Governor of Sarawak
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The Governor of Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, representing the federal monarchy at the state level.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Sarawak canonical | 2 |
| British Crown Colony Governor of Sarawak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1375724 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governor of Sarawak Context triple: [Sarawak, headOfStateTitle, Governor of Sarawak]
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A.
Premier of Sarawak
The Premier of Sarawak is the chief executive of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, leading its state government and overseeing the administration and implementation of state policies.
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B.
Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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C.
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen was the chief British colonial administrative post in the Sumatran settlement of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
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D.
Lieutenant-Governor of Java
The Lieutenant-Governor of Java was the chief British colonial administrator of the island during the early 19th-century period of British rule.
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E.
Governor-General of Solomon Islands
The Governor-General of Solomon Islands is the monarch’s appointed representative who performs ceremonial duties and exercises certain constitutional powers on behalf of the Crown within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Governor of Sarawak Target entity description: The Governor of Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, representing the federal monarchy at the state level.
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A.
Premier of Sarawak
The Premier of Sarawak is the chief executive of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, leading its state government and overseeing the administration and implementation of state policies.
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B.
Governor of the Straits Settlements
The Governor of the Straits Settlements was the chief British colonial administrator overseeing the Straits Settlements territories in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
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C.
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen was the chief British colonial administrative post in the Sumatran settlement of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
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D.
Lieutenant-Governor of Java
The Lieutenant-Governor of Java was the chief British colonial administrator of the island during the early 19th-century period of British rule.
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E.
Governor-General of Solomon Islands
The Governor-General of Solomon Islands is the monarch’s appointed representative who performs ceremonial duties and exercises certain constitutional powers on behalf of the Crown within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial head of state position
ⓘ
state office in Malaysia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Sarawak ⓘ |
| appointedAfterConsultationWith | Chief Minister of Sarawak ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
ⓘ
surface form:
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
|
| appointedOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Malaysia ⓘ |
| category |
Governors of Malaysian states
ⓘ
Sarawak politics ⓘ |
| ceremonialCommanderOf | state-level security and ceremonial forces in Sarawak ⓘ |
| confers | state honours and awards of Sarawak ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1963 ⓘ |
| domain |
Sarawak
ⓘ
surface form:
Sarawak State
|
| firstHolder | Tun Abang Haji Openg ⓘ |
| flag |
Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard of the Governor of Sarawak
|
| follows | Rajah of Sarawak ⓘ |
| governmentalBody | Government of Sarawak ⓘ |
| hasRole |
appointing authority for Chief Minister of Sarawak
ⓘ
appointing authority for members of the Sarawak Cabinet ⓘ ceremonial representative of the federal monarchy ⓘ granting royal assent to state legislation ⓘ summoning and dissolving the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly ⓘ symbolic guardian of the Sarawak Constitution ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Malay ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the State of Sarawak
ⓘ
Federal Constitution of Malaysia ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Conference of Rulers
ⓘ
surface form:
Conference of Rulers (by invitation, without voting rights)
|
| officeCreatedInContextOf | formation of Malaysia ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInEnglish | Governor of Sarawak ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitleInMalay | Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak ⓘ |
| officeType | non-hereditary office ⓘ |
| partOf |
constitutional framework of Malaysia
ⓘ
state government of Sarawak ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | head of state of Sarawak ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo | equivalent in protocol rank to Malaysian state sultans ⓘ |
| replaces |
Governor of Sarawak
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British Crown Colony Governor of Sarawak
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| represents |
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
ⓘ
surface form:
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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| residence |
Kuching
ⓘ
surface form:
Astana Negeri, Kuching
|
| seat | Kuching ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment rather than election ⓘ |
| style | Tuan Yang Terutama ⓘ |
| styleInEnglish | His Excellency ⓘ |
| symbolizes | unity and continuity of the state of Sarawak ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
| usesInsignia | Coat of arms of Sarawak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Governor of Sarawak Description of subject: The Governor of Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, representing the federal monarchy at the state level.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Crown Colony Governor of Sarawak