Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin

عبدالعزيز شمس الدين‎Minister of Rural and Regional DevelopmentIn office
27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal AbidinPrime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad BadawiDeputyAwang Adek Hussin (2004–2006)
Tiki Lafe
Zainal Abdidin Osman (2006–2008)Preceded byAzmi KhalidSucceeded byMuhammad Muhammad TaibConstituencyShah AlamDeputy Minister of EducationIn office
15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004MonarchsSalahuddin
SirajuddinPrime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad BadawiMinisterMusa MohamadPreceded byMohd Khalid Mohd Yunos
Fong Chan OnnSucceeded byMahadzir Mohd KhirConstituencySenatorMember of the Malaysian Parliament
for Shah AlamIn office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008Preceded byMohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO–BN)Succeeded byKhalid Abdul Samad (PAS–BA)Majority13,410 (2004) Personal detailsBorn
(1938-06-10)10 June 1938
Gopeng, Perak, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)Died16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 82)
Ara Damansara Medical Centre, Selangor, MalaysiaResting placeGunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, PerakPolitical partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)SpousePuan Sri Rosmawaty Abd RaffarChildren4Alma materUniversity of Malaya

Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin (Jawi: عبدالعزيز بن شمس الدين; 10 June 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 2004 to 2008.

Career

In 1975, he was appointed as a special officer to the then Minister of Education, Mahathir Mohamad. Subsequently, he served as Mahathir's private secretary during his tenure as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1999. In 1999, Abdul Aziz entered the sixth Mahathir cabinet and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education.

He served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 27 March 2004 to 18 March 2008.^[1]

Death

Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin died on 16 October 2020 at 11.52 pm. He was 82 years old.^[2][3] He was to laid to rest at the Gunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, Perak.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P108 Shah Alam, Selangor		Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO)	32,417	63.04%		Khalid Abdul Samad (PAS)	19,007	36.96%	52,336	13,410	75.66%
2008			Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO)	24,042	41.73%		Khalid Abdul Samad (PAS)	33,356	57.90%	58,361	9,314	77.47%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1978)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2010)^[5]
•  Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1997)^[5]
•  Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2004)^[6]
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (1999)^[5]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2004)^[7]
•  Perak :
  • Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1985)^[8]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1996)^[9]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2005)^[10]
•  Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2000)^[11]

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