Wednesday 23 July 2014

Karim receives a commemorative medal from State Government for his contributions to Sarawak

July 23, 2014

Jamilah receives the medal from Adenan
KUCHING: The state presented 104 Golden Jubilee Commemorative medals yesterday in connection with Sarawak’s 50th anniversary of independence. 

Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem presented the medals during an investiture ceremony at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Complex in Petra Jaya.

Among the recipients were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun; Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim; Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri.

Fellow medal recipients were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Idris Jala and Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof were unable to attend the ceremony.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Dr James Dawos Mamit, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar and Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi also received the medal.

Adenan presents the medal to Empiang
Also receiving their medals from Adenan were his wife Puan Sri Datuk Jamilah Anu, and Dato Sri Empiang Jabu – the wife of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang.


State assistant ministers who received the medal were Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, Datuk Sylvester Entri Muran, Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman, Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Datuk John Sikie Tayai, Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz, Datuk Talib Zulpilip, Datuk Peter Nansian Ngusie, Datuk Mong Dagang, Datuk Stephen Rundi Utom, Datuk Julaihi Narawi, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Datuk Dr Jerip Susil, Liwang Lagang, Robert Lawson Chuat and Rosey Yunus.

The Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medals were presented in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of Sarawak’s independence within Malaysia to those who had contributed to and sacrificed towards the development of the state after independence.

The medal was gazetted by the state government on Sept 16, 2013.

Among those present were Jabu, State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar, Second Minister of Finance Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan and State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Ghani.

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