From RTM announcer to chief minister

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia chief Datuk Hajiji Mohd Noor, 65, has been a career politician, making his debut in 1990 when he won the Sulaman seat on an Usno ticket.

Hajiji was among the younger breed of Sabah Muslim leaders picked by Usno founder, the late Tun Mustapha Harun, to rejuvenate the party, which was then an Opposition to the Parti Bersatu Sabah government led by Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan.