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When did Abdul Taib Mahmud officially take the oath of office as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak?
1 March 2014
1 February 2014
1 January 2014
1 April 2014
Answer
On 1 March 2014, Abdul Taib Mahmud officially took the oath of office as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, succeeding Abdul Aziz Yaakob. He was the first Sarawakian to hold this position since 1963, and the first to be elected directly by the state's legislature.
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