Ghazali Shafie
Malaysian politician (1922–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tun Muhammad Ghazali bin Shafie (Jawi: محمد غزالي بن شافعي; 22 March 1922 – 24 January 2010)[1] was a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He served under the administrations of four Prime Ministers, most notably as Minister of Home and Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1984.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Shafie is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ghazali. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Quick Facts Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monarchs ...
Muhammad Ghazali Shafie | |
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محمد غزالي شافعي | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 17 July 1981 – 16 July 1984 | |
Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Deputy | Mokhtar Hashim (1981–1983) Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (1983–1984) |
Preceded by | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail |
Succeeded by | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail |
Constituency | Lipis |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 13 August 1973 – 16 July 1981 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn |
Deputy | Abdul Samad Idris (1973–1976) Shariff Ahmad (1976–1978) Rais Yatim (1978) Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (1978–1980) Sanusi Junid (1980–1981) |
Preceded by | Ismail Abdul Rahman |
Succeeded by | Musa Hitam |
Constituency | Lipis |
Minister of Information Minister with Special Functions | |
In office 22 April 1971 – 24 August 1974 | |
Monarch | Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
Deputy | Shariff Ahmad (1973–1974) |
Preceded by | Hamzah Abu Samah as Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
Succeeded by | Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail |
Constituency | Senator Lipis |
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 12 February 1959 – 21 September 1970 | |
Preceded by | Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud |
Succeeded by | Zaiton Ibrahim Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Born | (1922-03-22)22 March 1922 Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Died | 24 January 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 87) Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Khatijah Abdul Majid |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University College of Wales London School of Economics |
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