KUCHING, March 17 2025: Satok State Assemblyman, Datuk Ibrahim Baki (picture) was took his oath office as a deputy state minister before the Governor Tun Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar at the Astana Negeri this morning.
Present at the ceremony were Premier Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg, his deputies Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah and Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, state ministers and deputy miinisters.
Ibrahim, 67, a first term state assemblyman, was elected as a vice president of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) by securing the highest number of votes at the party’s triennial delegates convention last month.
He secured 910 votes, followed by Minister of Utlility and Telecommunications Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi with 902 votes, Deputy Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee (786 votes) and Deputy Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh (687 votes).
In the December 2021 state election, he won the Satok seat by securing 6,991 votes.
His two opponents, Awang Badele Awang Ali of Parti Bumi Kenayalang (PBK) who secured 415 votes and PKR's Dr Nor Irwan Ahmad Nor collected 958 votes. Both lost their election deposit.
Ibrahim is Gabungan Parti Sarawak(GPS) Chief Whip in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly.
He was a long time deputy chairman of Satok PBB branch, before being elected as the chairman late last year, taking over from Abang Johari.
The premier is now PBB Gedong branch chairman upon his election as the Gedong State Assemblyman.
A lawyer by training, Ibrahim is active in the corporate world. He is the chairman of the Sarawak Energy Berhad and a former board member of Petroliam Nasional Berhad.
Speculations of him going to be sworn-in as the deputy minister started to spread last week, with the local media organisations quoting “reliable” sources for their breaking news.
A source from Astana Negeri also confirmed that the swearing-in ceremony would place today, March 17, and that Ibrahim would be made a deputy minister.
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