Harris Salleh

Harris bin Mohd Salleh[1] was the sixth Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia from 1976 to 1985. During his tenure, he controversially ceded the island of Labuan, which used to be part of Sabah, to the Federal Government, making it the second Federal Territory in the country.[2] He was also the president for Parti Berjaya.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Harris Mohd Salleh PMN SPDK SPMJ SPMS
6th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office 1976–1985
Preceded by	Fuad Stephens
Succeeded by	Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Personal details
Born	Harris bin Mohd Salleh (1930-11-04) 4 November 1930 Crown Colony of Labuan (now Labuan, Malaysia)
Political party	United Sabah National Organisation, BERJAYA
Spouse(s)	Rupiah Bachee Khan

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) - Tan Sri (2011)[3][4]
•  Sabah :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima
•  Johor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) - Dato'
•  Selangor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) - Dato' Seri (1980)[5]

References

1. memmynemo.com "Datuk Seri Panglima Harris Bin Mohd Salleh awarded title of Tan Sri by Agong"
2. Åsgård, Björn."A Study of the Kadazan Dusun, Sabah, Malaysia" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ethnic Awareness and Development, p. 47. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
3. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
4. "Abdullah Ayub among 1,707 conferred titles in conjunction with King's birthday". The Star Online. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
5. "SPMS 1980". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

Other

• Rafaelle, Paul. "Harris Salleh of Sabah", Condor Publishing, Hong Kong (1986). ISBN 962-7212-01-6

Political offices
Preceded by Fuad Stephens	Chief Minister of Sabah 1976–1985	Succeeded by Joseph Pairin Kitingan