Name Hamzah Samah Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak | Preceded by Hamzah Ali Nationality Malaysian | |
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Political party United Malays National Organisation Party United Malays National Organisation Similar People Ismail Abdul Rahman, Jamaluddin Jarjis, Ibrahim Ismail, Ghazali Shafie, Khir Johari | ||
Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah - kehilangan besar buat dunia sukan tanah air
Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah (5 January 1924 – 4 September 2012) was a Malaysian politician and athlete who served as President of Asian Football Confederation from 9 December 1978 to 1 August 1994.
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Biography
Samah was educated at Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He went on to study law at Gray's Inn in England. He became a Member of Parliament representing Raub (1967-1978) and Temerloh (1978-1980) in Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia's parliament.
Additionally he was Minister of Sports and Youth from 22 April 1971 to 1 May 1973 in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak. He was defence minister from 1973-1980 and Trade and Industry Minister from 1974-1980. In 1980, he stepped down after having a coronary bypass operation.
He was a member of IOC from 1978 to 2004 and was a Honorary Member until his death.
He died on 4 September 2012 in Kuala Lumpur. He was 88 years old. His body was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.