Sakaran Dandai

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Dandai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Sakaran Mohd Hashim. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai (15 April 1930 – 30 August 2021)^[1] was a Malaysian politician.

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Sakaran Dandai SMN PSM SPDK SSAP DUNM DP PGDK PSLJ ADK JP
ساکران محمد هاشم دانداي
8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002
Chief Minister	Salleh Said Keruak Yong Teck Lee Bernard Giluk Dompok Osu Sukam Chong Kah Kiat
Preceded by	Mohammad Said Keruak
Succeeded by	Ahmadshah Abdullah
8th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office 17 March 1994 – 27 December 1994
Governor	Mohammad Said Keruak
Preceded by	Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Succeeded by	Salleh Said Keruak
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Semporna
In office 3 August 1986 – 25 April 1995
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Shafie Apdal
Personal details
Born	Sakaran Mohd Hashim bin Dandai (1930-04-15)15 April 1930 Kampung Air, Semporna, North Borneo
Died	30 August 2021(2021-08-30) (aged 91) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Resting place	Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negeri Sabah, Kota Kinabalu
Political party	United Sabah National Organization (USNO) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)	Halimah (deceased) Siti Rukaiyah Abdullah
Parent	Dandai Ajibuddin (deceased) (father)
Relatives	Shafie Apdal (nephew) Yusof Apdal (nephew and son-in-law)

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 (MP) 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 (ICU) at Gleneagles Hospital, Kota Kinabalu.^[2] On 30 August at 5:30 a.m., Sakaran aged 91, died due to COVID-19.^[3] He was buried at Makam Pahlawan near the Sabah State Mosque in Kota Kinabalu.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P153 Semporna, Sabah		Sakaran Dandai (USNO)	6,063	51.26%		Abdillah Abdul Hamid (BERJAYA)	4,116	34.80%	11,947	1,947	51.56%
							Jendy Jeffery (IND)	1,650	13.95%
1990			Sakaran Dandai (UMNO)	10,832	58.85%		Abdillah Abdul Hamid (IND)	7,574	41.15%	18,566	3,258	57.77%

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1990)^[6]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1996)^[7]

• Sabah :
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK)
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima
• Pahang:
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri
• Malacca:
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca (DUNM) – Datuk Seri Utama
• Sarawak:
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DP) – Datuk Patinggi

Foreign honours

• Brunei:
  • First Class of the Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa (PSLJ) – 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

See also

• List of deaths due to COVID-19 - notable individual deaths