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Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
The Sarawak Government is an authority governing Sarawak, one of the Borneo states of Malaysia, and is based in Kuching, the state capital.The state government adheres to and is created by both the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Constitution of the State of Sarawak, the supreme law of the State.
Cabinet of Sarawak today is founded at 22.7.1963 the day when Sarawak gain independence from British Empire.. Prior to the Cabinet of Sarawak, it is the Supreme Council, during the reign of Second Rajah of Sarawak, Rajah Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, His Majesty has appointed chief of each race and chief of each divisions in Sarawak to the Supreme Council, Rajah is the Head of the Supreme ...
Tamin (state constituency) Tanjong Batu (Sarawak state constituency) Tanjong Datu (state constituency) Tarat (state constituency) Tasik Biru; Tebedu (state constituency) Telang Usan; Tellian; Tupong (state constituency)
The Governor of Sarawak (Malay: Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak) is the ceremonial head of state of Sarawak. [1] The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (lit. ' His Excellency '). The official residence of the governor is The Astana, located on the north bank of the Sarawak River in Kuching. [2]
The next Sarawak state election, formally the 13th Sarawak general election, will elect the 20th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly. It must be held by 15 April 2027 at the latest, persuant to clause 21(4) of the Constitution of Sarawak. This date is dependent on when the 19th Legislative Assembly first sits.
The 19th Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the present term of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Sarawak in Sarawak, Malaysia. The 19th Assembly is consisted of 82 members that were elected in the 2021 Sarawak state election. The term will last for five years in maximum from the first sitting.
However, the British Privy Council, during the 1966 Sarawak constitutional crisis, judged that the federal parliament has the absolute power to amend the Sarawak constitution when the state of emergency is declared but is only on a temporary basis. [3] The first amendment to the Sarawak Constitution was passed on 25 June 1964.