Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
عبد الله احمد بدوي
Abdullah in 2006
5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
31 October 2003 – 2 April 2009
Monarch
DeputyNajib Razak
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad
Succeeded byNajib Razak
6th President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office
23 September 2004 – 26 March 2009
DeputyNajib Razak
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad
Succeeded byNajib Razak
Ministerial roles
1978–1980Parliamentary Secretary of Federal Territories
1980–1981Deputy Minister of Federal Territories
1981–1984Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
1984–1986Minister of Education
1986–1987Minister of Defence
1991–1999Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999–2004Minister of Home Affairs
1999–2003Deputy Prime Minister
2003–2008Minister of Finance
2004–2008Minister of Internal Security
2008–2009Minister of Defence
Other roles
2003–2006Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1978–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi

(1939-11-26)26 November 1939
Bayan Lepas, Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died14 April 2025(2025-04-14) (aged 85)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)
Endon Mahmood
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(m. 1965; died 2005)​
Jeanne Abdullah née Danker
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(m. 2007)​
RelationsSyeikh Abdullah Fahim (grandfather)
Khairy Jamaluddin (son-in-law)
Children4 (2 children and 2 stepchildren)
ResidenceBait Badawi, Kampung Palimbayan, Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
EducationBukit Mertajam High School
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)

Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي, ms; 26 November 1939 – 14 April 2025) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia.[2]

Abdullah died at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from multiple organ failure caused by dementia on 14 April 2025 at the age of 85.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Minister fined for violating SOP with Pak Lah house visit". Malaysiakini. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Exit PM Pak Lah, enter Tun Abdullah". Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Former PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passes away". The Star. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.

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