Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri
Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
DGSM
5th Chief Minister of Malacca
In office
11 July 1978 – 26 April 1982
GovernorSyed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
Preceded byAbdul Ghani Ali
Succeeded byAbdul Rahim Thamby Chik
Minister of Lands and Regional Development
In office
17 July 1984 – 11 August 1986
Preceded byRais Yatim
Succeeded bySulaiman Daud
Minister of Information
In office
1982–1984
Preceded byMohamed Rahmat
Succeeded byRais Yatim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Gajah
In office
14 June 1982 – 3 October 1990
Preceded byAbdul Rahim Thamby Chik
Succeeded byIbrahim Jendol
Majority15,852 (1986)
20,068 (1982)
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Ayer Panas
In office
1978–1982
Preceded byHashim Yusoff
Succeeded byMat Aris Konil
Personal details
Born
Mohd Adib bin Mohamad Adam

(1941-07-03)3 July 1941
Died21 September 2022(2022-09-21) (aged 81)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan Negeri, Masjid Al Azim, Malacca
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2019–2022)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(–2018)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(– 2018, aligned; 2020–2022)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
SpouseZainiah Hussein
ChildrenAhmad Azam
Ahmad Azuwar
Aida
Azdarlina
OccupationPolitician, Corporate member

Datuk Seri Mohd Adib bin Mohamad Adam (3 July 1941 – 21 September 2022) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Malacca from July 1978 to April 1982, [1] Minister of Lands and Regional Development from 1984 to 1986 and Minister of Information from 1982 to 1984. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), presently a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Education and early career

He attended Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Melaka for his secondary education.

Adib served as the Assistant District Officer in Kuala Selangor. He then resigned to become the executive secretary at the headquarters of UMNO at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). In 1971, he was appointed the Information Attaché to the Malaysia Embassy in Netherlands.

Politics

After Adib won the Malacca state assembly seat of Ayer Panas in the 1978 general election, the Prime Minister then, Tun Hussein Onn had picked him to replace Datuk Setia Haji Abdul Ghani Ali as the new Chief Minister of Malacca. He was only 37 years old and he served as Chief Minister for four years from 11 July 1978 to 26 April 1982. He was then replaced by Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik in 1982 by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad who became the new Prime Minister earlier in 1981.[2]

Adib contested the parliamentary seat of Alor Gajah, Malacca in the subsequent 1982 general election and he won to be the Member of Parliament. He was then selected to be the Minister of Information replacing Dato' Mohamed Rahmat who was appointed ambassador to Jakarta, Indonesia. He served in that portfolio for two years (1982–1984) before he was appointed as Minister of Lands and Regional Development (1984–1986).

Personal life and death

Adib had four children. He died in Kuala Lumpur on 21 September 2022, at the age of 81.[3]

Biography book

  • Dato Seri Adib bin Adam - by Siti Rohana Omar.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P095 Alor Gajah, Malacca. Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (UMNO) 25,342 72.50% Lim Swee (DAP) 5,274 15.09% 36,070 20,068 74.47%
Abdul Rahman Hassan (PAS) 4,340 12.42%
1986 P110 Alor Gajah, Malacca. Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (UMNO) 19,770 83.46% Ab Rahman Hasan (PAS) 3,918 16.54% 24,446 15,852 69.91%

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Kenali 10 Ketua Menteri Melaka" (in Malay). Orang Melaka.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Dato’ Seri Adib Bin Adam Retrieved 19 December 2018
  3. ↑ Ex-Melaka chief minister Mohd Adib dies of old age at 81
  4. ↑ Melaka Yang di-Pertua Negeri honours 130, Hon Nyan and Adib get second highest award. New Straits Times. 8 June 1983.
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