Sakaran Dandai
Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai was a Malaysian politician.
Biography
He served as the 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah from January 1995 to December 2002, 8th Chief Minister of Sabah briefly from March 1994 to December 1994 and Member of Parliament for Semporna from August 1986 to April 1995. In 1990, he was appointed as the Minister of Lands and Co-operatives Development by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.In August 2021, Sakaran Dandai was diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to intensive care unit at Gleneagles Hospital, Kota Kinabalu. On 30 August at 5:30 a.m., Sakaran aged 91, died due to COVID-19. He was buried at Makam Pahlawan near the Sabah State Mosque in Kota Kinabalu.
Awards and recognitions
Honours of Malaysia
- * Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia – Tan Sri
- * Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm – Tun
- * Companion of the Order of Kinabalu
- * Commander of the Order of Kinabalu – Datuk
- * Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu – Datuk Seri Panglima
- * Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang – Dato' Sri
- * Knight Grand Commander of the Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca – Datuk Seri Utama
- * Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak – '''Datuk Patinggi'''
Foreign honours
- * First Class of the Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa – '''Dato Paduka Seri Laila Jasa'''
Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:- Tun Sakaran Marine Park in Semporna, Sabah
- Tun Sakaran Museum in Semporna, Sabah
- SMK Agama Tun Sakaran, a secondary school in Semporna, Sabah