The Hon. Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Sarawak and also as the Second Minister for Urban Development and Natural Resources and Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development of Sarawak in May 2017. He’s also the Second Minister of Planning Resource Management and Minister of Public Utilities of Sarawak since 2004 and was appointed as Minister of Industrial Development Sarawak in 2011.
After the 2016 State Election, he was re-appointed as Second Minister of Industrial and Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Investment. He has served as the Assistant Minister of Planning and Resource Management/Assistant Minister of Rural and Land Development and Assistant Minister of Industrial Development; Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office and as Assistant Minister of Resource Planning.
He’s a board member of Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) and was appointed as the Chairman of the Board since 2011. He was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA) and as Chairman of Syarikat SESCO Berhad till 2007. He’s a member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly as well as Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) and its Supreme Council, Senior Vice President. He was PBB’s Deputy Youth Chief as well as its treasurer.
In recognition of his contribution to Sarawak and Malaysia, he was conferred various titles and awards including Ahli Mangku Negara (Federal) (A.M.N.) and Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang of Sarawak (PGBK). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).