Yang Mulia Tengku Sri Mara Raja Tan Sri Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail | |
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تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين تڠکو إسماعيل | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 20 May 1987 – 26 October 1990 | |
| Monarchs | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Najib Razak |
| Constituency | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 11 August 1986 – 20 May 1987 | |
| Monarch | Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Railey Jeffrey |
| Preceded by | Rais Yatim |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Rahmat |
| Constituency | Kota Bharu |
| In office 5 September 1974 – 13 August 1975 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Deputy | Shariff Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Ghazali Shafie |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
| Constituency | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 17 July 1984 – 10 August 1986 | |
| Monarch | Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir |
| Preceded by | Ghazali Shafie |
| Succeeded by | Rais Yatim |
| Constituency | Kota Bharu |
| In office 13 August 1975 – 16 July 1981 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Deputy | Mokhtar Hashim (1979–1981) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Ghazali Shafie |
| Constituency | Kota Bharu |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 17 July 1981 – 17 July 1984 | |
| Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Lew Sip Hoon (1981–1983) Shahrir Abdul Samad (1981–1983) Muhyiddin Yassin (1983–1984) Oo Gin Sun (1983–1984) |
| Preceded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Succeeded by | Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah |
| Constituency | Kota Bharu (previously Kota Bharu Hilir) |
| Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Kota Bharu (previously Kota Bharu Hilir) | |
| In office 10 May 1969 – 20 October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (UMNO–Alliance) |
| Succeeded by | Ilani Isahak (S46) |
| Majority | 155 (1969) Unopposed (1974) 8,682 (1978) 7,970 (1982) 5,033 (1986) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 January 1928 Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 29 April 2022 (aged 94) Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Relations | Raja Perempuan Budriah and Tengku Noor Zakiah (sisters) Sirajuddin of Perlis (nephew) |
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| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen bin Tengku Ismail (Jawi: تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين بن تڠکو إسماعيل; 24 January 1928 – 29 April 2022) was a Malaysian politician and barrister who formerly served as chairman of the UMNO disciplinary board. He previously served as Minister of Defence, Minister of International Trade and Industry and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Kota Bharu Member of Parliament for five terms before losing his seat in the 1990 General Election to the Semangat 46 candidate. He was a royal prince of the Kelatan Royal Family and a grandson of the last Sultan of Pattani, Sultan Abdul Kadir Kamarudin Syah. After the throne was overthrown by the Siamese, the Sultan of Pattani was exiled to Kelantan and married Tengku Kembang Petri Binti Sultan Ahmad. He was also among few Malaysians awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Emperor, credited with strengthening Malaysian-Japanese relationship.[1] He was also vocal in Malaysian politics, voicing several issues in regards to the post-BN social concerns.[2]
- ^ "Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Awarded One Of Japan's Highest Honours". The Star Online. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Rome Treaty Mischief Triumphs Over Truth Says Rithauddeen". Free Malaysia Today. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.