Abdullah Ayub

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ayub is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdullah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Abdullah Ayub
SSM PMN PSM SPMJ SPCM DPCM PGDK DPMT DPSK JMN KMN
6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
1 January 1979 – 30 November 1982
MonarchsYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded byAbdullah Mohd Salleh
Succeeded byHashim Aman
Personal details
Born(1926-01-03)3 January 1926
Sitiawan, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died13 December 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 92)
Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse(s)Puteh Rafeah Arifin (died 2001)
Anna Abdul Ranee
Alma materUniversity of Malaya

Abdullah bin Ayub (3 January 1926 – 13 December 2018)[1][2][3] was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 1 January 1979 to 30 November 1982.[4]

  1. ^ "Tan Sri Dato' Abdullah Bin Ayub". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ^ "Tan Sri Dato' Abdullah Bin Ayub". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02. (in Malay)
  3. ^ Ketua Setiausaha Negara ke-6 Archived April 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Mantan Ketua Setiausaha Negara". Pejabat Ketua Setiausaha Negara (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-01-27.