Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin
Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin | |
|---|---|
| 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca | |
| In office 4 December 1984 – 3 June 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani Abu Zahar Ithnin Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Preceded by | Syed Zahiruddin |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| 4th Menteri Besar of Kedah | |
| In office 14 December 1967 – 13 July 1978 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Preceded by | Syed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabuddin |
| Succeeded by | Syed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin 4 May 1925 Kulim, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 7 July 2008 (aged 83) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan Negeri, Masjid Al Azim, Malacca |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse(s) | Sharifah Haniffah Syed Alwi (died 1993) Marfuza Sheikh Mohd Osman |
| Children | 10 |
| Education | Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid |
Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (4 May 1925 – 7 July 2008) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 1967 to 1978 and the fifth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Melaka state from 1984 until 2004, the longest-serving governor of Malacca.