Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Dr.
Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
SMN DPMK CBE
عبدالعزيز عبدالمجيد
3rd Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
In office
31 August 1971 – 9 May 1976
Preceded byAbdul Malek Yusuf
Succeeded bySyed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
4th Menteri Besar of Selangor
In office
1 September 1955 – 1956
Preceded byRaja Uda
Succeeded byIsmail Abdul Latif
3rd Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
In office
1 October 1952 – 1 October 1953
Preceded byAbdul Malek Yusuf
Succeeded byAbdul Malek Yusuf
1st Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
1 August 1957 – 31 August 1965
MonarchsAbdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Putra
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byInaugural officeholder; new creation
Succeeded byAbdul Jamil Abdul Rais
Personal details
Born
Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid

(1907-03-12)12 March 1907
Kajang, Hulu Langat, Selangor, Federated Malay States
Died10 May 1976(1976-05-10) (aged 69)
Malacca Town, Central Malacca, Malacca, Malaysia
Spouses
  • Toh Puan Kamariah Sulaiman
  • Raja Toh Puan Teh Zaitunnisa Raja Kamaralzaman
  • Toh Puan Mariam Abdul Ghani
RelationsAbdul Aziz Yassin (son-in-law)
Children4

Tun Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (12 March 1907 – 10 May 1976) was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1971 to 1976.[1] He also served as Menteri Besar in two states from 1952 until 1956.[2][3]

Early life

He was educated at the Kajang High School in Kajang, Selangor.

In March 1948, he pursued his higher education by taking a course known as the 'Second Devonshire Training Course' at Oxford University, United Kingdom and later took a PhD in Law at the same university.

Career

He started his career as a teacher before being appointed as a Collector of Land Revenue, Assistant District Officer and then a full District Officer. Later, he served as Assistant Secretary at the Selangor Local Commissioner's office. On 1 February 1948, he was again appointed as the First Secretary to the Selangor State Secretary.

After studying in United Kingdom, he was appointed District Officer of Teluk Anson (now Teluk Intan). He was later appointed as a Member of the State Assembly of Negeri Sembilan and Assistant Secretary of Internal Security in the Defense Division.

In 1952, he was appointed by Tuanku Abdul Rahman as the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Then on 1 September 1955, he was appointed as Menteri Besar of Selangor.

In 1956, he was appointed to represent the Malay rulers in the Merdeka delegation to United Kingdom to discuss matters of defense for Malaysia. Later, upon independence in 1957 (four weeks or 30 days before the 31st of the month on August 1 of that year), he was appointed the first Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia and served until 1965, when he took optional compulsory retirement at the age of 58 years.

After his retirement from politics as well as from the civil service, he was appointed as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka and lived in the official residence, Sri Melaka (now used as a museum) until his death.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign Honours

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

  • Jalan Tun Abdul Aziz in Kajang, Selangor
  • Tun Abdul Aziz Mosque in Petaling Jaya, Selangor
  • Sekolah Kebangsaan Tun Abdul Aziz Majid in Hulu Langat, Selangor

References

  1. ^ "The Third President of Malacca". 2012-09-24. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ^ "Senarai Menteri Besar (in Malay)". 2016-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  3. ^ "Senarai Menteri Besar (in Malay)". 2019-05-14. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  4. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958" (PDF).
Preceded by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
1971–1976 		Succeeded by
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