T NB ) ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁Kan ow it , ▁Sar aw ak . ▁Ob tain ed ▁early ▁education ▁at ▁Tan j ung ▁Lob ang ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Mi ri ▁and ▁St ▁Joseph ▁School , ▁K uch ing ▁before ▁continu ing ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁B atu ▁L int ang ▁Te ach ers ▁Training ▁College , ▁Mi ri . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁obtained ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁O tag o ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁a ▁Master ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁private ▁sector ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁Bor neo ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁held ▁various ▁civil ▁servant ▁positions ▁in ▁Sar aw ak ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁Kan ow it ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Sar aw ak ▁State ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Mach an ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁W elf are ▁Services ▁in ▁ 1 9