Musa Hitam

Musa Hitam
موسى هيتم
5th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
18 July 1981 – 16 March 1986
MonarchsAhmad Shah
Iskandar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad
Succeeded byGhafar Baba
ConstituencyLabis
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
18 July 1981 – 16 March 1986
MonarchsAhmad Shah
Iskandar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyAbdul Rahim Thamby Chik
Mohd Kassim Ahmed
Preceded byGhazali Shafie
Succeeded byMahathir Mohamad
ConstituencyLabis
Minister of Education
In office
1976–1981
MonarchsYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
DeputyChan Siang Sun
Salleh Jafaruddin
Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad
Succeeded bySulaiman Daud
ConstituencyLabis
Minister of Primary Industries
In office
1974–1976
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Hussein Onn
DeputyPaul Leong Khee Seong
Preceded byAbdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded byAbdul Taib Mahmud
ConstituencyLabis
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
1969–1974
MonarchsIsmail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
MinisterKhir Johari
ConstituencySegamat Utara
Personal details
Born (1934-04-18) 18 April 1934 (age 90)
Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1988)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseZulaikha Sheardin
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BA)
University of Sussex (MA)

Tun Musa bin Hitam (Jawi: موسى بن هيتم; born 18 April 1934) is a Malaysian retired politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 1986, serving under Mahathir Mohamad.[1] He was the chairman of Sime Darby Berhad.

  1. ^ Crossette, Barbara (28 March 1987). "MALAYSIA LEADER FACING MAJOR REVOLT IN HIS PARTY". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 February 2018.