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Wednesday, 11 January 2017 | MYT 2:24 PM
Sarawak CM dies of heart attack

BY SHARON LING









KUCHING: Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem passed away Wednesday afternoon at the Sarawak General Hospital in Kota Samarahan.

He would have turned 73 on Jan 27.

Adenan became the fifth chief minister on Feb 28, 2014, replacing Tun Taib Mahmud.

Youth And Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin tweeted his condolences to Adenan's wife and his family.

"Condolences to Puan Sri Jamilah and family and the people of Sarawak over the passing of Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem. Al Fatihah," Khairy tweeted







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