KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor presentedthe appointment letter to Dato’ Sri Dr Sabin Samitah as new Mayor of Kota Kinabalu City
today.
Hailing from Ranau, Dr Sabin, 63, replaced Datuk Noorliza Awang Alip as the seventh
Mayor since Kota Kinabalu was elevated to a city 23 years ago.
Dr Sabin’s last posting was as the Director-General of the National Anti-Financial Crime
Centre in the Prime Minister’s Department. Prior to that he was the Chief Executive
Officer of the Inland Revenue Board.
Present at the brief ceremony were Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship
Minister Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe, Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Abidin
Madingkir and State Secretary Datuk Seri Panglima Sr Safar Untong.-pr/BNN
