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{{infobox politician
{{infobox politician
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berhormat]]{{#tag:ref|The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Abdul Rahim Ramli|date=19 June 2010|access-date=7 February 2021|website=mStar Online|url=https://www.mstar.com.my/lain-lain/rencana/2010/06/19/syarat-ketat-anugerah-datuk-johor|title=Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor|language=ms}}</ref>|group=note}} [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato']]
| honorific-prefix = [[Yang Berhormat]] [[Dato']]
| honorific-suffix = SPMJ SMJ
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|SPMJ|SSIJ|SMJ|PPM}}
| name = Ali Ahmad
| name = Ali Ahmad
| office = [[Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (Malaysia)|Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]]
| office = [[Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (Malaysia)|Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]]
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| term_start = 1976
| term_start = 1976
| term_end = 1977
| term_end = 1977
| predecessor = [[Abdul Ghafar bin Baba]]
| predecessor = [[Abdul Ghafar Baba]]
| successor = [[Shariff Ahmad]]
| successor = [[Shariff Ahmad]]
| constituency = Pontian
| constituency_MP1 = [[Pontian (federal constituency)|Pontian]], [[Johor]]
| constituency_MP1 = [[Pontian (federal constituency)|Pontian]], [[Johor]]
| parliament1 = Malaysian
| parliament1 = Malaysian
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| successor2 = [[Ikhwan Nasir]]
| successor2 = [[Ikhwan Nasir]]
| office3 = [[Minister of Youth and Sports (Malaysia)|Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports]]
| office3 = [[Minister of Youth and Sports (Malaysia)|Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports]]
| monarch3 = [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]] <br /> [[Yahya Petra of Kelantan|Yahya Petra]]
| monarch3 ={{ubl| [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]] | [[Yahya Petra of Kelantan|Yahya Petra]]}}
| primeminister3 = [[Abdul Razak Hussein]] <br /> [[Hussein Onn]]
| primeminister3 ={{ubl| [[Abdul Razak Hussein]] | [[Hussein Onn]]}}
| term_start3 = 1973
| term_start3 = 1973
| term_end3 = 1976
| term_end3 = 1976
| predecessor3 = [[Hamzah Abu Samah]]
| predecessor3 = [[Hamzah Abu Samah]]
| successor3 = [[Abdul Samad Idris]]
| successor3 = [[Abdul Samad Idris]]
| constituency3 ={{ubl| Pontian Selatan (until 1974) | Pontian (from 1974)}}
| office4 = Deputy [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| office4 = Deputy [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| monarch4 = [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]]
| monarch4 = [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]]
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| term_end4 = August 1973
| term_end4 = August 1973
| minister4 = [[Ismail Abdul Rahman]]
| minister4 = [[Ismail Abdul Rahman]]
| constituency4 = Pontian Selatan
| office5 = Assistant/Deputy [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Minister of Finance]]
| office5 = Assistant/Deputy [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Minister of Finance]]
| monarch5 = [[Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu|Ismail Nasiruddin]] <br /> [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]]
| monarch5 ={{ubl| [[Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu|Ismail Nasiruddin]] | [[Abdul Halim of Kedah|Abdul Halim]]}}
| primeminister5 = [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]] <br /> [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]
| primeminister5 ={{ubl| [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]] | [[Abdul Razak Hussein]]}}
| term_start5 = 1969
| term_start5 = 1969
| term_end5 = 1972
| term_end5 = 1972
| minister5 = [[Tan Siew Sin]]
| minister5 = [[Tan Siew Sin]]
| constituency5 = Pontian Selatan
| office6 = Parlimentary Secretary to [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Minister of Finance]]
| office6 = Parliamentary Secretary to [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Minister of Finance]]
| monarch6 = [[Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu|Ismail Nasiruddin]]
| monarch6 = [[Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu|Ismail Nasiruddin]]
| primeminister6 = [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]
| primeminister6 = [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]
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| term_end6 = 1969
| term_end6 = 1969
| minister6 = [[Tan Siew Sin]]
| minister6 = [[Tan Siew Sin]]
| constituency6 = Pontian Selatan
| constituency_MP7 = [[Pontian Selatan (federal constituency)|Pontian Selatan]]
| constituency_MP7 = [[Pontian Selatan (federal constituency)|Pontian Selatan]]
| parliament7 = Malaysian
| parliament7 = Malaysian
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| predecessor7 = [[Zainon Munshi Sulaiman]]
| predecessor7 = [[Zainon Munshi Sulaiman]]
| successor7 = ''Constintuency abolished''
| successor7 = ''Constintuency abolished''
| birth_place = Kampung Parit Rambai, Rambah, [[Pontian]], [[Johor]]
| birth_place = Kampung Parit Rambai, Rambah, [[Pontian District|Pontian]], [[Johor]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|6|29|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|6|29|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|12|4|1930|6|29|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|12|4|1930|6|29|df=yes}}
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| children = 5
| children = 5
| party = [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO)
| party = [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN)
| otherparty ={{ubl| [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) | [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]]}}
| occupation = Politician
| occupation = Politician
}}
}}


[[Dato']] '''Ali bin Haji Ahmad''' (29 June 1930 – 4 December 1977) was a Malaysian politician.
[[Dato']] '''Ali bin [[Haji]] Ahmad''' (29 June 1930 – 4 December 1977) was a [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] politician.


==Political career==
==Political career==
Ali was first elected to Parliament when he won the Pontian Selatan seat in the [[1964 Malaysian general election]] under the [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]] ticket, a seat he sucessfully defended in the [[1969 Malaysian general election]].
Ali was first elected to Parliament when he won the Pontian Selatan seat in the [[1964 Malaysian general election]] under the [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]] ticket, a seat he successfully defended in the [[1969 Malaysian general election]] unopposed.


Ali was the UMNO Division chief of Pontian after Pontian Selatan and Pontian Utara Parliament were merged before [[1974 Malaysian general election]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PekanParitSikom/posts/dato-ali-haji-ahmadanak-watan-pontian-yang-merobah-wajahkawasan-johor-baratpenge/1948023435409720/ Biografi Dato' Ali Haji Ahmad]</ref> In the election, he won the newly created seat, Pontian by a [[Uncontested election|walkover]].
Ali was the UMNO Division chief of Pontian after Pontian Selatan and Pontian Utara Parliamentary seat were merged before [[1974 Malaysian general election]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PekanParitSikom/posts/dato-ali-haji-ahmadanak-watan-pontian-yang-merobah-wajahkawasan-johor-baratpenge/1948023435409720/ Biografi Dato' Ali Haji Ahmad]</ref> In the election, he won the newly created seat, Pontian by a [[Uncontested election|walkover]].


He was assistant to [[Minister of Finance (Malaysia)|Minister of Finance]] in the [[Fourth Rahman cabinet|final cabinet of Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1969]], and promoted to Deputy Finance Minister in the [[First Razak cabinet|first cabinet of Tun Abdul Razak]]. His portfolio was switched to Deputy [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in the January 1973 cabinet reshuffle, after the admittance of [[Parti Islam Se-Malaysia]] in the Alliance-led government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asri's men gets key job |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cd0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I3wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1202%2C7662425 |access-date=19 December 2022 |publisher=New Straits Times via [[Google News]] |date=29 December 1972}}</ref> In another Cabinet reshuffle on August the same year after the death of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs [[Ismail Abdul Rahman]], he was appointed as [[Minister of Youth and Sports (Malaysia)|Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports]],<ref>http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-26111973.pdf</ref> a post he retains in the [[Second Razak cabinet|1974 Razak cabinet]] after the 1974 election. He holds this position until 1976, when his portfolio was changed to [[Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (Malaysia)|Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]] under the [[First Hussein cabinet|new prime minister Hussein Onn's cabinet]], his final position in the government.<ref>[http://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/penduduk-imbau-tragedi-tanjung-kupang-31560 Penduduk imbau tragedi Tanjung Kupang]</ref>
Ali was first appointed as [[List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia|Parliamentary Secretary]] to the then finance minister, [[Tan Siew Sin]] on 1965, in the [[Third Rahman cabinet|third Tunku Abdul Rahman cabinet]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Parliamentary Debates |journal=Official Report, Dewan Ra'ayat (House of Representatives) |date=29 November 1965 |volume=II |issue=27 |url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-29111965.pdf |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> He continued as assistant to Tan Siew Sin to in the [[Fourth Rahman cabinet|final cabinet of Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1969]], and promoted to Deputy Finance Minister in the [[First Razak cabinet|first cabinet of Tun Abdul Razak]]. His portfolio was switched to Deputy [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in the January 1973 cabinet reshuffle, after the admittance of [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] in the Alliance-led government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asri's men gets key job |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Cd0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I3wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1202%2C7662425 |access-date=19 December 2022 |date=29 December 1972}}</ref> In another Cabinet reshuffle on August the same year after the death of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs [[Ismail Abdul Rahman]], he was appointed as [[Minister of Youth and Sports (Malaysia)|Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Parlimen Ketiga, Penggal Parlimen Ketiga |journal=Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat |date=26 November 1973 |volume=3 |issue=26 |url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-26111973.pdf |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> a post he retains in the [[Second Razak cabinet|1974 Razak cabinet]] after the 1974 election. He holds this position until 1976, when his portfolio was changed to [[Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (Malaysia)|Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]] under the [[First Hussein cabinet|new prime minister Hussein Onn's cabinet]], his final position in the government.<ref>[http://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/penduduk-imbau-tragedi-tanjung-kupang-31560 Penduduk imbau tragedi Tanjung Kupang]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He was married to Datin Halimah Abdul Rahim, with 5 daughters.<ref name="NightMinisterCouldntSleep">{{cite news |title=Night minister couldn't sleep |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19771206-1.2.3 |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |date=6 December 1977 |language=en-SG}}</ref>
He was married with Datin Halimah Abdul Rahim, with 5 children (all girls).


==Death & legacy==
==Death and legacy==
On 4 December 1977, while he was still Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, he was one of the passengers killed in [[Malaysian Airline System Flight 653]] plane crash at [[Tanjung Kupang]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prn.bernama.com/johor/news-bm.php?id=2059925|title=Hikmah di sebalik tragedi Tanjung Kupang 1977 - Bermulanya episod pembangunan|date=9 March 2022|accessdate=19 December 2022|publisher=[[Bernama]]|website=Bernama.com|author=Nadia Khairani|lang=Malay}}</ref> along with his press secretary Hood Fadzil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20170730/281767039298600|title=Remembering the good deeds of Hood 40 years on|date=30 July 2017|accessdate=19 December 2022|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|website=[[Pressreader]].com}}</ref> Ali was 47 years old.
On 4 December 1977, while he was still Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, he was one of the passengers killed in [[Malaysian Airline System Flight 653]] plane crash at [[Tanjung Kupang]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prn.bernama.com/johor/news-bm.php?id=2059925|title=Hikmah di sebalik tragedi Tanjung Kupang 1977 - Bermulanya episod pembangunan|date=9 March 2022|accessdate=19 December 2022|publisher=[[Bernama]]|website=Bernama.com|author=Nadia Khairani|lang=Malay}}</ref> along with his press secretary Hood Fadzil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20170730/281767039298600|title=Remembering the good deeds of Hood 40 years on|date=30 July 2017|accessdate=19 December 2022|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|via=[[Pressreader]]}}</ref> Ali was 47 years old.<ref name="NightMinisterCouldntSleep"/> He was returning to Kuala Lumpur after a visit to Perlis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/09/624628/mh653-air-disaster-hijacked-malaysia5|title=MH653: The air disaster that hijacked Malaysia|date=15 September 2020|accessdate=20 December 2022|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|website=www.nst.com.my|author=Dawn Chan}}</ref>


Parliament's Dewan Rakyat on the next day observed a minute silence before the start of meeting as a sign of respect of Ali and others who perished in the tragedy.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Parlimen Keempat, Penggal Ketiga |journal=Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat |date=5 December 1977 |url=http://www.parlimen.gov.my/files/hindex/pdf/DR-05121977.pdf |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="NightMinisterCouldntSleep"/>
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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato` Ali Hj Ahmad, a secondary school in Pontian, Jonor, is named after him.

The remains of Ali was buried, along with remains of other victims of the crash, in a common burial site at [[Jalan Kebun Teh]], Johor Bahru.<ref name="CommonBurialMH653">{{cite news |title=Common burial for air crash victims |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19771208-1.2.94.6 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |publisher=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |date=8 December 1977 |language=en-SG}}</ref>

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Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato` Ali Hj Ahmad, a secondary school in Pontian, Johor, is named after him.

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|1964
| rowspan=2|'''P098 {{pseat|Pontian Selatan}}, Johore'''
|{{party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |
|'''Ali Ahmad''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']])
|align=right|'''13,759'''
|'''69.95%'''
|bgcolor={{party color|Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front}} |
|Tan Tai Chee ([[Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front|SF]])
|align=right|5,910
|30.05%
|20,234
|7,849
|82.36%
|-
|1969
|{{party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |
|'''Ali Ahmad''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']])
| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed
|-
|1974
|'''P112 {{pseat|Pontian}}, Johore'''
|{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|'''Ali Ahmad''' ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']])
| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed
|-
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
* {{flag|Malaysia}} :
* {{flag|Malaysia}} :
** [[File:Malaysian Commemorative Medal ribbon.gif|50px]] Recipient of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia#Honorary orders and medals|Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver)]] (PPM) (1965)
** [[File:MY Pingat Peringatan Malaysia (Malaysian Commemorative Medal) ribbon.svg|50px]] Recipient of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia#Honorary orders and medals|Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver)]] (PPM) (1965)
* {{flag|Johor}} :
* {{flag|Johor}} :
** [[File:Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar.png|50px]] Companion of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SMJ)
** [[File:Order of the Crown of Johor ribbon bar.svg|50px]] Companion of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SMJ) (1972)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CN0qAAAAIBAJ&dq=hussein+onn+SPMJ&pg=PA30&article_id=4007,2285198|title=Ministers head Sultan's awards list|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|date=16 November 1972}}</ref>
** [[File:Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar.png|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SPMJ) - '''Dato'''' (1973)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ht0qAAAAIBAJ&dq=dato+paduka+mahkota+johor&pg=PA11&article_id=952,404602|title=Johore Sultan's Birthday List Parade|publisher=New Straits Times|date=3 November 1973}}</ref>
** [[File:Order of the Crown of Johor ribbon bar.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SPMJ) – '''Dato'''' (1973)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ht0qAAAAIBAJ&dq=dato+paduka+mahkota+johor&pg=PA11&article_id=952,404602|title=Johore Sultan's Birthday List Parade|publisher=New Straits Times|date=3 November 1973}}</ref>
** [[File:MY-JOH Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor ribbon bar.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Companion of the [[Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor]] (SSIJ) – '''Dato'''' (1977)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/scjp19771029-1.2.34.2|title=柔佛州苏丹殿下 昨庆八三岁华诞|trans-title=Johor Sultan Yesterday celebrate his 83th birthday|work=星洲日报|date=29 October 1977|pages=7}}</ref>

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=note}}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 08:01, 27 March 2024

For other people called Ali Ahmad, see Ali Ahmad (disambiguation). For people called Ahmad Ali, see Ahmad Ali (disambiguation).
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ali. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat[note 1] Dato'
Ali Ahmad
SPMJ SSIJ SMJ PPM
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
In office
1976–1977
MonarchYahya Petra
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Preceded byAbdul Ghafar Baba
Succeeded byShariff Ahmad
ConstituencyPontian
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pontian, Johor
In office
1974–1977
Preceded byNew constintuency
Succeeded byIkhwan Nasir
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
In office
1973–1976
Monarchs
Prime Minister
Preceded byHamzah Abu Samah
Succeeded byAbdul Samad Idris
Constituency
  • Pontian Selatan (until 1974)
  • Pontian (from 1974)
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
January 1973 – August 1973
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
MinisterIsmail Abdul Rahman
ConstituencyPontian Selatan
Assistant/Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
1969–1972
Monarchs
Prime Minister
MinisterTan Siew Sin
ConstituencyPontian Selatan
Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Finance
In office
1965–1969
MonarchIsmail Nasiruddin
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
MinisterTan Siew Sin
ConstituencyPontian Selatan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pontian Selatan
In office
1964–1974
Preceded byZainon Munshi Sulaiman
Succeeded byConstintuency abolished
Personal details
Born(1930-06-29)29 June 1930
Kampung Parit Rambai, Rambah, Pontian, Johor
Died4 December 1977(1977-12-04) (aged 47)
Tanjung Kupang, Johor
Cause of deathKilled in Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 plane crash
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseDatin Halimah Abdul Rahim
Children5
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Ali bin Haji Ahmad (29 June 1930 – 4 December 1977) was a Malaysian politician.

Political career

Ali was first elected to Parliament when he won the Pontian Selatan seat in the 1964 Malaysian general election under the Alliance ticket, a seat he successfully defended in the 1969 Malaysian general election unopposed.

Ali was the UMNO Division chief of Pontian after Pontian Selatan and Pontian Utara Parliamentary seat were merged before 1974 Malaysian general election.[2] In the election, he won the newly created seat, Pontian by a walkover.

Ali was first appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the then finance minister, Tan Siew Sin on 1965, in the third Tunku Abdul Rahman cabinet.[3] He continued as assistant to Tan Siew Sin to in the final cabinet of Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1969, and promoted to Deputy Finance Minister in the first cabinet of Tun Abdul Razak. His portfolio was switched to Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in the January 1973 cabinet reshuffle, after the admittance of Malaysian Islamic Party in the Alliance-led government.[4] In another Cabinet reshuffle on August the same year after the death of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ismail Abdul Rahman, he was appointed as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports,[5] a post he retains in the 1974 Razak cabinet after the 1974 election. He holds this position until 1976, when his portfolio was changed to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under the new prime minister Hussein Onn's cabinet, his final position in the government.[6]

Personal life

He was married to Datin Halimah Abdul Rahim, with 5 daughters.[7]

Death and legacy

On 4 December 1977, while he was still Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, he was one of the passengers killed in Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 plane crash at Tanjung Kupang,[8] along with his press secretary Hood Fadzil.[9] Ali was 47 years old.[7] He was returning to Kuala Lumpur after a visit to Perlis.[10]

Parliament's Dewan Rakyat on the next day observed a minute silence before the start of meeting as a sign of respect of Ali and others who perished in the tragedy.[11][7]

The remains of Ali was buried, along with remains of other victims of the crash, in a common burial site at Jalan Kebun Teh, Johor Bahru.[12]

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato` Ali Hj Ahmad, a secondary school in Pontian, Johor, is named after him.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1964 P098 Pontian Selatan, Johore Ali Ahmad (UMNO) 13,759 69.95% Tan Tai Chee (SF) 5,910 30.05% 20,234 7,849 82.36%
1969 Ali Ahmad (UMNO) Unopposed
1974 P112 Pontian, Johore Ali Ahmad (UMNO) Unopposed

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.[1]

References

  1. ^ Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ Biografi Dato' Ali Haji Ahmad
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Debates" (PDF). Official Report, Dewan Ra'ayat (House of Representatives). II (27). 29 November 1965. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Asri's men gets key job". 29 December 1972. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Parlimen Ketiga, Penggal Parlimen Ketiga" (PDF). Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat. 3 (26). 26 November 1973. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ Penduduk imbau tragedi Tanjung Kupang
  7. ^ a b c "Night minister couldn't sleep". The Straits Times. eresources.nlb.gov.sg. 6 December 1977. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ^ Nadia Khairani (9 March 2022). "Hikmah di sebalik tragedi Tanjung Kupang 1977 - Bermulanya episod pembangunan". Bernama.com (in Malay). Bernama. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Remembering the good deeds of Hood 40 years on". New Straits Times. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Pressreader.
  10. ^ Dawn Chan (15 September 2020). "MH653: The air disaster that hijacked Malaysia". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Parlimen Keempat, Penggal Ketiga" (PDF). Penyata Rasmi Parlimen, Dewan Rakyat. 5 December 1977. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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