Preceded by Othman Saad Name Ajib Ahmad | Role Politician Succeeded by Muhyiddin Yassin | |
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Born 13 September 1947
Segamat, Johor, Malayan Union ( 1947-09-13 ) Political party United Malays National Organisation – Barisan Nasional Died February 3, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia People also search for Abdul Razak Hussein, Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Hamzah Abdullah | ||
Datuk Ajib Ahmad (13 September 1947 – 3 February 2011) was a Malaysian politician. He served as the Chief Minister of Johor from 1982 and 1986 and was later a minister in the federal government of Mahathir Mohamad. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
An economics graduate, Ajib worked as an adviser to Musa Hitam before becoming Chief Minister of Johor in 1982. He served as Chief Minister until 1986, when he moved to federal politics, winning the seat of Mersing. He became a minister in the government of Mahathir Mohamad, but was dismissed in 1987 when Mahathir promptly purged the government cabinet of those who opposed him when they supported, among others, the then Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam and Razaleigh Hamzah in the UMNO party presidency election.
Ahmad died of a heart attack at the age of 63 on 3 February 2011.