Mohamed Rahmat

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Rahmat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Mohamed Rahmat
PSM SPMJ DPMJ SSIJ SIMP SPDK SSSA SPMT DPMS DGSM PNBS KMN PIS BSI
Ministerial roles
1971–1973Parliamentary Secretary of Education
1973–1974Deputy Minister of Finance
1974–1976Deputy Minister of Coordination of Public Corporations
1976–1978Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
1978–1982Minister of Information
1987–1999Minister of Information
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1969–1974Alliance Party
1974–1999Barisan Nasional
Other roles
1982–1985Ambassadors to Indonesia
Personal details
Born(1938-01-04)4 January 1938
Pulai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died1 January 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 71)
Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
ChildrenNur Jazlan Mohamed
Alma materUniversity of Indonesia
OccupationPolitician

Mohamed bin Rahmat (4 January 1938 – 1 January 2010)[1] was a Malaysian politician, and former Information Minister of Malaysia (1978–1982, 1987–1999). He was famously known as Tok Mat, Mat Setia and Mat Mr Propaganda.[2]

  1. ^ "Tok Mat dies". The Star. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Tok Mat 'Mr Propaganda' terbaik: Zukri". Malaysiakini. 1 January 2010.