WELCOME MESSAGE
 

 Assalamualaikum, Selamat Datang, Salam Sarawak Maju Makmur and welcome to the Sarawak Premier’s Office website.  

Praise be to Allah SWT now that it has been nine eventful years since I first assumed office as Sarawak’s sixth premier on 13^th January 2017. Now my office is housed at the Satria Pertiwi Complex, a charming neo-classical edifice to reflect Sarawak’s growing aspirations to be a star of the Malaysian and ASEAN economies.

Sarawak, under the GPS (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) government aspires to be a developed and high-income region by 2030. This entails doubling the size of Sarawak’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from RM136 billion in 2019 to RM282 billion in 2030. As outlined in Sarawak’s Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030), I strongly believe that Sarawak’s green and sustainable economy and climate change initiatives will unlock the state’s vast potential that is set to usher it into a new era as a developed economy by 2030.

I am delighted that as an early success of PCDS 23030, Sarawak has been categorised as a high-income state by the World Bank, seven years earlier than targeted. Sarawak recorded a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of more than USD13, 205 (RM61,442) in 2022. In 2024 the GNI stood at RM73,100, thus maintaining the high-income status for three consecutive years and fourth-placed in the national ranking.

In terms of revenue, Sarawak recorded an income of RM14.2 billion in 2024, the highest in the State’s history and a two-fold increase from the pre-2017 figure.

Sarawak also aspires to be at the forefront of technological innovation, particularly in compound chip design and manufacturing through extensive R&D and collaboration with other countries and institutions. We are not stopping as Sarawak continues to explore the potential of emerging and future technology-driven industries such as aerospace and nanosatellite.

I cannot over-emphasised the importance of human capital and talent development to future proof Sarawak’s economic development. For this reason, the GPS Government is starting to implement the Free Tertiary Education Sarawak Initiative (FTES) starting this year for students studying in state-owned universities.

In closing, I sincerely hope that this website will provide you with some valuable insight into the various policies and initiatives of the GPS Government under my leadership. Your in-depth understanding of Sarawak’s development policies and strategies is vital for the State to transform itself into an economic powerhouse in the country and in the ASEAN region, Insyallah.
 

Thank you.