00:00 Abdul Tayyip Mahmood, Sarawak's longest-serving Chief Minister, has died.
00:08 He was 87.
00:10 His death was confirmed to FMT by Deputy Prime Minister Fadilah Yusof.
00:15 Tayyip was the longest-serving head of a state government in Malaysia.
00:20 He held the position for 33 years from 1981 to 2014, after which he was appointed Sarawak
00:28 Governor.
00:30 He was also the country's second-longest-serving MP, serving Kota Samarahan for 38 years from
00:38 1970 to 2008.
00:41 Tayyip said serving Sarawak was a calling that he chose over several options after graduating
00:47 with a law degree in 1960.
00:51 He is widely credited with developing the state through numerous infrastructure projects.
00:57 In January, he was described by Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg as the "father of modern
01:04 Sarawak".
01:05 Johari called Tayyip "the unifying force behind the state's harmony and political stability",
01:12 cultivated during the years when the latter served as the Chief Minister.
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