Musa Hitam
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Tun Musa bin Hitam (Jawi: موسى بن هيتم; born 18 April 1934) is a Malaysian retired politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 1986, serving under Mahathir Mohamad.[1] He was the chairman of Sime Darby Berhad.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hitam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Musa. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Quick Facts 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Monarchs ...
Musa Hitam | |
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موسى هيتم | |
5th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
In office 18 July 1981 – 16 March 1986 | |
Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
Succeeded by | Ghafar Baba |
Constituency | Labis |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 18 July 1981 – 16 March 1986 | |
Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Deputy | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik Mohd Kassim Ahmed |
Preceded by | Ghazali Shafie |
Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
Constituency | Labis |
Minister of Education | |
In office 1976–1981 | |
Monarchs | Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
Prime Minister | Hussein Onn |
Deputy | Chan Siang Sun Salleh Jafaruddin Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak |
Preceded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
Succeeded by | Sulaiman Daud |
Constituency | Labis |
Minister of Primary Industries | |
In office 1974–1976 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn |
Deputy | Paul Leong Khee Seong |
Preceded by | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
Succeeded by | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
Constituency | Labis |
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
In office 1969–1974 | |
Monarchs | Ismail Nasiruddin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Hussein |
Minister | Khir Johari |
Constituency | Segamat Utara |
Personal details | |
Born | (1934-04-18) 18 April 1934 (age 90) Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1988) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Zulaikha Sheardin |
Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA) University of Sussex {MA) |
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