An elder sister to the Tanjung Manis Member of Parliament Datuk Norah Tun Rahman, Norliah Tun Rahman, is to be appointed as a Temenggong for the Malay / Melanau community in the Mukah Division.
Her name is being considered for the post after she
rejected an overture by the Semop assemblyman Dato Sri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar, who is also the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker, to be the Barisan Nasional / Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) candidate in the Semop constituency in the next state election.
In Sarawak, the post of Temenggong represents a certain race at the divisional level - and it is the highest post in the local administration hierarchy and followed by Pemanca in the district level, Penghulu and Ketua Kaum.