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Wan Mokhtar Ahmad

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Malaysian politician (1932–2020)
In thisMalay name, there is nosurname or family name. The nameWan Ahmad is apatronymic, and the person should be referred to by theirgiven name,Mokhtar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Wan Mokhtar Wan Ahmad
وان مختار وان أحمد
10thMenteri Besar of Terengganu
In office
1 September 1974 – 2 December 1999
MonarchsIsmail Nasiruddin (1974–1979)
Mahmud (1979–1998)
Mizan Zainal Abidin (1998–1999)
Preceded byNik Hassan Wan Abdul Rahman (UMNO)
Succeeded byAbdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
Member of theMalaysian Parliament
forKemaman
In office
25 April 1964 – 23 August 1974
Preceded byWan Yahya Wan Mohamed
Succeeded byWan Abdul Kadir Ismail
Member of theTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
forCukai
In office
24 August 1974 – 29 November 1999
Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
23 November 2000 – 1 June 2005
MonarchSirajuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2000–03)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi(2003–05)
Preceded byShapi Abu Samah
Succeeded byIsmail Ibrahim
Personal details
Born
Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad

21 March 1932
Kuala Terengganu,Terengganu,Unfederated Malay States,British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died21 September 2020(2020-09-21) (aged 88)
Prince Court Medical Centre,Ampang,Kuala Lumpur
Resting placeSection 21 Muslim Cemetery,Shah Alam,Selangor
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Alliance Party
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse
Aishahtun Mohd Fadlullah Suhaimi
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​
(died 2018)​
Children5
Alma materAl-Azhar University

Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad (21 March 1932 – 21 September 2020) was aMalaysian politician who served as the 11thMenteri Besar of Terengganu. In office for 25 years, he was the longest-serving head of theTerengganu state government (1974 - 1999). He also served asMember of Parliament (MP) forKemaman (1964 - 1974) and Member of theTerengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forCukai (1974 - 1999).[1]

Wan Mokhtar was a member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the then-rulingAlliance andBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was an ally of the similarly longest-servingPrime MinisterMahathir Mohamad. In 1987, he was elected the vice-president of UMNO, alongsideAnwar Ibrahim, under Mahathir's running team.[2]

His political prominence in the state came to an end in the1999 state election, when the then-oppositionPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) ousted theBarisan Nasional (BN) state government with a landslide victory. He also lost his Chukai state seat then.[3] He was then appointed as the Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2000 to 2005.[1]

Personal life

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Wan Mokhtar was married to Aishahtun Mohd Fadlullah Suhaimi (1937–2018) and the couple had five children.[4][5] One of his sons, Wan Abdul Hakim was elected in the2013 state election as the MLA for theAir Putih state assembly constituency for one term from 2013 to 2018 before being defeated in the next state elections.[6][7]

Death

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On 21 September 2020, Wan Mokhtar died at 6:20 a.m. at Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur due to heart complications. He was 88 years old and is survived by his 5 children.[8][9][10] He was laid to rest at the Section 21 Muslim Cemetery inShah Alam,Selangor.[11][12]

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1964P029Kemaman, TrengganuWan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)10,15364.20%Wan Hamid Wan Ibrahim (SF)3,07219.43%16,5567,08175.21%
Syed Noh Alwee (PMIP)2,58916.37%
1969Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)9,42852.49%Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed (PMIP)8,53447.51%18,87289470.02%
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly[13][14]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
1974N28ChukaiWan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)
1978Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)
1982Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)
1986N31CukaiWan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)5,56267.13%Awang Dagang Yusof (PAS)2,56630.97%8,6502,99672.17%
Zainal Abidin Mustaffa (SDP)1581.91%
1990Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)6,20658.39%Alias Abdul Rahman (S46)4,42241.60%10,9621,78477.70%
1995Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)7,25660.77%Alias Abdul Rahman (S46)4,68539.23%12,1962,57176.30%
1999Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO)6,12848.28%Awang Jusoh (PAS)6,56451.72%12,89443678.47%

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ab"Terengganu people will remember Wan Mokhtar for his services".Malay Mail. 21 September 2020. Retrieved3 June 2021.
  2. ^Sankaran Ramanathan; Mohd Hamdan Adnan (1988).Malaysia's 1986 General Election: The Urban-rural Dichotomy. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 77.
  3. ^"Wan Mokhtar says he is not solely to blame for defeat".New Straits Times. 4 December 1999. p. 4. Retrieved25 October 2014.
  4. ^"Isteri bekas Menteri Besar Terengganu meninggal".Berita Harian (in Malay). 21 April 2018. Retrieved25 January 2021.
  5. ^"Jenazah isteri bekas MB Terengganu selamat dikebumi".Berita Harian (in Malay). 21 April 2018. Retrieved25 January 2021.
  6. ^Zubaidah Abu Bakar (9 May 2014)."All eyes on Terengganu MB as rumours run wild".Rakyat Post. Retrieved25 October 2014.
  7. ^"Malaysia General Election".undiinfo Malaysian Election Data.Malaysiakini. Retrieved4 February 2017. Results only available from the2004 election.
  8. ^Martin Carvalho (21 September 2020)."Former Terengganu MB Wan Mokthar Ahmad, 88, dies of heart complications".The Star Online. Retrieved21 September 2020.
  9. ^SAID, ROSALINDA MD (21 September 2020)."Wan Mokhtar meninggal dunia".Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved25 January 2021.
  10. ^Mokhtar, Nor Azizah (21 September 2020)."Bekas MB Terengganu meninggal dunia".Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved25 January 2021.
  11. ^Noh, Norzamira Che (21 September 2020)."Jenazah Wan Mokhtar selamat dikebumikan".Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved25 January 2021.
  12. ^MUHAMMAD, ASYRAF (21 September 2020)."Jenazah Allahyarham Wan Mokhtar selamat dikebumikan".Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved25 January 2021.
  13. ^General Election 86 Results.New Straits Times. 5 August 1986.
  14. ^General Election 90 Results.New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.
  15. ^"Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1971"(PDF).
  16. ^"Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1988"(PDF).
  17. ^abcd"Dato' Seri Amar Diraja Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad".National Archives of Malaysia (in Malay). Malaysia. Retrieved31 January 2021.
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