Hamzah Abu Samah

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Hamzah Abu Samah
PMN SPMS SSAP SIMP SPDK
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Hamzah Abu Samah PMN SPMS SSAP SIMP SPDK
President of AFC
	In office; 9 December 1978 – 1 August 1994
Preceded by	Kambiz Atabay
Succeeded by	Ahmad Shah
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
	In office; 22 April 1971 – 1 May 1973
Prime Minister	Tun Abdul Razak
Preceded by	Hamzah Ali
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Temerloh, Pahang
	In office; 1967–1980
Personal details
Born	5 January 1924; Kuala Lipis, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	4 September 2012 (aged 88); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)

Hamzah Abu Samah (5 January 1924 – 4 September 2012)^[1]^[2] was a Malaysian politician, lawyer and sports administrator who served as President of Asian Football Confederation from 9 December 1978 to 1 August 1994.

Biography

Samah was educated at Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He went on to study law at Gray's Inn in England. He became a Member of Parliament representing Raub (1967-1978) and Temerloh (1978-1980) in Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia's parliament.

Additionally he was Minister of Sports and Youth from 22 April 1971 to 1 May 1973 in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak. He was defence minister from 1973-1980 and Trade and Industry Minister from 1974-1980. In 1980, he stepped down after having a coronary bypass operation.^[3]

He was a member of IOC from 1978 to 2004 and was an honorary member until his death.^[4]

He died on 4 September 2012 in Kuala Lumpur. He was 88 years old. His body was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

Honour

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) - Tan Sri (1983) ^[5]
Selangor :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) - Dato' Seri (1987) ^[6]
Pahang :
- Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) - Dato' Indera
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato' Sri
Sabah :
- Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima

References

^ "Tan Sri Hamzah Bin Datuk Abu Samah". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
^ "Tan Sri Hamzah Bin Datuk Abu Samah". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02. [undefined] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Tan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH | Malaysia | IOC Member since 1978
^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

External links

The Malaysian Insider: Hamzah laid to rest at National Mosque

Civic offices
Preceded by Kambiz Atabay	President of Asian Football Confederation 1978–1994	Succeeded by Ahmad Shah of Pahang

[1] "Tan Sri Hamzah Bin Datuk Abu Samah". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02.

[2] "Tan Sri Hamzah Bin Datuk Abu Samah". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02. [undefined] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Tan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH | Malaysia | IOC Member since 1978

[5] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

[6] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

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v t e Presidents of AFC
Man-kam Lo (1954) Kwok Chan (1954–1956) William Louey (1956–1957) Chan Nam Cheong (1957–1958) Tunku Abdul Rahman (1958–1977) Kambiz Atabay (1977–1978) Hamzah Abu Samah (1978–1994) Ahmad Shah (1994–2002) Mohammed bin Hammam (2002–2011) Zhang Jilong (2011–2013, acting) Salman Al-Khalifa (2013–present)
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