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Abang Johari sworn in as Sarawak's sixth chief minister

One of three deputy chief ministers, he had been tipped as favourite to succeed Adenan Satem, who died on Wednesday

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Published Fri, Jan 13, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Kuala Lumpur

    ABANG Johari Abang Openg is Sarawak's sixth chief minister. The 67-year-old took his oath of office before governor Taib Mahmud yesterday evening.

    According to local media reports, Mr Abang Johari had earlier in the morning led a delegation to inform Mr Taib of his party Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu's (PBB) support of him as the new chief minister.

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