Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail

Minister of DefenceIn office
20 May 1987 – 26 October 1990MonarchsIskandar
Azlan ShahPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadDeputyAbang Abu Bakar Abang MustaphaPreceded byAbdullah Ahmad BadawiSucceeded byNajib RazakConstituencyKota BharuMinister of InformationIn office
11 August 1986 – 20 May 1987MonarchIskandarPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadDeputyRailey JeffreyPreceded byRais YatimSucceeded byMohamed RahmatConstituencyKota BharuIn office
5 September 1974 – 13 August 1975MonarchAbdul HalimPrime MinisterAbdul Razak HusseinDeputyShariff AhmadPreceded byGhazali ShafieSucceeded byAbdul Taib MahmudConstituencyKota BharuMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office
17 July 1984 – 10 August 1986MonarchIskandarPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadDeputyAbdul Kadir Sheikh FadzirPreceded byGhazali ShafieSucceeded byRais YatimConstituencyKota BharuIn office
13 August 1975 – 16 July 1981MonarchsAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Ahmad ShahPrime MinisterAbdul Razak HusseinDeputyMokhtar Hashim (1979–1981)Preceded byAbdul Razak HusseinSucceeded byGhazali ShafieConstituencyKota BharuMinister of Trade and IndustryIn office
17 July 1981 – 17 July 1984MonarchsAhmad Shah
IskandarPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadDeputyLew Sip Hoon (1981–1983)
Shahrir Abdul Samad (1981–1983)
Muhyiddin Yassin (1983–1984)
Oo Gin Sun (1983–1984)Preceded byMahathir MohamadSucceeded byTengku Razaleigh HamzahConstituencyKota Bharu (previously Kota Bharu Hilir)Member of the Dewan Rakyat
for Kota Bharu (previously Kota Bharu Hilir)In office
10 May 1969 – 20 October 1990Preceded byNik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (UMNO–Alliance)Succeeded byIlani Isahak (S46)Majority155 (1969)
Unopposed (1974)
8,682 (1978)
7,970 (1982)
5,033 (1986) Personal detailsBorn(1928-01-24)24 January 1928
Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)Died29 April 2022(2022-04-29) (aged 94)
Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaResting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala LumpurPolitical partyUnited Malays National OrganisationRelationsRaja Perempuan Budriah and Tengku Noor Zakiah (sisters)
Sirajuddin of Perlis (nephew)ParentsAlma materUniversity 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]

Death

Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen died on 29 April 2022 at his residence in Jalan Duta, aged 94.^[3] He was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.^[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1969	P018 Kota Bharu Hilir, Kelantan		Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)	13,069	50.30%		Wan Hashim Wan Ahmad (PMIP)	12,914	49.70%	26,739	155	67.73%
1974	P019 Kota Bharu, Kelantan		Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)	Unopposed
1978			Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)	18,136	65.73%		Lah (PAS)	9,454	34.27%		8,682
1982			Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)	21,424	58.26%		Salehudin Abdullah (PAS)	13,454	36.59%	37,558	7,970	74.76%
							Kang Sam Chuan (DAP)	1,896	5.16%
1986			Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)	20,310	57.07%		Hassan Abdullah (PAS)	15,277	42.93%	36,282	5,033	68.96%
1990			Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)	12,106	30.14%		Ilani Isahak (S46)	27,566	68.61%	41,254	15,460	73.35%
							Saifuddin Daud (IND)	503	1.25%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1991)
•  Kelantan :
  • Tengku Sri Mara Raja (1966)^[6]
  • Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (PMK)
•  Perlis :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1976)^[7]
•  Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1981)^[8]

Foreign Honour

•  Thailand :
  • Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Order of the White Elephant (KCE) (1988)^[9]
•  Japan :
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018)

References

External links

• (in Malay) Ensiklopedia Malaysia: Kronologi Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail