KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he has accepted Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib's resignation as Deputy Tourism Minister on personal grounds and that it would be effective from Monday.
The Prime Minister said the decision to accept Sulaiman's resignation was made after discussions with Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud, who is also the Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman.
"However, Datuk Seri Sulaiman will continue to remain as the Member of Parliament for Kota Samarahan.
"I wish to thank Datuk Seri Sulaiman for all his contributions. I also hope he will continue to contribute in his capacity as a BN elected representative," Najib said in a statement here on Monday.
Sulaiman, 41, who is also the son of Taib, was appointed as deputy minister on March 19, 2008 when Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was the prime minister, and when Najib took over as prime minister in April this year, Sulaiman was retained in his post in the new Cabinet line-up.
Sulaiman made his election debut in the 2008 general election and won the Kota Samarahan seat after he defeated Hussain Abang Apok of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) with a majority of 11,411 votes.
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