Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin

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

Tan Sri Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin (3 November 1920 – 8 November 1978) was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 4th Chief Secretary to the Government from 1970 to 1978.[1]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin
PMN PSM SPDK PNBS JMN PPM
4th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
1 January 1970 – 30 September 1976
MonarchsIsmail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Hussein Onn
Preceded byTunku Mohamad Tunku Besar Burhanuddin
Succeeded byAbdullah Mohd Salleh
Personal details
Born(1920-11-03)3 November 1920
Kajang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died8 November 1978(1978-11-08) (aged 58)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeJalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
  1. ^ Ku, Boon Dar (2020). "The Power of Deeds: The Untold Story of Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin (Book review)". Kajian Malaysia. 38 (2): 193–200. doi:10.21315/km2020.38.2.9. ISSN 0127-4082. S2CID 229244672.