Premier title to be officially used once constitutional amendment gazetted, says S'wak minister

Published on 16 Feb 2022 7:24:08 PM

The head of Sarawak’s government will now be called “Premier” instead of “Chief Minister” after a constitutional amendment was approved by the state assembly.

Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah on Wednesday (Feb 16) said the amendment to change Chief Minister to Premier would give full effect to the recent amendments to the Federal Constitution that restored Sarawak’s rights and status as one of three regions that formed the Federation of Malaysia under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

On concerns raised by Ba’Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian that the renaming was unconstitutional, Karim said there was no conflict between state and federal law with regard to the matter.

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sarawak, state government, premier, chief minister, constitutional amendment, state assembly, tourism, creative industry and performing arts minister, abdul karim rahman hamzah, federation of malaysia, malaysia agreement 1963, ma63, news, malaysia