Wan Mokhtar Ahmad
Malaysian politician (1932–2020)
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Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad (21 March 1932 – 21 September 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu. In office for 25 years, he was the longest-serving head of the Terengganu state government (1974 - 1999). He also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kemaman (1964 - 1974) and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Cukai (1974 - 1999).[2]
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Mizan Zainal Abidin (1998–1999)
Wan Mokhtar Wan Ahmad | |
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| وان مختار وان أحمد | |
| 10th Menteri Besar of Terengganu | |
| In office 1 September 1974 – 2 December 1999 | |
| Monarchs | Ismail Nasiruddin (1974–1979) Mahmud (1979–1998) Mizan Zainal Abidin (1998–1999) |
| Preceded by | Nik Hassan Wan Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kemaman | |
| In office 25 April 1964 – 23 August 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed (Alliance–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 7,081 (1964) 894 (1969) |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Cukai | |
| In office 24 August 1974 – 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Teh Hassan (Alliance–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Awang Jusoh (PAS) |
| Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
| In office 23 November 2000 – 1 June 2005 | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2000–03) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–05) |
| Preceded by | Shapi Abu Samah |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad 21 March 1932 |
| Died | 21 September 2020 (aged 88) Prince Court Medical Centre, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur |
| Resting place | Section 21 Muslim Cemetery, Shah Alam, Selangor |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Alliance Party Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse |
Aishahtun Mohd Fadlullah Suhaimi
(died 2018) |
| Children | 5 |
| Al-Azhar University[1] | |
Wan Mokhtar was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the then-ruling Alliance and Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was an ally of the similarly longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In 1987, he was elected the vice-president of UMNO, alongside Anwar Ibrahim, under Mahathir's running team.[3]
His political prominence in the state came to an end in the 1999 state election, when the then-opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) ousted the Barisan Nasional (BN) state government with a landslide victory. He also lost his Chukai state seat then.[4] He was then appointed as the Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2000 to 2005.[2]
Personal life
Wan Mokhtar was married to Aishahtun Mohd Fadlullah Suhaimi (1937–2018) and the couple had five children.[5][6] One of his sons, Wan Abdul Hakim was elected in the 2013 state election as the MLA for the Air Putih state assembly constituency for one term from 2013 to 2018 before being defeated in the next state elections. [7][8]
Death
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | P029 Kemaman | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 10,153 | 64.20% | Wan Hamid Wan Ibrahim (SF) | 3,072 | 19.43% | 16,556 | 7,081 | 75.21% | ||
| Syed Noh Alwee (PMIP) | 2,589 | 16.37% | ||||||||||
| 1969 | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 9,428 | 52.49% | Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed (PMIP) | 8,534 | 47.51% | 18,872 | 894 | 70.02% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | N28 Chukai | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 3,429 | 59.54% | Mohamad Bin Abdul Rahman (PSRM) | 1,858 | 32.26% | 5,759 | 1,571 | 69.19% | ||
| 1978 | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | |||||||||||
| 1982 | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | |||||||||||
| 1986 | N31 Cukai | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 5,562 | 67.13% | Awang Dagang Yusof (PAS) | 2,566 | 30.97% | 8,650 | 2,996 | 72.17% | ||
| Zainal Abidin Mustaffa (SDP) | 158 | 1.91% | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 6,206 | 58.39% | Alias Abdul Rahman (S46) | 4,422 | 41.60% | 10,962 | 1,784 | 77.70% | |||
| 1995 | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 7,256 | 60.77% | Alias Abdul Rahman (S46) | 4,685 | 39.23% | 12,196 | 2,571 | 76.30% | |||
| 1999 | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad (UMNO) | 6,128 | 48.28% | Awang Jusoh (PAS) | 6,564 | 51.72% | 12,894 | 436 | 78.47% | |||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1988)[17]
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1971)[18]
Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
Johor
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1983)[19]
Sarawak
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1981)[20]
Terengganu
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT) – Dato' Seri (1983)[21]
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato' (1976)[20]
Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
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