SIBU: Former Head of State Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud has passed away at a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Feb 21).
His daughter Datuk Hanifar Hajar Taib in a Facebook posting said Taib, 87, passed away at 4.28am.
She said his body will be at the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur before being brought back to Kuching.
Taib had served as Sarawak’s Chief Minister for over three decades starting from 1981.
State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, said a state funeral will be held for him at the New Sarawak Legislative Complex.
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