Abdul Aziz Yassin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Yassin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Aziz. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Tan Sri Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Yassin (27 October 1932 – 6 December 2022) is a former Member of Parliament for Muar (1995–1999).^[1] He is the brother of the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Before joining politics, he was a government official.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Haji Abdul Aziz Mohd Yassin PSM KMN PJK
Advisor, Malaysian Cooperative Commission
In office 15 November 2020 – 15 November 2021
Member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party Supreme Leadership Council
In office 14 Januari 2017 – 23 Ogos 2020
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
Preceded by	post created
Chairman of Economic Bureau, Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office 14 January 2017 – 23 August 2020
Preceded by	post created
Succeeded by	Mustapa Mohamed
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Muar, Johor
In office 7 June 1995 – 10 November 1999
Preceded by	Abdul Malek Munip (BN-UMNO)
Succeeded by	Robia Kosai (BN-UMNO)
Majority	18,238 (1995)
Deputy Chairman of the Federal Agricultural Marketing Agency
In office 29 September 1964 – 11 October 1969
Chairman	Tan Sri Hanafiah Hussain
Preceded by	post created
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Haji Yusof
Personal details
Born	Abdul Aziz bin Mohd Yasin (1932-10-27)27 October 1932 Kampung Haji Mohd Yassin, Batu 1 1/4 Jalan Bakri, Bandar Maharani, Johor,
Died	6 December 2022(2022-12-06) (aged 90) Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Political party	UMNO (1955–2016) BERSATU (2016–2022)
Other political affiliations	Alliance Party (1955–1973) BN (1974–2016) PH (2017–2020) PN (2020–2022)
Spouse	3
Relations	Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (younger brother) Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman (sister-in-law) Datuk Fakhri Yassin Mahiaddin (nephew) Najwa Mahiaddin (niece)
Occupation	politician, businessman

Career

He is the former Deputy Chairman of Federal Agricultural Marketing Agency (FAMA) in 1965.^[2]

Election results

Parliament Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot casts	Majority	Turnout
1995	P133 Muar, Johor		Abdul Aziz Yassin (UMNO)	18,238	67.57%		Zawawi Mohd. Zin (S46)	8,755	32.43%	28,595	9,483	69.76%

Post political career

He was appointed as the first Yang di-Pertua of the Majlis Bekas Wakil Rakyat Malaysia (MUBARAK) in 2009, an organization for former Barisan Nasional representatives whose establishment was inspired by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

He was later appointed as Yang di-Pertua MUBARAK for the Federal Territories from 2014 to 2019.^[3]

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1966)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2013)
•  Malacca :
  • Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)

Death

He died at 10.30 am at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.^[4]

References

1. UMNO Muar sedia hadapi siapa saja
2. Sejarah FAMA Archived 16 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Arkib Negara
3. "Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yassin kekal Yang diPertua MUBARAK WP". Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
4. Abang Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin meninggal dunia