Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (born 12 February 1941) is a Malaysian politician and corporate member. He also is the former fifth Chief Minister of Malacca from 11 Julai 1978 to 26 April 1982.[1] He also held before the position of Minister of Rural Development, Cooperatives and Entrepreneurship (1984-1986) and Minister of Information (1982-1984). He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government coalition before he quits to join the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition of the new government in 2020.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam | |
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5th Chief Minister of Malacca | |
In office 11 July 1978 – 26 April 1982 | |
Governor | Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan |
Preceded by | Abdul Ghani Ali |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik |
Minister of Rural Development, Cooperatives and Entrepreneurship | |
In office 17 July 1984 – 11 August 1986 | |
Preceded by | Rais Yatim |
Succeeded by | Sulaiman Daud |
Minister of Information | |
In office 1982–1984 | |
Preceded by | Mohamed Rahmat |
Succeeded by | Rais Yatim |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for P95 Alor Gajah | |
In office 14 June 1982 – 4 October 1990 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Jendol |
Majority | 15,852 (1986) 20,068 (1982) |
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for N8 Ayer Panas | |
In office 1978–1982 | |
Preceded by | Hashim Yusoff |
Succeeded by | Mat Aris Konil |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohamed Adib bin Mohamad Adam 12 February 1941 Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | BERSATU (2018-present) UMNO (until 2018) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) |
Spouse(s) | Datin Seri Alauyah Jaafar |
Children | Aida, Ahmad Azuwar, Ahmad Azam, Azdarlina |
Occupation | Politician, Corporate member |
Education and career
Adib is a former student of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tinggi Melaka.
He was the Assistant District Officer in Kuala Selangor before. Then he resigned to become the executive secretary at the headquarter of UMNO at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). In 1971, he was appointed as the Information Attaché to the Malaysia Embassy in Netherlands.
Family
Adib is married to Alauyah Jaafar and the couple has four children.
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 as ambassador to Jakarta, Indonesia. He served in that portfolio for two years (1982-1984) before he was appointed as Minister of Rural Development, Cooperatives and Entrepreneurship (1984-1986).
Biografi book
- Dato Seri Adib bin Adam - by Siti Rohana Omar.
Election results
Year | Constituency | Government | Votes | Pct | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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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
Malacca: Grand Commander of the Order of Malacca (DGSM) - Datuk Seri
References
- "Kenali 10 Ketua Menteri Melaka" (in Malay). Orang Melaka.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- Dato’ Seri Adib Bin Adam Retrieved 19 December 2018
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Abdul Ghani Ali |
Chief Minister of Melaka 11 Julai 1978 – 26 April 1982 |
Succeeded by Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik |