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
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2016
Preceded by
Christina Chiew Wang See (PH–DAP)
Majority
2,085 (2016) 5,393 (2021)
Personal details
Born
(1965-08-18) 18 August 1965 (age 58) 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
Datuk Amar Prof. Dr. 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.
Dr. 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 the late 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, Dr. 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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^"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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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