Najib hosts Raya Gawai dinner for Sarawak leaders

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Abang Johari (left) and Najib share a light-hearted moment at a special Raya-Gawai dinner recently.

KUCHING: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hosted a Raya Gawai dinner for Sarawak cabinet ministers and federal cabinet ministers from Sarawak at his official residence Sri Perdana in Putrajaya yesterday.

Chief Minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg flew in to the federal capital from Kuching with his cabinet colleagues to join Najib for the special occasion held in honour of the leaders from Sarawak.

Accompanying Abang Johari were Deputy Chief Ministers Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing and Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.

Also in the entourage were International Trade and E-Commerce minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh; Education, Science and Technological Research minister Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong; Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development minister Datuk Fatimah Abdullah; Public Utilities minister Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom; Tourism, Arts, Youth and Sports minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah; Local Government and Housing minister Datuk Prof Dr Sim Kui Hian; and Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip.

The six Sarawak federal ministers, Women, Family and Community Development minister Dato’ Sri Rohani Abdul Karim; Works minister Dato’ Sri Fadillah Yusof; Natural Resources and Environment minister Dato Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar; Ministers in the Prime Minister Department Dato’ Sri Nancy Shukri and Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun as well as Human Resources minister Dato’ Sri Richard Riot Jaem.