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Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin was born into a prominent family of Syeds in Kulim, Kedah. He was educated at the Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Setar, Kedah and later at the Sultan Idris Training College in Tanjung Malim, Perak. He then went on to study at the University of Malaya in Singapore, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science. Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin began his political career in the 1950s, when he joined the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was elected to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly in 1959 and served as the state's Chief Minister from 1961 to 1964. He was also a member of the Federal Parliament from 1964 to 1969. Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin was appointed as the Minister of Education in 1969 and served in that position until 1974. He was also the Minister of Home Affairs from 1974 to 1978. He was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister in 1978 and served in that position until 1981. Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin was a strong advocate of Malay rights and was instrumental in the formation of the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1971. He was also a strong supporter of the Malay language and was responsible for the introduction of the Malay language as the national language of Malaysia. Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin passed away on 28 April, 2008 at the age of 83.

Popular As Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Occupation N/A
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 4 May 1925
Birthday 4 May
Birthplace Kulim, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Date of death (2008-07-07)
Died Place Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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Who Is Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin's Wife?

His wife is Sharifah Haniffah Syed Alwi (died 1993) Marfuza Sheikh Mohd Osman

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Wife Sharifah Haniffah Syed Alwi (died 1993) Marfuza Sheikh Mohd Osman
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Children 10

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2008

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.

1993

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.

1967

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.

1951

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).

1925

Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (4 May 1925 – 7 July 2008) 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.

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.