Aziz Ishak
Abdul Aziz Ishak | |
|---|---|
Aziz in 1933 | |
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | |
| In office 1960–1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Preceded by | Omar Ong Yoke Lin |
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Aun |
| 1st President of Parti Perhimpunan Kebangsaan | |
| In office 29 August 1963 – 13 February 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1915 Terong, Perak, Federated Malay States |
| Died | June 23, 1999 (aged 83) Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | Kesatuan Melayu Muda (until 1946) Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (until 1950) Independence of Malaya Party (1951–1952) United Malays National Organisation (1950–1951; 1953–1963) Parti Perhimpunan Kebangsaan (1963–1965) |
Abdul Aziz bin Ishak (1915–1999) was a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and journalist. Aziz was, in fact, the only member of the pre-war Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) to have served in the 1955 and post-Merdeka Cabinets under Tunku Abdul Rahman. Between 1955 and 1963, he was the Minister for Agriculture and Co-operatives, where his efforts in rural development to improve the lives of padi farmers and fishermen were important although less known compared with similar efforts undertaken by the Rural Development Ministry.
Aziz's brother Yusof Ishak was the founder of Utusan Melayu and the first President of Singapore after its separation with Malaysia in 1965.