Henry is first Lun Bawang leader ever appointed as deputy minister


KUCHING: Datuk Henry Sum Agong (pic) created history Monday by becoming the first leader from the Lun Bawang community ever appointed as a deputy minister in the Federal Cabinet.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, when announcing the Cabinet reshuffle in Putrajaya, also announced Henry’s appointment as Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism.

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