Harris Salleh

Tan Sri Dato' Sri 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 the founding President of the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).

Tan Sri Dato' Sri Harris Mohd Salleh PMN SSAP SPMS SJMK DA SPMJ
حارث محمّد صالح‎
6th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office 6 June 1976 – 22 April 1985
Governor	Mohd Hamdan Abdullah Ahmad Koroh Mohamad Adnan Robert
Preceded by	Fuad Stephens
Succeeded by	Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Personal details
Born	Harris bin Mohd Salleh (1930-11-04) 4 November 1930 (age 94) Crown Colony of Labuan (now Labuan, Malaysia)
Political party	USNO (–1975) BERJAYA (1975–1991) UMNO (1991–1998) BERSEKUTU (1998–2010)
Spouse	Rupiah Bachee Khan

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (2011)
• Sabah :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (1968, returned 1986^[2])
• Johor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1980)^[3]
• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (1984)^[4]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1982)
• Selangor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (1980)^[5]
• Sarawak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1980)^[6]