Abdullah Ahmad

Tan Sri Abdullah bin Ahmad (4 July 1933 – 12 June 2016) was a Malaysian journalist and politician under the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He attended Sultan Ismail College in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, and served as the editor-in-chief of the New Straits Times. Abdullah Ahmad held notable influence during the administrations of Abdul Razak Hussein and Mahathir Mohamad.

Ahmad died on 12 June 2016, after fighting cancer. He was 82 years old.^[1]^[2] His body was taken back to his hometown in Kok Lanas, Kelantan.^[3]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[4]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1974	P024 Machang, Kelantan	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional \|	Abdullah Ahmad (UMNO)	13,183	71.80%		Mohamed Yusoff Mohamed Nor (IND)	5,177	28.20%	19,156	8,006	75.46%

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1999)^[5]
Kelantan :
- Companion of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (JMK)
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato'
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato'
Pahang :
- Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2000)
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2002)
Penang :
- Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2002)
Sabah :
- Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK)
Sarawak :
- Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – formerly Dato', now Dato Sri