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{{Malay name|Sulaiman Abdul Rahman|Abdul Taib|note=on}}
{{Short description|Malaysian politician, Former Deputy Minister of Tourism of Malaysia}}
{{distinguish|Suleiman Abdul Rahman}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay titles#Dato Sri|Dato Sri]]
| name = Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PNBS}}
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|05|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]
| residence =
| office = [[Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Tourism]]
| primeminister = [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]<br />[[Najib Razak]]
| monarch = [[Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu|Mizan Zainal Abidin]]
| constituency = [[Kota Samarahan (federal constituency)|Kota Samarahan]]
| term_start = 19 March 2008
| term_end = 14 December 2009
| minister = [[Azalina Othman Said]] (2008–2009) <br/> [[Ng Yen Yen]] (2009)
| predecessor = Donald Lim Siang Chai
| successor = Dr. [[James Dawos Mamit]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Kota Samarahan (federal constituency)|Kota Samarahan]]
| parliament2 = Malaysian
| term_start2 = 8 March 2008
| term_end2 = 5 May 2013
| majority2 = 11,411 ([[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]])
| predecessor2 = [[Abdul Taib Mahmud]] ([[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]]–[[Barisan Nasional|BN]])
| successor2 = [[Rubiah Wang]] ([[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]]–[[Gabungan Parti Sarawak|GPS]])
| party = [[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|United Bumiputera Heritage Party]] (PBB)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (-2018)<br/>[[Gabungan Parti Sarawak]]<br> (2018-present)
| religion =
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| relations = [[Abdul Taib Mahmud]] (father)<br/>[[George Chan Hong Nam]] (father in-law)<br/>Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib (brother)<br/>[[Hanifah Hajar Taib]] (sister)<br/>Jamilah Taib-Murray (sister)
| spouse = Anisa Chan
| children =
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Sulaiman Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Taib''' (born 31 May 1968) is a former [[Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Tourism of Malaysia]]. He is the 3rd son of [[Abdul Taib Mahmud]], the former [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak]] and former [[Chief Minister of Sarawak]] while his mother was the late Laila Taib. Sulaiman wed 20-year-old Anisa, daughter of the former [[Cabinet of Sarawak|Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak]] [[George Chan Hong Nam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A wedding to remember|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19910804&id=WpVUAAAAIBAJ&pg=5629,1434708|date=4 August 1991|last= Ritchie|first= James|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|accessdate=6 January 2015}}</ref>
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===Malaysia===
Sulaiman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubg.com.my/UBG_Reports/Annual%20Report/2005/2005UBG_AR.pdf|title=Utama Banking group 2005 annual report (page 3)|publisher=Utama banking group|accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref> Sulaiman was the group chairman of CMSB from 2002 to 2006, and the former [[RHB Bank]] chairman from May 2003 to 2006 following the takeover of RHB by CMS's Utama Banking group. He became the youngest chairman of the local bank at that time. He worked with his brother, Dato Sri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, brother-in-law [[Tuan Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree|Datuk Syed Ahmad Alwee Alsree]] and other board of directors of CMSB.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2010/03/27/sarawak-shakers|title=Sarawak shakers {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>
===United States===
Sulaiman was reported to be the sole officer and director of Sakti International Corporation and Wallyson's Inc. in the United States, companies reportedly owned by the Taib family.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2010/07/saktisakto-another-taib-exclusive/|title=New Exclusive – Sakti/Sakto Taibs' Property in the USA|date=1 July 2010 |work= Sarawak Report|accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
==Political career==
=== Deputy Minister of Tourism===
During the last [[2008 Malaysian general election|12th Malaysian General Election]] held in March 2008, Sulaiman stood as a candidate in the [[Kota Samarahan]] parliamentary seat previously held by his father, [[Abdul Taib Mahmud|Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud]]<ref name="sulaiman">[http://thestar.com.my/election/story.asp?file=/2008/2/21/election2008/20080221165334&sec=Election2008 Taib Mahmud not defending Kota Samarahan (updated)] The Star. URL assessed on 26 November 2009</ref> and won under the then Malaysian ruling coalition [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) ticket. Following his win in his parliamentary seat, he was appointed as a Deputy Minister of Tourism in the cabinet of the then Prime Minister [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]].<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/19/nation/20691898&sec=nation "New ministers and deputy ministers"], ''The Star'', 19 March 2008</ref> Under the new cabinet line-up of Prime Minister [[Najib Razak]], he was once appointed again as a Deputy Minister of Tourism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/20/nation/5709067&sec=nation|title=Sulaiman Taib not seeking re-election|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|accessdate=6 January 2010}}</ref>
On 4 December 2009, Sulaiman resigned from his deputy ministerial post. Prime Minister Najib Razak accepted Sulaiman's resignation effective on 14 December 2009.<ref>[http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=462219 Sulaiman's Resignation As Deputy Tourism Minister Effective From Monday : Najib] BERNAMA.</ref> Sulaiman was succeeded by [[James Dawos Mamit|Datuk Dr. James Dawos Mamit]].<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/13/nation/20100113182923&sec=nation Dawos sworn in as Deputy Tourism Minister] The Star</ref>
In 2002, Sulaiman was named the Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Star of Sarawak]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}
==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|accessdate=22 June 2010}} Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for third parties and independent candidates).</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
| rowspan=2|'''P197 [[Kota Samarahan (federal constituency)|Kota Samarahan]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| rowspan=2|{{nowrap|'''Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib'''}} ([[Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu|PBB]])
| rowspan=2 align="right" |'''15,559'''
| rowspan=2|'''75.51%'''
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|Hussain Abang Apok ([[Keadilan|PKR]])
|align="right" |4,148
|20.13%
| rowspan=2|21,428
| rowspan=2|11,411
| rowspan=2|75.14%
|-
|{{party shading/Independent}} |
|Awg Bakar Awg Daud ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |898
|align="right" |4.36%
|}
==Honours==
* {{Flag|Sarawak}} :
** [[File:MY-SAR_Order_of_the_Star_of_Sarawak_-_2_ribbon_PNBS_-JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak]] (PNBS) – '''Dato Sri''' (2002)
==References==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:People from Sarawak]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Malaysian people of Polish descent]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak]]
[[Category:Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu politicians]]
[[Category:Malaysian MPs 2008–2013]]
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