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Mohamed Zahir Ismail is a Malaysian lawyer and politician who was born on 19 March 1924 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia). He is the son of Ismail bin Mohamed and Fatimah binti Mohamed. He studied at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Setar and later at the University of Malaya in Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1950 and was called to the Bar in 1951. He began his career as a lawyer in Alor Setar and later moved to Kuala Lumpur. He was appointed as a magistrate in 1957 and later as a High Court judge in 1965. He was appointed as a Federal Court judge in 1972 and served until his retirement in 1989. He was also active in politics and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was elected to the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) in the 1974 general election and served as a Member of Parliament until 1978. He was awarded the Order of the Defender of the Realm (D.M.N.) in 1989. He is currently retired and lives in Kuala Lumpur.

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Born 19 March 1924
Birthday 19 March
Birthplace Alor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Date of death (2004-10-14)
Died Place Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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2004

In October 2004, Mohamed Zahir died in office due to acute renal failure in Kuala Lumpur Hospital. He was laid to rest beside the grave of his wife, Toh Puan Halimatun Saadiah Chik, at the Section 21 Muslim burial ground in Shah Alam, Selangor.

1982

Now a respected figure in Malaysian politics, he was elected Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat following the 1982 general elections, a post he held for 22 years. During his tenure, he also became President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum and the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Assembly.

1975

He was actively involved in the formation of the Malaysia, serving as a diplomat to the United Nations and as the Malayan representative to the Cobbold Commission. In 1975, he was appointed to the Kota Bharu High Court as a judge.

1956

Mohamed Zahir began practising as a lawyer from 1956. After the independence of Malaya, he served on the Kedah State EXCO from 1959 to 1963, and briefly as Menteri Besar in 1963. He was appointed to the Dewan Negara (the upper house) in August 1963, and completed two terms (of three years each) as a Senator.

1955

Mohamed Zahir was born in Alor Setar, Kedah. He attended Sekolah Kebangsaan Hosba in Jitra and later Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from Lincoln's Inn in 1955.

1924

Tun Mohamed Zahir bin Ismail (19 March 1924 – 14 October 2004) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower chamber of the Malaysian Parliament from June 1982 to his death in October 2004. He was the longest-serving officeholder by serving for 22 years, 4 months. He was also the first Chancellor of the International Medical University from 1999 to 2004.

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