Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam

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

Mohd Adib bin Mohamad Adam (3 July 1941 – 21 September 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Malacca from July 1978 to April 1982, ^[1] Minister of Lands and Regional Development from 1984 to 1986 and Minister of Information from 1982 to 1984. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), presently a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam DGSM
5th Chief Minister of Malacca
In office 11 July 1978 – 26 April 1982
Governor	Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
Preceded by	Abdul Ghani Ali
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
Minister of Lands and Regional Development
In office 17 July 1984 – 11 August 1986
Preceded by	Rais Yatim
Succeeded by	Sulaiman Daud
Minister of Information
In office 1982–1984
Preceded by	Mohamed Rahmat
Succeeded by	Rais Yatim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Alor Gajah
In office 14 June 1982 – 3 October 1990
Preceded by	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Jendol
Majority	15,852 (1986) 20,068 (1982)
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Panas
In office 1978–1982
Preceded by	Hashim Yusoff
Succeeded by	Mat Aris Konil
Personal details
Born	Mohd Adib bin Mohamad Adam (1941-07-03)3 July 1941
Died	21 September 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 81) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Makam Pahlawan Negeri, Masjid Al Azim, Malacca
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019–2022) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2018)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (– 2018, aligned; 2020–2022) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)
Spouse	Zainiah Hussein
Children	Ahmad Azam Ahmad Azuwar Aida Azdarlina
Occupation	Politician, Corporate member

Education and early career

He attended Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Melaka for his secondary education.

Adib served as the Assistant District Officer in Kuala Selangor. He then resigned to become the executive secretary at the headquarters of UMNO at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). In 1971, he was appointed the Information Attaché to the Malaysia Embassy in Netherlands.

Politics

After Adib won the Malacca state assembly seat of Ayer Panas in the 1978 general election, he replace Datuk Setia Haji Abdul Ghani Ali as the new Chief Minister of Malacca. He was only 37 years old and he served as Chief Minister for four years from 11 July 1978 to 26 April 1982. He was then replaced by Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik in 1982 by Mahathir Mohamad who became the new Prime Minister earlier in 1981.^[2]

Adib contested the parliamentary seat of Alor Gajah, Malacca in the subsequent 1982 general election and he won to be the Member of Parliament. He was then selected to be the Minister of Information replacing Dato' Mohamed Rahmat who was appointed ambassador to Jakarta, Indonesia. He served in that portfolio for two years (1982–1984) before he was appointed as Minister of Lands and Regional Development (1984–1986).

Personal life and death

Adib had four children. He died in Kuala Lumpur on 21 September 2022, at the age of 81.^[3]

Biography book

• Dato Seri Adib bin Adam - by Siti Rohana Omar.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	P095 Alor Gajah		Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (UMNO)	25,342	72.50%		Lim Swee (DAP)	5,274	15.09%	36,070	20,068	74.47%
							Abdul Rahman Hassan (PAS)	4,340	12.42%
1986	P110 Alor Gajah		Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (UMNO)	19,770	83.46%		Ab Rahman Hasan (PAS)	3,918	16.54%	24,446	15,852	69.91%

Honours

•  Malacca:
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (1983)^[4]