Mohamed Rahmat
Mohamed Rahmat | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1971–1973 | Parliamentary Secretary of Education |
| 1973–1974 | Deputy Minister of Finance |
| 1974–1976 | Deputy Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations |
| 1976–1978 | Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry |
| 1978–1982 | Minister of Information |
| 1987–1999 | Minister of Information |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1969–1974 | Alliance Party |
| 1974–1999 | Barisan Nasional |
| Other roles | |
| 1982–1985 | Ambassadors to Indonesia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1938 Pulai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 1 January 2010 (aged 71) Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Children | Nur Jazlan Mohamed |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohamed bin Rahmat (4 January 1938 – 1 January 2010) was a Malaysian politician, and former Information Minister of Malaysia (1978–1982, 1987–1999). He was famously known as Tok Mat, Mat Setia and Mat Mr Propaganda.