KUCHING: Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud received two courtesy calls on Thursday (Feb 10).
The first was a visit from Sarawak police commissioner, Datuk Aidi Ismail, who will be the new director of the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department.
Aidi was appointed as commissioner on Feb 18, 2020 and is expected to report for duty on Feb 21, replacing Datuk Ramli Din, who retired on Jan 13.
Taib later received a visit from the vice-chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Prof Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi.
The purpose was to inform, and invite, Taib to the 25th Unimas convocation ceremony, expected to begin on Feb 14.
At the same time, Taib also agreed and signed the letter of appointment of Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas as the new Unimas pro-chancellor, replacing Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang. The term is from Jan 24 to Jan 23, 2025.
