Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin

Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Rural and [Regional Development (Malaysia)|Minister of Rural and Regional Development] from 2004 to 2008.

Career

In 1975, he was appointed as a special officer to the then Minister of Education, Mahathir Mohamad. Subsequently, he served as Mahathir's private secretary during his tenure as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1999. In 1999, Abdul Aziz entered the sixth Mahathir cabinet and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education.
He served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 27 March 2004 to 18 March 2008.

Death

Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin died on 16 October 2020 at 11.52 pm. He was 82 years old. He was to laid to rest at the Gunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, Perak.

Honours

* Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
* Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia – Tan Sri
* Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the [Royal House of Kedah] – Dato'
* Grand Commander of the List of [post-nominal letters (Malacca)|Exalted Order of Malacca] – Datuk Seri
* Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang – Dato'
* Grand Knight of the Order of [Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang] – Dato' Sri
* Commander of the Order of the [Perak State Crown]
* Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown – Dato'
* Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown – Dato' Seri
* Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor – '''Dato''''