Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Syed Ahmad. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Datuk Seri Utama
Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin
SMN SSM DUNM SPMS SPMK SSDK DP SPDK PNBS PGDK JMN JP
5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
In office
4 December 1984 – 3 June 2004
Chief MinisterAbdul Rahim Thamby Chik
Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani
Abu Zahar Ithnin
Mohd Ali Rustam
Preceded bySyed Zahiruddin
Succeeded byMohd Khalil Yaakob
4th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office
14 December 1967 – 13 July 1978
MonarchAbdul Halim
Preceded bySyed Omar Syed Abdullah Shahabuddin
Succeeded bySyed Nahar Syed Sheh Shahabuddin
Personal details
Born
Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin

(1925-05-04)4 May 1925
Kulim, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died7 July 2008(2008-07-07) (aged 83)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan Negeri, Masjid Al Azim, Malacca
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Alliance
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)Sharifah Haniffah Syed Alwi (died 1993)
Marfuza Sheikh Mohd Osman
Children10
EducationKolej Sultan Abdul Hamid

Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin (4 May 1925 – 7 July 2008)[1] 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.

  1. ^ "The Fifth Speaker of Malacca". Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.