Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid | |
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9th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia | |
In office 1 February 1990 – 16 September 1996 | |
Monarchs |
Azlan Shah Ja'afar |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Sallehuddin Mohamed |
Succeeded by | Abdul Halim Ali |
Group Chairman of Permodalan Nasional Berhad | |
In office 17 October 1996 – 31 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ismail Mohd Ali |
Succeeded by | Abdul Wahid Omar |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid 16 September 1938 Kampung Batu Tiga, Jalan Temoh, Tapah, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Died | 28 August 2021 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | (aged 82)
Resting place | Raudhatul Sakinah Bukit Kiara 2 Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
Spouse |
Sagiyah Salikin (
m. 1962) |
Children | 5 |
Parents |
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Alma mater |
University of Malaya Institute of Social Studies, The Hague Harvard University |
Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid (16 September 1938 – 28 August 2021) [1] [2] was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 9th Chief Secretary to the Government from 1990 to 1996.
Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid was born in Tapah, Perak on 16 September 1938. He was educated at the University of Malaya, the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague and Harvard University.
He married Sagiyah Salikin in December 1962. They had five children.
On 28 August 2021, Sarji died, aged 82, from COVID-19 complications at the Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Cheras, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. [3] [4] [5] He was earlier confirmed to be COVID-19 positive and was later admitted for treatment at the HCTM's intensive care unit (ICU) since 3 August. [6] He was buried at the Raudhatul Sakinah Bukit Kiara 2 Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur. [7] [8]