KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Hajiji Haji Noor presented  the appointment letter to Dato’ Sri Dr Sabin Samitah as new Mayor of Kota Kinabalu City  today. 

Hailing from Ranau, Dr Sabin, 63, replaced Datuk Noorliza Awang Alip as the seventh  Mayor since Kota Kinabalu was elevated to a city 23 years ago.  

Dr Sabin’s last posting was as the Director-General of the National Anti-Financial Crime  Centre in the Prime Minister’s Department. Prior to that he was the Chief Executive  Officer of the Inland Revenue Board. 

Present at the brief ceremony were Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship  Minister Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe, Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Abidin  Madingkir and State Secretary Datuk Seri Panglima Sr Safar Untong. 

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