Answer the following question: What key details about hamdan sheikh tahir can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: tun tan sri datuk dr. haji hamdan bin sheikh tahir -lrb- 16 july 1923 -- 20 january 2005 -rrb- was the yang di-pertua negeri -lrb- literally '' head of state '' -rrb- of penang , malaysia from 1989 to 2001 .
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- order is 6th yang di-pertua negeri of penang- successor is abdul rahman abbas- death date is 2005- predecessor is awang hassan- term end is 1 may 2001- term start is 1 may 1989- birth date is 16 july 1923- name is hamdan sheikh tahir- religion is islam