Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin
Malaysian politician (1938–2020)
Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin (10 June 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Malaysian politician. In 1975, he became a special officer to the Minister of Education, Mahathir Mohamad. Later, he worked as Mahathir's private secretary while Mahathir was Prime Minister from 1981 to 1999. In 1999, Abdul Aziz joined sixth Mahathir cabinet and was made the Deputy Minister of Education. He was Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 27 March 2004 to 18 March 2008.[1] Between 2004 and 2008, he was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia. Shamsuddin was born in Gopeng, Malaysia.
Shamsuddin died on 16 October 2020 in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 82.[2][3]
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has generic name (help) - ↑ "Former Minister Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin dies". The Star Online. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ↑ "Former minister Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin dies at 82". New Straits Times. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.