KUCHING: Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki topped the six-way battle for the four vice-president positions of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) Bumiputera Wing, securing 910 votes.
Joining him as vice presidents for the 2025-2028 term are Datuk Julaihi Narawi (900 votes), Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee (788 votes), and Datuk Len Talif Salleh (687 votes).
Chairman of the PBB Election Committee Datuk Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah announced the results of the hotly contested vice-presidential race during PBB’s 16th Triennial General Meeting at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) on Sunday (Feb 16).
Incumbents Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (669 votes) and Deputy Utility and Communication Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi (546 votes) failed to retain their seats.
Ibrahim, a long-serving PBB member for over four decades, currently serves as the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) DUN chief whip and GPS treasurer-general.
A legal professional trained in the United Kingdom, he is also a Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln’s Inn and currently chairs Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB).
Meanwhile, Len, the Kuala Rajang assemblyman and Deputy Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration, and Environment, is also the chairman of Tabung Ekonomi Gagasan Anak Sarawak (Tegas).
PBB’s vice presidential lineup consists of nine posts—four for the Bumiputera Wing, three for the Pesaka Wing, and two reserved for the Women and Youth chiefs.
Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah was re-elected as Women’s Chief, while Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development Datuk Martin Ben took over as Youth Chief.
For the Pesaka Wing vice president posts, Datuk Seri Roland Sagah, Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu, and Datuk Gerawat Gala retained their positions unopposed.
Similarly, the two senior vice president positions were uncontested, with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof and Minister of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development Sarawak Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom keeping their posts.
Meanwhile, Premier and PBB President Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg announced that Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi has been reappointed as the party’s secretary-general for another three-year term.
He said the decision was made following discussions with deputy presidents and senior vice presidents, before being endorsed by representatives from PBB’s 82 branches.
