law)

Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai (15 April 1930 – 30 August 2021)[1] was a Malaysian politician.

Biography[edit]

He served as the 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from January 1995 to December 2002, 8th Chief Minister of Sabah briefly from March 1994 to December 1994 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Semporna from August 1986 to April 1995. In 1990, he was appointed as the Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

In August 2021, Sakaran Dandai was diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) at Gleneagles Hospital, Kota Kinabalu.[2] On 30 August at 5:30 a.m., Sakaran aged 91, died due to COVID-19.[3] He was buried at Makam Pahlawan near the Sabah State Mosque in Kota Kinabalu.[4]

Election results[edit]

Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P153 Semporna, Sabah Sakaran Dandai (USNO) 6,063 51.26% Abdillah Abdul Hamid (BERJAYA) 4,116 34.80% 11,947 1,947 51.56%
Jendy Jeffery (IND) 1,650 13.95%
1990 Sakaran Dandai (UMNO) 10,832 58.85% Abdillah Abdul Hamid (IND) 7,574 41.15% 18,566 3,258 57.77%

Awards and recognitions[edit]

Honours of Malaysia[edit]

Places named after him[edit]

Several places were named after him, including:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Biodata Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Sakaran bin Dandai
  2. ^ Muguntan Vanar (25 August 2021). "Former Sabah governor Sakaran Dandai recovering from Covid-19". The Star. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Tun Sakaran meninggal dunia akibat jangkitan COVID-19". Astro Awani (in Malay). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Jenazah Tun Sakaran selamat dikebumikan di Makam Pahlawan Sabah". Bernama (in Malay). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 29 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
  6. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1996" (PDF).
Preceded by Chief Minister of Sabah
March 1994–June 1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
1995–2002
Succeeded by