Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan (1920–1997) was the first Chief Minister of Sarawak (1963–1966). As the executive of a newly independent state which helped to form Malaysia, Ningkan faced many challenges from within the state and from Sarawak's neighbour, Indonesia.
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20 August 1920 Betong, Simanggang, (present-day Betong Division), Kingdom of Sarawak
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Died |
31 March 1997 (aged 76) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Zodiac | Leo |
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