Malaysian politician
In this
Malay name
, there is no
surname or family name
. The name
Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
is a
patronymic
, and the person should be referred to by their
given name
,
Syed Ahmad
. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
(4 May 1925 ? 7 July 2008)
[1]
was a Malaysian politician. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 1967 to 1978 and the fifth
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
(Governor) of
Melaka
state from 1984 until 2004, the longest-serving governor of Malacca.
Life
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Syed Ahmad was born on 4 May 1925 in
Kulim
, Kedah, Malaysia. He is the third son of five brothers and sisters. Syed Ahmad received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Kulim (Kulim Malay School) in 1932 till 1935 and continued his education at the
Sultan Abdul Hamid College
,
Alor Star
till he passed his
Senior Cambridge Examination
in 1947.
Syed Ahmad had wide experience and actively engaged in politics. He was the Kedah
UMNO
Assistant Secretary (1951?1954), Secretary Kedah UMNO (1954?1967), chairman, UMNO State Liaison Committee and Kedah National Front (1967?1978), UMNO Supreme Council Member (1968?1978), and deputy chairman, UMNO State Liaison Committee and Kedah National Front (1978?1984).
Syed Ahmad was appointed as Menteri Besar of Kedah (1967?1978) and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs (1978?1982 and Malaysia's High Commissioner to Singapore (1982?1984). In 1984, he was appointed as the fifth
Yang di-Pertua Negeri
(Governor) of Melaka state.
Syed Ahmad married Toh Puan Sharifah Haniffah Syed Alwi in 1950 and they had six children. Toh Puan died on 5 July 1993 in Kuala Lumpur. In 1960, H.E. Tun married Toh Puan Datuk Seri Datin Seri Utama Marfuza Sheikh Mohd Osman and they had 4 children.
Death
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Syed Ahmad died on 7 July 2008 at his house in
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
, Kuala Lumpur. He was 83 years old. His body was buried at Melaka's State Heroes Mausoleum
(Makam Pahlawan Negeri)
near
Al Azim Mosque
in
Malacca Town
,
Melaka
. He was the first state leader to be buried there.
Legacy
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- The Sekolah Kebangsaan Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin at
Hang Tuah Jaya
,
Ayer Keroh
was named after him.
- The Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Syed Ahmad at
Kuala Nerang
was also named after him.
- There is the mosque Masjid Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj in
Bukit Beruang
,
Melaka
was named after him.
Honours and titles
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He was awarded :
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Titles
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He held the title of "
Tun Datuk Seri Utama
" by combination of his highest Federal Malaysian title "
Tun
" (SMN) and his highest Malaccan title "
Datuk Seri Utama
" (DUNM)
In other states of Malaysia, a similar combination between his highest Federal Malaysian title "
Tun
" (SMN) and his local highest title may be used. Example :
Tun Datuk Seri Panglima
in Sabah.
Honours of Malacca
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- As 5th
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
4 December 1984 ? 3 June 2004 )
Grand Master and Grand Commander of the Premier and Exalted Order of Malacca (DUNM) with title
Datuk Seri Utama
Grand Master of the Exalted Order of Malacca
Honours of Malaysia
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