Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah bin Ali Hasan (Jawi: اواڠ تڠه علي حسن; born 1955)[1] is a politician in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. He is the current Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak. He is also a member of the state assembly for the Bukit Sari constituency after winning unopposed in the Sarawak state election in 2016.[2]
Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | |
|---|---|
| اواڠ تڠه علي حسن | |
| Ministerial roles (Sarawak) | |
| 2001–2004 | Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department |
| 2004–2011 | Minister of Planning and Resource Management |
| 2006–2016 | Minister of Public Utilities |
| 2011–2017 | Minister of Resource Planning and Environment |
| 2016–2017 | Minister of Industry, Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment |
| 2017– | Deputy Chief Minister |
| 2017– | Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources |
| 2019– | Minister of International Trade and Industry, Industrial Terminals and Entrepreneurship |
| Faction represented in Sarawak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1987–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 1987– | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu |
| 2018– | Sarawak Parties Alliance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 (age 65–66) Kampung Dato, Bukit Lawas, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (1987–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1987–2018) Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) (2018–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Dayang Morliah Awang Daud |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
Awang Tengah previously served as Chairman of the Board of Management at the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation. He also served as the Director of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation.[3]
He is currently the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak to fill the vacancy after former Deputy Chief Minister Abang Johari Tun Openg has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Sarawak, other portfolios he is currently serving are Minister of International Trade & Industry, Industrial Terminal & Entrepreneur Development Sarawak and Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources.[4]
See also
References
- Limbang Book (in Malay)
- Keputusan rasmi terkini PRU Sarawak 2016 pilihanraya negeri PRN 11 MySumber (in Malay)
- Awang Tengah Ali Hassan P.G.B.K., A.M.N. Bloomberg
- Awang Tengah appointed as Sarawak’s third DCM The Star