State or region
Chief Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor of Sabah
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor as the member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgement commands the confidence of a majority of its members (State Constitution).
- Chosen by
- Governor of Sabah
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Hajiji Noor GAGASAN since November 2025 Report Source: ms.wikipedia.org, checked
Previous holders
- Hajiji Noor GAGASAN September 2020 to November 2025
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, State legislative assemblies of Malaysia (seats) and Menteri Besar / Yang di-Pertua Negeri (how chosen), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia (English), because the state government and assembly portals were not read in this pass; cross-checked against Wikidata SPARQL for state ISO codes and incumbents. For: Chief Minister
- ms.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (ms), Hajiji Noor, read 2026-10-12: current term as Ketua Menteri Sabah from 30 November 2025; en.wikipedia 2025 Sabah state election cites Straits Times 30 Nov 2025 "Hajiji Noor sworn in as Chief Minister". Fallback: Wikipedia, Sabah government site not read. For: Hajiji Noor, current term, Hajiji Noor, past term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Menteri Besar (list of incumbents), read 2026-10-12, plus the 2026 state election articles for Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca: holder, party, start date. Fallback: Wikipedia (English), because the state government and assembly portals were not read in this pass; cross-checked against Wikidata SPARQL for state ISO codes and incumbents. For: Hajiji Noor, past term