Appointment As Chief Minister
After winning the Sebandi (now Asajaya) by-election in 1981, Taib was appointed as Sarawak's Land and Mines Minister before succeeding his uncle, Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, as the Chief Minister of Sarawak. He held the Sebandi seat until 1987, when he was elected as state assemblyman for the Asajaya constituency. In 2001 state election, he decided to contest in Balingian. Taib served in many public and voluntary bodies and represented the government at various international conferences.
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