Abdullah Ayub

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ayub is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdullah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Abdullah Ayub
SSM PMN PSM SPMJ SPCM DPCM PGDK DPMT DPSK JMN KMN
6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
In office
1 January 1979 – 30 November 1982
MonarchsYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded byAbdullah Mohd Salleh
Succeeded byHashim Aman
Personal details
Born(1926-01-03)3 January 1926
Sitiawan, Perak, Federated Malay States
Died13 December 2018(2018-12-13) (aged 92)
Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Spouse(s)Puteh Rafeah Arifin (died 2001)
Anna Abdul Ranee
Alma materUniversity of Malaya

Abdullah bin Ayub (3 January 1926 – 13 December 2018)[1][2][3] was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 6th Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia from 1 January 1979 to 30 November 1982.[4]

Early life

Abdullah was born on 3 January 1926 in Pasir Panjang Laut, Sitiawan, Perak.[5] He graduated with a B.A (hons) from University of Malaya, Singapore in 1953. In the same year, he was also awarded the "Queen's Scholarship" for his outstanding achievements.[6][7]

Death

Abdullah died on 13 December 2018 at the National Heart Institute (IJN) in Kuala Lumpur. He was 92.[8][9][10] He was laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.[11][12]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Tan Sri Dato' Abdullah Bin Ayub". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ^ "Tan Sri Dato' Abdullah Bin Ayub". National Archives of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-10-02. (in Malay)
  3. ^ Ketua Setiausaha Negara ke-6 Archived April 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Mantan Ketua Setiausaha Negara". Pejabat Ketua Setiausaha Negara (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  5. ^ "Bekas KSN Abdullah Ayub meninggal dunia - Nasional". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  6. ^ Fatini Yaacob (2014). Tun Abdullah Ayub, riwayat seorang pentadbir : Ketua Setiausaha Negara, 1979-1981 (in Malay). Anna Abdul Ranee, 1958-, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (1st ed.). Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia. ISBN 978-983-52-0972-7. OCLC 891494939.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ "Ucapan YAB Perdana Menteri di Majlis Perpisahan untuk Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Abdullah Ayub, Ketua Setiausaha Negara, di Bangunan Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur pada 2hb Januari, 1981" (PDF) (in Malay). Perdana Leadership Foundation. 2 January 1981. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. ^ Bernama (2018-12-13). "Former KSN Abdullah Ayub passes away | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  9. ^ Bernama (2018-12-13). "Former chief secretary to the government Abdullah Ayub dies". Free Malaysia Today (FMT). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  10. ^ "Tun Abdullah Ayub meninggal dunia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  11. ^ "Former chief secretary to govt Abdullah Ayub buried". Malay Mail. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  12. ^ "Jenazah Tun Abdullah Ayub selamat dikebumikan". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  13. ^ a b c d "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  14. ^ "Senarai Penerima Seri Setia Mahkota Tahun 2011" (PDF).
  15. ^ Now Datuks. New Straits Times. 22 October 1980.
  16. ^ "DPCM 1973". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  17. ^ "SPCM 1979". pingat.perak.gov.my.
Preceded by Chief Secretary to the Government
1979–1982 		Succeeded by