KOTA KINABALU: The former state secretary, Tan Sri Simon Sipaun, has passed away at the age of 88.
As reported by the New Straits Times, he succumbed to pneumonia and related complications at a private hospital in Kota Kinabalu this morning.
A wake is set to take place at the Agut Jubili Lighthouse in Penampang, with the funeral mass planned for 10am on Tuesday at the Church of Mary Immaculate.
A seasoned civil servant, Simon ultimately achieved the position of state secretary, holding the role from 1988 to 1993.
