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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Dandai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sakaran Mohd Hashim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

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

Biography

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

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

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

See also

References

  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


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