Salleh Said Keruak

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Said Keruak SPDK DGSM JP MLA
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 – 28 May 1996
Governor	Mohammad Said Keruak (1994) Sakaran Dandai (1994–1996)
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	Ahmadshah Abdullah Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Musa Aman
Preceded by	Juhar Mahiruddin
Succeeded by	Syed Abas Syed Ali
Constituency	Non-MLA (2010–2013) Usukan (2013–2018)
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office 29 July 2015 – 28 April 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Japlin Akim (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,298 (2020)
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 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
2002–2004	Minister of Housing and Local Government
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2015–2018	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
1994–2004	Barisan Nasional
2013–2018	Barisan Nasional
2020–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Md Salleh bin Md Said (1958-07-09) 9 July 1958 (age 66)[N 1] Kota Belud, North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Sabah Party (PBS) (until 1991) United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018, since 2020) Independent (2018–2020) [N 2][N 3]
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018, since 2020)
Spouse(s)	Raya Erom (born 21 April 1963, m. 1984)
Relations	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (Second cousin)
Children	Mohd Syarulnizam (born 1986) Syazeera (born 1988) Mohd Hafeez (born 1996) Syeera (born 2002)
Parent(s)	Mohammad Said Keruak (died 1995) Bandung Hasbollah (died 2016)
Residence(s)	Likas, KK,  Sabah (private) Kota Belud,  Sabah (hometown)
Alma mater	Simon Fraser University Universiti Putra Malaysia
Profession	Politician
^ "Mensyukuri Rahmat Hidup dan Kesihatan Sempena Hari Jadi" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. ^ "Sejarah Datuk Seri Panglima Salleh Tun Said Keruak" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. ^ Prior to 1991, he was a member of the PBS party.

Md Salleh bin Md Said (Jawi: محمد صالح بن محمد سعيد; born 9 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.