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Prominent Alumni Profile
 Name Abdul Taib bin Mahmud
Personal
Title : Yang Amat Berhormat
Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Haji
Occupation : Chief Minister of Sarawak
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
21 May 1936
Miri, Sarawak
Name of Spouse
Datuk Amar Puan Sri (Dr) Hajjah Laila (Lejla Chalecki)
No. of Children : Four (4)
Education
Primary
St. Joseph's School, Miri
Secondary St. Joseph's School, Kuching
Tertiary University of Adelaide, South Australia
Academic Qualifications
L.L.B (University of
Adelaide) 1960
Professional Qualifications
Honorary Degrees
| 29.5.1994 |
The Honorary Degree |
University of Adelaide
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| 25.7.1997 |
The Honorary Doctorate Degree
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University of Putra Malaysia |
| 25.4.1998 |
The Honorary Membership to Mayo
Clinic Alumni Association |
Mayo Alumni Association
Rochester, U.S.A |
29.4.1998
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The Honorary Fellow of Islamic
Academy of Sciences, |
Islamic Academy of Sciences,
Amman, Jordan |
| 10.9.2000 |
Honorary Doctor of Technology
Degree |
Curtin University of
Technology, Australia |
Career
|
Position |
Organisation |
Period |
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Judge's
Associate |
South
Australia |
1961 |
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Crown
Counsel |
Sarawak |
1961 - 1963 |
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Vice-Chairman |
Party
Berjasa, Sarawak |
1964 |
|
Member |
The State
Alliance Council Sarawak |
1964 |
|
Member |
The
Malaysian Alliance Council |
1964 |
|
Member |
Council
Negeri of Sarawak |
1963 - 1966 |
|
Minister |
Communications and Works of Sarawak |
1963 - 1966 |
|
Secretary
General |
Party
Bumiputera |
1965 - 1972 |
|
Minister |
Development
and Forestry of Sarawak |
1966 - 1967 |
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Acted As |
Chief
Minister |
On Several
Occasions |
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Federal
Assistant Minister |
Commerce and
Industry, Ministry |
1968 - 1970 |
|
MP |
Samarahan
Constituency |
1970, 1974,
1978, 1982 |
|
Deputy
Minister |
Prime
Minister's Department |
General
Elections
1970 - 1972 |
|
Deputy
Minister |
Public
Works, Post and Telecommunications Ministry |
Concurrently |
|
Deputy
President |
Parti
Bumiputera Sarawak |
1972 |
|
Minister |
Ministry of
Primary Industries |
1972 |
|
Assistant
Party WHIP |
Parliament |
1972 |
|
Deputy
President |
Party
Bumiputera Sarawak |
1972 - 1973 |
|
Deputy
President |
Party Pesaka
Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB) |
1973 |
|
Executive
Council Member |
Barisan
Nasional |
1974 |
|
Minister |
Ministry of
General Planning and Socio |
Sept 1974 |
|
Economic
Research |
|
|
Minister |
Ministry of
Information and Special functions in |
6 August
1975 |
|
addition to
his portfolio of Minister of General |
|
|
Planning and
Socio Economic Research |
|
| Minister |
Ministry of Primary Industries |
31 December 1977 |
| Minister |
Defence Ministry |
27 July 1978 |
| Chairman |
Armed Forces Council |
1978 |
| (as Minister of Defence) |
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| Minister |
Federal Territory Ministry |
16/09/1980 - 09/03/1981 |
| State Assemblyman |
Sebandi State Seat |
1981, 1983, 1987 |
| (unopposed) |
|
General Elections |
| Minister |
Lands and Mines Sarawak |
20/03/1981 - 25/03/1981 |
| Chairman |
Bintulu Development Authority |
1981 |
| Minister |
Ministry of Resource Planning
Sarawak |
I1 August 1985 |
| Chief Minister |
Sarawak |
26/03/1981 - To Date |
| President |
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
26/03/1981 - To Date |
| Chairman |
Barisan Nasional Sarawak |
1981 - To Date |
Historic Photos of the Chief
Minister
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| Reflection and Aspiration |
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CM with the Vice Chancellor, Chancellor, Laila & Harry Medlin |
 With
Colombo Plan scholars in Adelaide |
At the wedding |
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