Sabah Politics: Old Faces, New Positions

Ariff Adi Putera , Research Officer, Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)

19-Dec-24 08:30

Sabah Politics: Old Faces, New Positions

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Controversial figure Tun Musa Aman, who served as Sabah’s Chief Minister from 2003 till 2018, has been appointed as the state’s governor with the backing of the current Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. What does this development signal about the evolving landscape of Sabah politics? We get analysis from Ariff Adi Putera of the Institute for Development Studies (Sabah).

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: politics, government

Tags: political controversy, tun musa aman, sabah politics, hajiji noor,

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