Pehin Sri Dr. Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (born 21 May 1936 in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia) is the current Chief Minister of Sarawak of Melanau descent. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Sarawak Establishment Local Authority (Granted city status in 2005) Government  - Mayor Dato Wee Han Wen Area  - City 4,707. ... State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ... The Chief Minister of Sarawak is the head of the executive branch of the state government in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Education

He undertook his early schooling at the St. Joseph's Schools in Miri and Kuching, before receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Adelaide in South Australia in 1960. Nickname: Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country State Malaysia Sarawak Establishment Uncertain, granted city status in 1988 Government  - Mayors North: Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusoff South: Chong Ted Tsiung Area  - City 1,863 km²  (719 sq mi) Population (2006)  - City 579,900  - Density 322/km² (834/sq mi) Time zone MST (UTC... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... The University of Adelaide (colloquially Adelaide University or Adelaide Uni) is a public university located in Adelaide. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ...

Returning to Sarawak, he worked in the judiciary until 1963 when he joined the State Legislative Council of Sarawak, where he held various ministries in Sarawak and the Malaysian Parliament, before succeeding Abdul Rahman Ya'kub as the Chief Minister of Sarawak. Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman bin Yakub was the third chief minister of Sarawak and the fourth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak. ...

He is the father of Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib. Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib or YBhg. ...

Corruption and Sarawak's Logging Industry

Charges of deep corruption have surrounded Taib Mahmud on numerous occasions and the dominance of Sarawak's political elite including Taib Mahmud's family in the logging industry is well documented in articles such as Loony Malaysia in Malaysia Today.

Most recently a foreign wire agency reported on March 29 that Taib has been implicated in a 1.1 billion yen (RM32 million) timber export kickbacks. Wood carriers allegedly hid 1.1 billion yen income. The Japan Times (2007-03-29). The Japan Times is one of the few independent English newspapers published in Japan: it mainly competes with English editions of the major dailies, such as the Daily Yomiuri and the Mainichi Daily News, as well as the International Herald Tribune. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ...

It said nine Japanese shipping companies, which transported timber from Sarawak, had allegedly failed to report some 1.1 billion yen in income over a period of up to seven years.

The report claimed the money was paid as kickbacks to Sarawak officials via a Hong Kong agent linked to Taib and his family.

The results of the logging industry under Taib Mahmud is that less than 10% of Sarawak's primary forests remain, logging many of the ancestral lands of many of Sarawak's indigenous communities.

A Life Of Riches

Living way beyond a civil servant's income, the extravagant lifestyle of the Chief Minister and his family is not unheard of. With multi-million dollar mansions scattered around his governing state, Sarawak, and a private jetty in his primary residence, these so-called rumors (repeatedly denied by the government) have created a deep unrest within the people in Sarawak.

While a proper audit and a simple glance at his wealth would surely attract suspicion, the Chief Minister is still in power because of the people's a lack of trust in the ACA (anti-corruption agency) in Malaysia, and her the overall corrupted government system.