| Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng |
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| 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 22 February 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmad Zaidi Adruce |
| 3rd Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak | |
| In office 2 April 1977 – 2 April 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1921 Kampung Nangka, Sibu, Kingdom of Sarawak |
| Spouse(s) | Toh Puan Hajjah Dayang Umi Kalthum(Deceased) Toh Puan Hajah Norkiah |
| Children | 12 |
| Residence | The Astana, Kuching |
| Religion | Islam |
Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng is third and sixth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. He is the first person to serve as Governor twice.[1][2]He is also fondly known as Abang Louis, by his old friends and acquaintances, especially in his hometown of Sibu.
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Salahuddin,or Abang Louis is the only son of the late Abang Barieng bin Abang Anyut, a Melanau community leader and a well-known figure in the Third Division (present-day Sibu Division).
After the Japanese occupation, he worked as Municipal Inspector until 1947 under the new British colonial administration. He continued in the public service under the National Registration Department and the Public Works Department.
Abang Muhammad is married twice first with late Toh Puan Hajjah Dayang Umi Kalthum,and later Toh Puan Hajah Norkiah, and they are blessed with 12 children, and 30 grand-children and great-grandchildren.
He was active in state politics, helping to form Barisan Pemuda Sarawak (BPS) and Barisan Rakyat Jati Sarawak (BARJASA). Salahuddin acted as representative of the Melanau community to the Cobbold Commission during the years preceding the formation of Malaysia.
In 1963, he contested and won a seat in the state elections. However, he resigned in 1968 and returned to public service. He eventually became Chairman of the State Public Service Commission.
In 1977, he was installed as the third Governor of Sarawak and served for a term of four years. In 2000, he became Acting Governor while the Governor Ahmad Zaidi Adruce was ill. Zaidi Adruce died in December 2000, and Salahuddin was reappointed permanently to the governorship in February 2001.
Salahuddin was bestowed the nation's highest award -- the Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara which carries the title Tun, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on June 7, 1978.
| Preceded by Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman |
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak 1977 - 1981 |
Succeeded by Abdul Rahman Ya'kub |
| Preceded by Ahmad Zaidi Adruce |
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak 2001–present |
Incumbent |