Tributes pour in for Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud will always be remembered as a respected statesman.   The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Tengku Permaisuri Selangor Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin also said Abdul Taib was a prominent figure who contributed a lot to the state of Sarawak and the country.  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/mua2zaj8  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Messages of condolences have poured in for the late former Sarawak Governor Tun Abdul

00:05 Tayyip Mahmud. In a social media post on Wednesday, Prime Minister Datusri Anwar Ibrahim said

00:10 Abdul Tayyip "will always be remembered as a respected statesman." Anwar also expressed

00:16 his deepest condolences to the family of Abdul Tayyip following the former governor's passing

00:21 on Wednesday. The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Tengku Permasuri

00:26 Nur Rashikin also expressed their condolences to Abdul Tayyip's family. His Royal Highness

00:33 said Abdul Tayyip was a prominent figure who contributed a lot to the state of Sarawak

00:38 and the country. Deputy Prime Minister Datusri Fadilah Yusof described Abdul Tayyip's passing

00:44 as a "great loss" to Sarawak and Malaysia, while Datusri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi described

00:49 him as a "progressive and dynamic leader." Meanwhile, Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari

00:54 Tun Openg said Abdul Tayyip had served the people of Malaysia throughout his life, especially

00:59 the people of Sarawak, and he also pledges to continue the former governor and chief

01:03 minister's legacy to develop Sarawak and Malaysia in a more structured approach.

01:09 Opposition leader and Besatut Secretary-General Datusri Hamzah Zainuddin in his condolences

01:14 message said Abdul Tayyip played an important role in the administration of the Sarawak,

01:19 which allowed the state to achieve its great progress to date.

01:23 Abdul Tayyip passed away at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur at 4.40 am on Wednesday. A

01:29 state funeral will be held for Tayyip at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly Complex on Thursday.

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