Harris Salleh

Harris bin Mohd Salleh (born 4 November 1930) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Sabah from June 1976 to April 1985. During his tenure, he controversially ceded the island of Labuan, which used to be part of state of Sabah, to the federal Government, making it the second federal territory of Malaysia.^[1] He was also founding President of the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Harris Mohd Salleh PMN SPMJ SSAP SPMS SJMK DA
6th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office 6 June 1976 – 22 April 1985
Governor	Mohd Hamdan Abdullah Ahmad Koroh Mohamad Adnan Robert
Preceded by	Fuad Stephens
Succeeded by	Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Personal details
Born	Harris bin Mohd Salleh (1930-11-04) 4 November 1930 (age 92) Crown Colony of Labuan (now Labuan, Malaysia)
Political party	USNO (–1975) BERJAYA (1975–1991) UMNO (1991–1998) BERSEKUTU (1998–2010)
Spouse	Rupiah Bachee Khan

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•   Malaysia :
  •   Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2011)^[2][3]
•   Sabah :
  •   Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (1968, returned 1986^[4])
•   Johor :
  •   Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1980)
•   Kelantan :
  •   Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (1984)^[5]
•   Pahang :
  •   Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1981)^[6]
•   Selangor :
  •   Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (1980)^[7]
•   Sarawak :
  •   Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1980)^[8]

References

1. Åsgård, Björn."A Study of the Kadazan Dusun, Sabah, Malaysia" 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ethnic Awareness and Development, p. 47. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
2. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
3. "Abdullah Ayub among 1,707 conferred titles in conjunction with King's birthday". The Star. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
4. Harris decides to return State award. New Straits Times. 13 September 1986.
5. Kelantan award for Harris. New Straits Times. 21 August 1984. p. 1.
6. Trengganu Ruler tops awards list. New Straits Times. 24 October 1981. p. 4.
7. "SPMS 1980". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
8. Mahathir heads Sarawak honours list. New Straits Times. 1 July 1980. p. 1.

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