 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (July 2024) |
Sim Kui Hian | |
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沈桂贤 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Sim in 2017 | |
| Deputy Premier of Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2022 Serving with Douglas Uggah Embas & Awang Tengah Ali Hasan | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2022–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024) |
| Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Preceded by | James Jemut Masing |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak | |
| Assumed office 4 January 2022 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2022–2024) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (since 2024) |
| Premier | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Deputy Minister (Public Health and Housing) | Penguang Manggil |
| Deputy Minister (Local Government) | Michael Tiang Ming Tee |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Minister of Local Government and Housing Sarawak | |
| In office 19 January 2017 – 18 December 2021 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Chief Minister | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| Minister of Local Government Sarawak | |
| In office 13 May 2016 – 11 January 2017 | |
| Governor | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Chief Minister | Adenan Satem |
| Constituency | Batu Kawah |
| President of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2014 | |
| Deputy | Richard Riot Jaem |
| Preceded by | Peter Chin Fah Kui |
| Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Batu Kawah | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Chiew Wang See (PH–DAP) |
| Majority | 2,085 (2016) 5,393 (2021) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1965 Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Political party | Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) |
| Other political affiliations | Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018); Unity Government of Malaysia (allied: since 2022); Perikatan Nasional (PN) (allied : 2020–2022); Barisan Nasional (BN) (allied: until 2018) |
| Spouse | Enn Ong |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor |
Sim Kui Hian (Chinese: 沈桂贤; pinyin: Shěn Guìxián; born 18 August 1965) is a Malaysian politician and cardiologist who is serving as the Deputy Premier of Sarawak and the territory's Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Sarawak in the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) administration under Premier Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg since January 2022, as well as an elected representative for the constituency of N14 Batu Kawah in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) since May 2016.
Sim is Sarawak's first deputy premier (a title formerly known as deputy chief minister) of Chinese descent in more than a decade after George Chan Hong Nam stepped down in 2011.[1][2][3] Previously, he served as the Minister of Local Government Sarawak from May 2016 to January 2017 under Adenan Satem's cabinet, and Minister of Local Government and Housing Sarawak from January 2017 to December 2021 under Abang Johari's first cabinet. He also had served as Senator in the Parliament of Malaysia from April 2014 to April 2017.
Additionally, he holds a watching brief role which gives him oversight over several Malaysian federal government departments operating in the territory, namely the Sarawak Health Department and the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department.
He is a member of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP), which he is the Party President since September 2014.[4][5][6] He is also one of the founding Vice-Chairmen of the GPS coalition, in which SUPP is a co-founding component party.
While acknowledging that Sarawak is part of Malaysia, Sim is one of the most vocal and consistent proponents for more Sarawakian autonomous power and rights,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] based on the unique contexts of the Malaysia's formation as originally outlined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) Report and recommendations,[17] and the Report of the Cobbold Commission.
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- ^ "SUPP's Dr Sim sets sights on improving Sarawak local authorities". 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Abg Johari Unveils His New Team, Introduce 3rd Deputy CM". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Pim, Lim How (7 May 2016). "Dr Sim wins in Batu Kawah with over 2,000 majority". BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "All 82 newly-elected Sarawak assemblymen sworn in – Nation | The Star Online". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Cheng, Lian (26 May 2014). "SUPP Dr Sim now a senator". BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Lian, Michelle (12 December 2015). "Re-examine (implementation of) Malaysia Agreement, Dr Sim urges federal govt". BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News.
- ^ Tan, Wei (13 December 2015). "zh:沈桂贤多次国会反映 权益侵蚀砂人不快乐续为砂人请命" 沈桂贤多次国会反映 权益侵蚀砂人不快乐续为砂人请命. Seehua (in Chinese (Malaysia)). Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Pay serious attention to Sarawak!". facebook.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "SUPP wants more Sarawakians in key positions". Free Malaysia Today. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Don't Take Sarawak For Granted". facebook.com.
- ^ Tawie, Sulok (28 October 2017). "Budget funds fail to slake Sarawak thirst for more autonomy". The Malay Mail.
- ^ Suhaimi, Nazmi (16 November 2021). "Dr Sim hopes for rightful recognition of MA63". New Sarawak Tribune. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Tan, Chok Bui (21 May 2022). "砂處獲MA63權力最後階段 沈桂賢強調國選對砂重要". United Daily News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Chandra, Sarah Hafizah (10 September 2022). "35pct seats to Sarawak, Sabah a significant progress". New Sarawak Tribune.
- ^ Ten, Marilyn (11 January 2023). "Dr Sim: Details on Sarawak's autonomy in health to be worked out at PM level". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Singapore, the Governments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Brunei, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and. Malaysia, Report of the Inter-Governmental Committee, 1962 Regarding the formation of Malaysia, 1961–1963.
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