Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri |
Harris Mohd Salleh | |
Honorific-Suffix: | PMN SPMJ SSAP SPMS SJMK DA |
Order: | 6th |
Office: | Chief Minister of Sabah |
Governor: | Mohd Hamdan Abdullah Ahmad Koroh Mohamad Adnan Robert |
Term Start: | 6 June 1976 |
Term End: | 22 April 1985 |
Predecessor: | Fuad Stephens |
Successor: | Joseph Pairin Kitingan |
Birth Name: | Harris bin Mohd Salleh |
Birth Date: | 1930 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Crown Colony of Labuan (now Labuan, Malaysia) |
Spouse: | Rupiah Bachee Khan |
Party: | USNO (–1975) BERJAYA (1975–1991) UMNO (1991–1998) BERSEKUTU (1998–2010) |
Harris bin Mohd Salleh (born 4 November 1930) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Sabah from June 1976 to April 1985. During his tenure, he ceded the island of Labuan, which used to be part of the state of Sabah, to the federal Government, making it the second federal territory of Malaysia.[1] He was also founding President of the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).