Abdul Ajib Ahmad

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, Ajib. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Allahyarham Dato' Abdul Ajib bin Ahmad (13 September 1947 – 3 February 2011) was a Malaysian politician. He served as the Chief Minister of Johor from 1982 and 1986 and was later a minister in the federal government of Mahathir Mohamad. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

Allahyarham Dato' Abdul Ajib Ahmad DPMJ, BSI, (Johor); DGSM, (Malacca)
12th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office 29 April 1982 – 12 August 1986
Monarch	Iskandar
Preceded by	Othman Saat
Succeeded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Constituency	Endau
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-13)13 September 1947 Segamat, Johor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Died	3 February 2011(2011-02-03) (aged 63) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Political party	United Malays National Organisation – Barisan Nasional
Alma mater	University of Malaya

An economics graduate, Ajib worked as an adviser to Musa Hitam before becoming Chief Minister of Johor in 1982. He served as Chief Minister until 1986, when he moved to federal politics, winning the seat of Mersing. He became a minister in the government of Mahathir Mohamad, but was dismissed in 1987 when Mahathir promptly purged the government cabinet of those who opposed him when they supported, among others, the then Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam and Razaleigh Hamzah in the UMNO party presidency election.^[1][2]

Ahmad died of a heart attack at the age of 63 on 3 February 2011, leaving his wife Datin Ropeah Hassan, three sons and a daughter.^[1]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	N07 Endau		Abdul Ajib Ahmad (UMNO)

Parliament of Malaysia^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P119 Mersing, Johor		Abdul Ajib Ahmad (UMNO)	14,419	80.29%		Mokhtar Yahaya (PAS)	3,540	19.71%	19,065	10,879	67.41%
1990			Abdul Ajib Ahmad (UMNO)	14,366	59.31%		Hassan Md. Ali (S46)	9,857	40.69%	25,081	4,509	72.66%

Honours

•  Johor :
  • Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato'
•  Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (1984)^[4]

References

1. Farik Zolkepli (3 February 2011). "Former Johor MB Ajib Ahmad dies". The Star. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
2. Ramanathan, Sankaran; Mohd Hamdan Adnan (1988). Malaysia's 1986 general election: the urban-rural dichotomy. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 73. ISBN 9789813035126.
3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
4. Malacca's Yang Di-Pertua Honours 186. New Straits Times. 18 July 1984.