Ghazali Shafie

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This is a Malay name; the name Shafie is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ghazali.
Yang Berhormat Tun
Ghazali Shafie
Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs
In office
1973–1981
Preceded by Ismail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by Musa Hitam
Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1981–1984
Preceded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Succeeded by Ahmad Rithauddeen
Personal details
Born (1922-03-22)22 March 1922
Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
Died 24 January 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 87)
Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Toh Puan Khatijah Abdul Majid (deceased)
Religion Islam

Tun Muhammad Ghazali Shafie (22 March 1922 – 24 January 2010) was a Malaysian politician. He served as Foreign Minister and Home Minister during his career.

Ghazali was born in 1922 in Kuala Lipis, Pahang.[1] He was part of the clandestine resistance to the Japanese occupation of Malaya in World War II. He then studied at the University of Wales and the London School of Economics.[2]

After a career in the civil service, Ghazali entered politics.[2] He served as Home and Information Minister from 1973 to 1981, and was then appointed as Foreign Minister until 1984. He represented the Parliamentary seat of Lipis from 1974, before which he was a member of the Dewan Negara (upper house of parliament).[3] As Foreign Minister, he was known for his role in ASEAN's diplomacy in respect of conflict in Cambodia.[2] Described as a "flamboyant politician",[2] his nickname was "King Ghaz".[3]

In 1982, Ghazali survived an aeroplane crash in which he was the pilot. His bodyguard and co-pilot were killed.[3] There had been reports (for example in the New York Times[4]) that Ghazali had been killed in the crash.[5] A coroner later blamed the accident on what the coroner found to be Ghazali's negligence.[6]

After leaving politics, he held a range of positions in the corporate sector and with international organisations.[1]

Ghazali died on 24 January 2010 at 7.45pm, at his home in Subang Jaya.[7] His wife, Toh Puan Khatijah Abdul Majid, died in April 2008; he is survived by his two sons, Bachtiar and Sheriffudin.[8] He was buried at Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'King Ghaz' Remembered As No-nonsense Man". Bernama. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Leifer, Michael (2001). Dictionary of the modern politics of South-East Asia (3rd ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 121. ISBN 0-415-23875-7. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ghazali Shafie Dies". Bernama. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  4. ↑ "Mohammad Ghazali bin Shafie, Malaysian official, dies in crash". New York Times. 11 January 1982. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Envoy Survives". The Pittsburgh Press (United Press International). 11 January 1982. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Minister blamed". The Montreal Gazette. 23 June 1983. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Ghazali Shafie dies". The Star (Malaysia). 24 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  8. ↑ "'King' Ghaz dies". The Malaysian Insider. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  9. ↑ ""King Ghaz" buried at Warriors' Mausoleum". mysinchew.com. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
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