Abdullah Ayub

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ayub is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdullah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdullah bin Ayub (3 January 1926 – 13 December 2018)^[1][2][3] was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 1 January 1979 to 30 November 1982.^[4]

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdullah Ayub SSM PMN PSM SPMJ SPCM DPCM PGDK DPMT DPSK JMN KMN
6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office 1 January 1979 – 30 November 1982
Monarchs	Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Abdullah Mohd Salleh
Succeeded by	Hashim Aman
Personal details
Born	(1926-01-03)3 January 1926 Sitiawan, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died	13 December 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 92) Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse(s)	Puteh Rafeah Arifin (died 2001) Anna Abdul Ranee
Alma mater	University of Malaya

Early life

Abdullah was born on 3 January 1926 in Pasir Panjang Laut, Sitiawan, Perak.^[5] He graduated with a B.A (hons) from University of Malaya, Singapore in 1953. In the same year, he was also awarded the "Queen's Scholarship" for his outstanding achievements.^[6][7]

Death

Abdullah died on 13 December 2018 at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur. He was 92.^[8][9][10] He was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.^[11][12]

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1964)^[13]
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1970)^[13]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1976)^[13]
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1979)^[13]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (2011)^[14]
• Johor :
  • Knight Grand Commander of Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1980)^[15]
• Sabah
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk
• Terengganu
  • Knight Commander of Order of the Crown of Terengganu (DPMT) – Dato'
• Kelantan
  • Knight Commander of Order of the Loyalty to the Crown of Kelantan (DPSK) - Dato'
• Perak
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (1973)^[16]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (SPCM) – Dato' Seri (1979)^[17]