SARIKEI — Dayang Raoyah Abang Adeng, political secretary to Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem, passed away at her residence in Jalan Ixora, here, at 2.02 pm today, from cervical cancer.
Dayang Raoyah, 63, who was also deputy chairman of the Sarikei District Council (MDS), had been brought from Kuching to Sarikei Hospital at about 7 am before she was taken to her residence.
MDS chairman, Chan Pan Chan said he was informed of her demise by MDS members.
He said about three weeks ago, he was told that Dayang Raoyah had been warded at a private specialist hospital in Kuching due to a health problem.
“Her passing is a big loss for us at MDS as she was hardworking, responsible and fully dedicated in carrying out her tasks since holding the post of MDS deputy chairman over 20 years ago,” Chan said when contacted today.
A mother of four, Dayang Raoyah was appointed as one of the political secretaries to the Sarawak chief minister in 2014.
KEPIMPINAN CONTOH: Dayang Raoyah menerima Anugerah Ketua Menteri Kepimpinan Wanita.
She was also a Supreme Executive Council member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu’s (PBB) Women’s wing and the party’s Kuala Rajang Women’s wing chief.
Dayang Raoyah will be laid to rest at the Sarikei Muslim burial ground before Maghrib prayers today.
Among those who paid their last respects at her residence were state Manpower Development and Training Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh, who is also Assistant Minister for Environment, and Tanjung Manis MP Datuk Norah Abdul Rahman. — Bernama
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