7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Local ▁Government ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁Sar aw ak ▁Government . ▁ ▁He ▁then , ▁join ▁the ▁Federal ▁Cab inet ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Tele communic ations ▁and ▁Post s ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁also ▁then ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Works . ▁Then , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁ ▁Energy , ▁Tele communic ations ▁and ▁Post s ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁His ▁last ▁position ▁as ▁minister ▁was ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Mult imedia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Upon ▁ret irement ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁for ▁Ten aga ▁Nas ional ▁Ber had ▁( T NB ) ▁from ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁longest - ser ving ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁bo ards ▁for ▁Univers iti ▁Ten aga ▁Nas ional ▁( UN IT EN ) ▁and ▁its ▁pro - chan cell or . ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁Kap ar ▁Energy ▁Vent ures ▁S dn ▁B hd ▁from ▁ 2