Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin

Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin (Jawi: عبدالعزيز بن شمس الدين; 10 June 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 2004 to 2008.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin PSM SPMP SSAP DGSM DPMP DPMS DIMP DSDK PMP PPN
عبدالعزيز شمس الدين‎
Minister of Rural and Regional Development
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Awang Adek Hussin (2004–2006) Tiki Lafe Zainal Abdidin Osman (2006–2008)
Preceded by	Azmi Khalid
Succeeded by	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
Constituency	Shah Alam
Deputy Minister of Education
In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 Serving with Han Choon Kim
Monarchs	Salahuddin Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Musa Mohamad
Preceded by	Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos Fong Chan Onn
Succeeded by	Mahadzir Mohd Khir
Constituency	Senator
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Shah Alam
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Mohd Zin Mohamed (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Khalid Abdul Samad (PR–PAS)
Majority	13,410 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin (1938-06-10)10 June 1938 Gopeng, Perak, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Died	16 October 2020(2020-10-16) (aged 82) Ara Damansara Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Gunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, Perak
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Puan Sri Rosmawaty Abd Raffar
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Malaya

Career

In 1975, he was appointed as a special officer to the then Minister of Education, Mahathir Mohamad. Subsequently, he served as Mahathir's private secretary during his tenure as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1999. In 1999, Abdul Aziz entered the sixth Mahathir cabinet and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education.

He served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 27 March 2004 to 18 March 2008.^[1]

Death

Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin died on 16 October 2020 at 11.52 pm. He was 82 years old.^[2][3] He was to laid to rest at the Gunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, Perak.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P108 Shah Alam		Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO)	32,417	63.04%		Khalid Abdul Samad (PAS)	19,007	36.96%	52,336	13,410	75.66%
2008			Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO)	24,042	41.73%		Khalid Abdul Samad (PAS)	33,356	57.90%	58,361	9,314	77.47%

Honours

• Malaysia
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1978)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2010)^[5]
• Kedah
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1997)^[5]
• Malacca
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2004)^[6]
• Pahang
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (1999)^[5]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2004)^[7]
• Perak
  • Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1985)^[8]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1996)^[9]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2005)^[10]
• Selangor
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2000)^[11]