Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (born 21 May 1936 in Miri, Sarawak), the current Governor of Sarawak, was the fourth Chief Minister of Sarawak, Finance Minister, and Resource Planning and Environment Minister of Sarawak. Taib was also the President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He is of ethnic Melanau descent.Taib is informally known as Pak Uban, which translates into "white-haired uncle". Among Chinese speaking communities he is known as Pek Moh (白毛) which means "white hair". Another informal name for him, in reference to the British Brooke family that ruled Sarawak as White Rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the "last white rajah" or "white-haired rajah". Holding the post of the Chief Minister of Sarawak since 1981, he is the longest serving Chief Minister in Malaysia. He assumed the Chief Minister post at the age of 45. Being a member of the Malaysian Parliament for 38 years, Taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in Malaysia after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from Sarawak's natural and economic resources.On 12 February 2014, Taib handed over his resignation letter to the Governor of Sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership. His former brother-in-law, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem will succeed him as the new chief minister of Sarawak with effect from 1 March 2014. At the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th Sarawak Head of State from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara on February 28, and officially took the oath of office on the following day. He became the second Sarawakian (after his uncle, Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub ) to be appointed as the Governor after relinquishing the post of chief minister.. }
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- Abdul_Taib_Mahmud abstract "Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (born 21 May 1936 in Miri, Sarawak), the current Governor of Sarawak, was the fourth Chief Minister of Sarawak, Finance Minister, and Resource Planning and Environment Minister of Sarawak. Taib was also the President of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which is part of the Barisan Nasional coalition. He is of ethnic Melanau descent.Taib is informally known as Pak Uban, which translates into "white-haired uncle". Among Chinese speaking communities he is known as Pek Moh (白毛) which means "white hair". Another informal name for him, in reference to the British Brooke family that ruled Sarawak as White Rajahs in the 19th and early 20th century, is the "last white rajah" or "white-haired rajah". Holding the post of the Chief Minister of Sarawak since 1981, he is the longest serving Chief Minister in Malaysia. He assumed the Chief Minister post at the age of 45. Being a member of the Malaysian Parliament for 38 years, Taib is also the second longest-serving parliamentarian in Malaysia after Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. Taib and his wider family are regularly accused of corruption and personally benefiting from Sarawak's natural and economic resources.On 12 February 2014, Taib handed over his resignation letter to the Governor of Sarawak to vacate his chief minister post, officially ending his 33 years of chief ministership. His former brother-in-law, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem will succeed him as the new chief minister of Sarawak with effect from 1 March 2014. At the same time, he received the official credentials as the 7th Sarawak Head of State from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara on February 28, and officially took the oath of office on the following day. He became the second Sarawakian (after his uncle, Tun Abdul Rahman Ya'kub ) to be appointed as the Governor after relinquishing the post of chief minister.".