Harris Salleh

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Harris Mohd Salleh
PMN SPMJ SSAP SPMS SJMK DA
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Harris Mohd Salleh PMN SPMJ SSAP SPMS SJMK DA
6th Chief Minister of Sabah
	In office; 6 June 1976 – 22 April 1985
Governor	Mohd Hamdan Abdullah ; Ahmad Koroh ; Mohamad Adnan Robert
Preceded by	Fuad Stephens
Succeeded by	Joseph Pairin Kitingan
Personal details
Born	Harris bin Mohd Salleh; 4 November 1930; Crown Colony of Labuan (now Labuan, Malaysia)
Political party	USNO (–1975) ; BERJAYA (1975–1991) ; UMNO (1991–1998) ; BERSEKUTU (1998–2010)
Spouse	Rupiah Bachee Khan

Harris bin Mohd Salleh (born 4 November 1930) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Sabah from June 1976 to April 1985. During his tenure, he ceded the island of Labuan, which used to be part of the state of Sabah, to the federal Government, making it the second federal territory of Malaysia. He was also founding President of the Sabah People's United Front (BERJAYA).

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