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Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar

Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar

Malaysian politician, current Speaker of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

Mohamad Asfia bin Awang Nassar (born 8 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Speaker of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 15 January 2000. He served as the Acting Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak from 16 August 2023 to 17 September 2023 and Deputy Speaker of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2000. He was also the Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serdeng between 1991 and 2011 and MLA for Kuala Rajang between 1979 and 1983.

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Tan Sri Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar was appointed as Acting Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak on 16 August 2023. It followed the absence of Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud who was in the process of recovering his health abroad.[1] Taib was previously in Turkiye for a holiday before facing health problems and undergoing a surgical procedure. He had already taken the oath in the Astana Negeri Petra Jaya. Present to witness the ceremony was the Premier of Sarawak, Tan Abang Johari Openg. According to a report from Astro Awani, this is not the first time he has performed the task, and the last time was on 1 December 2019 to 11 January 2020.

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References

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    ""Asfia Awang Nassar sworn in as acting Sarawak governor"". www.google.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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    "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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    "Senarai Penerima Panglima Setia Mahkota Tahun 2021" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
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