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Abdul Taib Mahmud

Politician

Abdul Taib Mahmud is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Abdul Taib Mahmud · عبد التاب محمد · عبد الطيب محمود · 泰益瑪目 · 압둘 타입 마흐무드				[sources]
Alias	Abdul Taib bin Mahmud · 泰益·马哈茂德 · 泰益玛目 · 泰益瑪目 · 압둘 타입 마흐무드				[sources]
Weak alias	塔伊布·马哈茂德 · 阿卜杜勒·塔伊布·马哈茂德				[sources]
Birth date	1936-05-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Miri				[sources]
Death date	2024-02-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Abdul				[sources]
Title	Tun				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1015710				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat · Minister of Defence · Premier of Sarawak · Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Adelaide				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Seventh Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Fourth Chief Minister of Sarawak

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Raghad Waleed Alkurdi Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak	2014-03-01	2024-01-26
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2004-05-17

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hanifah Hajar Taib Politician	child · father	-	-
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,783

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,192

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,579

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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