Azizan Zainul Abidin | |
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| عزيزان زین العابدین | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer ofPetronas | |
| In office February 1988 – February 1995 | |
| Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Marican |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azizan bin Zainul Abidin (1935-05-28)28 May 1935 |
| Died | 14 July 2004(2004-07-14) (aged 69) |
| Spouse | Toh Puan Noor Ainee Che Teh |
| Children | Amir Hamzah Azizan |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA) |
TunDato' SeriAzizan bin Zainul Abidin (Jawi:عزيزان بن زین العابدین; 28 May 1935 – 14 July 2004) was aMalaysian corporate figure and civil servant who was the former Chairman, President andChief Executive Officer (CEO) ofPetronas. He was the father ofAmir Hamzah Azizan, theMinister of Finance II,Senator and former CEO of theEmployees Provident Fund (EPF).
Azizan was born on 28 May 1935, inAir Itam,Penang. He had 3 children with his wife Noor Ainne Che Teh: Amir Hamzah Azizan, Norizan Azizan and Ikhwan Azizan and 7 grandchildren. He studied atPenang Free School and later pursued his tertiary education at theUniversity of Malaya where he graduated with aBachelor of Arts in Malay Studies.
In 1960, he joined the Ministry of Education. In 1988, he retired as the Secretary General (KSU) of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Azizan joinedPetronas as President and CEO, holding the position from February 1988 to February 1995 under the recommendation of Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad. In addition, he was chairman ofMalaysia Airlines,Putrajaya Corporation,KLCC Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, MTBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Petronas Trading Limited, Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd andSuria KLCC Sdn Bhd. He is remembered for his work in developingPutrajaya, the Federal Government Administrative Centre.
He was appointed Pro-Chancellor ofUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and a member of theWorld Economic Forum; Kuala Lumpur hosted the forum in 2002. He was Chairman of the ASEAN-Canada Business Council, Treasurer of the Crime Prevention Foundation and a Member of the Management Improvement Commission of theRoyal Malaysian Police.
Azizan died on 14 July 2004 at the age of 68, and was buried at the Muslim Cemetery inTaman Selatan,Putrajaya.
On 5 June 2010, five years after his death, he was posthumously awarded the Malaysian federal highest award, theSeri Setia Mahkota Malaysia (SSM), which carries the title "Tun" in conjunction with the birthday of the 13thYang di-Pertuan Agong,Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, atIstana Negara,Kuala Lumpur.
He also received theOrder of the Commander of the Legion of Honour from the French government in October 2003, the Norwegian government award for "outstanding contribution to quality" in management in 1992 and the Vietnam Friendship Medal by the government in September 2001.
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Companion of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1978)
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (1987)[1]
Grand Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) –Tun (2010 – posthumously)[2]
Sarawak
Knight Commander of theMost Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) –Dato Sri (1991)
Penang
Commander of theOrder of the Defender of State (DGPN) –Dato' Seri (2001)TheKATun Azizan, a cargo ship, converted by Petronas for use in theEastern Sabah Security Zone is named after him.
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