https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenan_Satem
Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Haji Adenan Satem(born 27 January 1944) is
the fifth and currentChief Minister of Sarawak.
https://youtu.be/9aoWRw6dJk8
President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasionalcoalition.[4]
He is of Malay descent.[5]
He was born in Kuching during its occupation by Japan in World War II. He received his early education at St. Joseph Primary School, and later St. Joseph Secondary School. He once worked as a journalist and teacher before continuing his studies in law at the University of Adelaide, Australia.[6] Upon graduating in 1970, he was appointed as Magistrate where he hold the position until mid-1970s.
His political career began in 1976, when he was appointed as legal advisor and a committee member of the PBB, and later in 1979, he contested and won twice, once in a by-election for the Muara Tuang Constituency in January, and again in the State Election several months later in the same constituency. And from 1979 onwards he was the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for the Muara Tuang where he moved to Tanjung Datu for the 2006 state election,where he won. Besides than that, he is also Member of Parliament for Batang Sadong constituency after winning the 2004 election, thus he was appointed as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.He however gave up the post in 2006,and returned to Sarawak.In 2010, he was appointed Special Advisor to the Chief Minister, and later in 2011, as Minister with Special Functions.[7]
In conjunction with the Governor of Sarawak's 78th Birthday, he was awarded the "Datuk Patinggi" title.[8]
Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Haji Adenan Satem(born 27 January 1944) is
the fifth and currentChief Minister of Sarawak.
https://youtu.be/9aoWRw6dJk8
President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasionalcoalition.[4]
He is of Malay descent.[5]
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He was born in Kuching during its occupation by Japan in World War II. He received his early education at St. Joseph Primary School, and later St. Joseph Secondary School. He once worked as a journalist and teacher before continuing his studies in law at the University of Adelaide, Australia.[6] Upon graduating in 1970, he was appointed as Magistrate where he hold the position until mid-1970s.
His political career began in 1976, when he was appointed as legal advisor and a committee member of the PBB, and later in 1979, he contested and won twice, once in a by-election for the Muara Tuang Constituency in January, and again in the State Election several months later in the same constituency. And from 1979 onwards he was the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for the Muara Tuang where he moved to Tanjung Datu for the 2006 state election,where he won. Besides than that, he is also Member of Parliament for Batang Sadong constituency after winning the 2004 election, thus he was appointed as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.He however gave up the post in 2006,and returned to Sarawak.In 2010, he was appointed Special Advisor to the Chief Minister, and later in 2011, as Minister with Special Functions.[7]
In conjunction with the Governor of Sarawak's 78th Birthday, he was awarded the "Datuk Patinggi" title.[8]
His other credentials are:
- Chairman of Sarawak Foundation (since 1998)
- Chairman of Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus Council (since 2004)
- Chairman of the Sarawak Malay Culture Foundation (Amanah Khairat Yayasan Budaya Melayu Sarawak)
- board of directors for Sarawak Higher Education Foundation (SHEF)
- board member of the Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus Miri
https://youtu.be/O5gUahTwqbI
http://www.nst.com.my/node/96115
IT is not difficult to underestimate Tan Sri Adenan Satem. Those in the know in Putrajaya are said to be unimpressed when he served a stint in the federal cabinet. They are not alone with such impression. But the Sarawak chief minister has turned such impression and perception into something of an artform, disarming critics and observers alike with his trademark nonchalance, until those who meet him get to hear him open up. This writer predicted in this column years ago that Adenan was well-placed to succeed his formidable predecessor and now Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud. Despite the inevitable rough and tumble of politics, and a serious health scare recently, Adenan made it seemingly against all odds. When Taib stepped down early last year, three candidates were in the running to succeed him and Adenan was not the obvious one. The smart money was on Datuk Abang Johari Openg. Not only was Johari the political senior as the sitting deputy president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, he seemed to have the party’s support base all sewn up behind him and the tacit nod of Putrajaya. Many dismissed Adenan as Taib’s personal preferred successor simply because the former was regarded as family, being married before to a sister of Taib. But Taib did not stay as chief minister for more than three decades without the intellectual wherewithal to meticulously plan and plot almost his every political move. And, on this score, Adenan comes closest as Taib’s intellectual equal and confidante. Both went to law school in Australia and are equally well-read. A master of his brief, Adenan proved himself almost indispensable to Taib and found himself being assigned to particularly nettlesome political matters, such as Sarawak’s hugely complex and controversial native land laws. An acquaintance who admitted he had been a Johari supporter recently revealed an almost embarrassingly admiring approval of Adenan’s performance as chief minister. He has been pushing all the right buttons in his pronouncements on almost all the key issues of concern to the people, striking a chord with audiences with light banter that betrays a man very much in tune with everyday concerns despite his seemingly calculated remote demeanour of someone lost in his own world. That he mixes his speeches with flourishes in Sarawak Malay, Iban and Chinese dialect endears him to the rainbow state that is Sarawak. Important visitors meeting with the chief minister are often initially nonplussed by his seeming inattentiveness, when what is actually happening is Adenan letting his visitors have their say while he makes mental notes of everything being said. The surprise comes when it is his turn to have his say in response, done with the authority of someone clearly in command of all the nitty-gritty of state policies. Few come away unimpressed. Adenan clearly relishes his moment at the pinnacle of the state leadership. He would have been buoyed by a recent poll that revealed he enjoys general approval ratings in the mid-70 percentage range. Even the most sceptical of the voter segment — the Chinese — gave him a 60 per cent approval rating. A personally self-assured and confident Adenan, thus, goes into the upcoming state election for his first mandate as the state chief executive under favourable circumstances any politician will die for. The Sarawak Barisan Nasional romping home with another two-thirds majority in the Sarawak assembly is never in much of a doubt. The question is whether Adenan can convert his high personal approval ratings even among the state’s Chinese voters into actually winning back urban seats mostly lost to the opposition the last time around. This will not be easy, given the apparent disarray in the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) that led to a splinter party called the United People’s Party that acts like an internal rival to SUPP for the affection of Chinese voters within the governing state coalition. Adenan will undoubtedly do his utmost to win not just the hearts, but the votes, of Chinese voters. His actions in clamping down on abuses in important sectors of the state economy are noteworthy and will be duly assessed by the more economically-savvy Chinese voters. While impressed, difficult follow-through steps need to be taken to root out such deep-seated maladies. The chief minister, thus, makes the reasonable-sounding argument that is precisely why he needs a convincing mandate across the board, so he can follow through on the promising starts he has already made. The writer is a Kuching-based journalist
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/node/96115
IT is not difficult to underestimate Tan Sri Adenan Satem. Those in the know in Putrajaya are said to be unimpressed when he served a stint in the federal cabinet. They are not alone with such impression. But the Sarawak chief minister has turned such impression and perception into something of an artform, disarming critics and observers alike with his trademark nonchalance, until those who meet him get to hear him open up. This writer predicted in this column years ago that Adenan was well-placed to succeed his formidable predecessor and now Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud. Despite the inevitable rough and tumble of politics, and a serious health scare recently, Adenan made it seemingly against all odds. When Taib stepped down early last year, three candidates were in the running to succeed him and Adenan was not the obvious one. The smart money was on Datuk Abang Johari Openg. Not only was Johari the political senior as the sitting deputy president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, he seemed to have the party’s support base all sewn up behind him and the tacit nod of Putrajaya. Many dismissed Adenan as Taib’s personal preferred successor simply because the former was regarded as family, being married before to a sister of Taib. But Taib did not stay as chief minister for more than three decades without the intellectual wherewithal to meticulously plan and plot almost his every political move. And, on this score, Adenan comes closest as Taib’s intellectual equal and confidante. Both went to law school in Australia and are equally well-read. A master of his brief, Adenan proved himself almost indispensable to Taib and found himself being assigned to particularly nettlesome political matters, such as Sarawak’s hugely complex and controversial native land laws. An acquaintance who admitted he had been a Johari supporter recently revealed an almost embarrassingly admiring approval of Adenan’s performance as chief minister. He has been pushing all the right buttons in his pronouncements on almost all the key issues of concern to the people, striking a chord with audiences with light banter that betrays a man very much in tune with everyday concerns despite his seemingly calculated remote demeanour of someone lost in his own world. That he mixes his speeches with flourishes in Sarawak Malay, Iban and Chinese dialect endears him to the rainbow state that is Sarawak. Important visitors meeting with the chief minister are often initially nonplussed by his seeming inattentiveness, when what is actually happening is Adenan letting his visitors have their say while he makes mental notes of everything being said. The surprise comes when it is his turn to have his say in response, done with the authority of someone clearly in command of all the nitty-gritty of state policies. Few come away unimpressed. Adenan clearly relishes his moment at the pinnacle of the state leadership. He would have been buoyed by a recent poll that revealed he enjoys general approval ratings in the mid-70 percentage range. Even the most sceptical of the voter segment — the Chinese — gave him a 60 per cent approval rating. A personally self-assured and confident Adenan, thus, goes into the upcoming state election for his first mandate as the state chief executive under favourable circumstances any politician will die for. The Sarawak Barisan Nasional romping home with another two-thirds majority in the Sarawak assembly is never in much of a doubt. The question is whether Adenan can convert his high personal approval ratings even among the state’s Chinese voters into actually winning back urban seats mostly lost to the opposition the last time around. This will not be easy, given the apparent disarray in the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) that led to a splinter party called the United People’s Party that acts like an internal rival to SUPP for the affection of Chinese voters within the governing state coalition. Adenan will undoubtedly do his utmost to win not just the hearts, but the votes, of Chinese voters. His actions in clamping down on abuses in important sectors of the state economy are noteworthy and will be duly assessed by the more economically-savvy Chinese voters. While impressed, difficult follow-through steps need to be taken to root out such deep-seated maladies. The chief minister, thus, makes the reasonable-sounding argument that is precisely why he needs a convincing mandate across the board, so he can follow through on the promising starts he has already made. The writer is a Kuching-based journalist
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/node/96115
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