Kota Kinabalu: Dato’ Sri Dr Sabin Samitah replaces the city’s first female Mayor Datuk Noorliza Awang Alip on Jan. 2
Dr Sabin served as CEO of the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) until end 2021 and later was made Chief Director of the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC).
He becomes the seventh mayor and the third from Ranau after Datuk Abidin Madingkir – now Minister in charge of DBKK or City Hall being the Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister – and Datuk Nordin Siman.
While in LHDN, Dr Sabin announced the forming of a task force to scrutinise and investigate unexplained extraordinary wealth, such as luxury goods, jewellery, handbags and property possessed by individuals.
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