Abdul Samad Idris

Abdul Samad bin Idris (23 October 1923 – 16 October 2003) was a former Malaysian politician. He served as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 1976 to 1980.

{{infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama

| name = Abdul Samad Idris

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PMN|SPNS|DPMJ|JMN|AMN|PJK (Negeri Sembilan)}}

| image =

| imagesize =

| office = Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports

| term_start = 1976

| term_end = 1980

| predecessor = Ali Ahmad

| successor = Mokhtar Hashim

| constituency_MP1 = Jelebu

| parliament1 = Malaysian

| majority1 = won uncontested (1978)

| term_start1 = 1978

| term_end1 = 1982

| predecessor1 = Rais Yatim

| successor1 = Rais Yatim

| constituency_MP2 = Kuala Pilah
{{small|(Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971)}}

| parliament2 = Malaysian

| majority2 = 3,596 (1969)
won uncontested (1974)

| term_start2 = 1969

| term_end2 = 1974

| predecessor2 = Bahaman Samsudin

| successor2 = Mansor Othman

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|10|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kampung Bukit Tempurung, Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|10|16|1923|10|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| death_cause = Stroke

| party = {{flagicon image|UMNO (Malaysia).svg}} United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

| otherparty = {{flagicon image|Parti Perikatan logo.svg}} Alliance Party
Barisan Nasional (BN)

}}

Early life

Abdul Samad was born in Kampung Bukit Tempurung, Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan on 23 October 1923. He began writing in 1945 when he was a newspaper reporter of Majlis and Utusan Melayu.

Death

Abdul Samad Idris died on 16 October 2003 at Kuala Lumpur Hospital due to stroke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.klik.com.my/item/story/2108122/samad-idris-meninggal|title=Samad Idris meninggal|date=16 October 2003|website=Berita Harian|access-date=4 June 2022}}

Election results

class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"

|+ Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

1955

|Johol

|{{Party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |

|{{nowrap|Abdul Samad Idris}} (UMNO)

| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed

1959

| rowspan=2|N01 Seri Menanti

|{{Party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |

|{{nowrap|Abdul Samad Idris}} (UMNO)

| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed

1964

|{{Party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |

|{{nowrap|Abdul Samad Idris}} (UMNO)

| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

1969

|P079 Kuala Pilah

|{{Party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |

|{{nowrap|Abdul Samad Idris}} (UMNO)

| align=right|11,762

|59.02%

|{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Tunku Abdul Rahim Tunku Muda Chik (PAS)

| align=right|8,166

|40.98%

|21,184

|3,596

|78.12%

1974

|P092 Kuala Pilah

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Abdul Samad Idris}} (UMNO)

| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed

1978

|P089 Jelebu

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Abdul Samad Idris}} (UMNO)

| colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed

Honours

{{flag|Malaya}} :
50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1958){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1958.pdf|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1958}}
{{flag|Malaysia}} :
50px Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1967){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1967.pdf|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1967}}
50px Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1981){{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1981.pdf|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 1981}}
{{flag|Johor}} :
50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato' (1979){{cite web|date=28 October 1979|title=Dr. Mahathir ketuai senarai anugerah hari keputeraan Sultan Johor|url=http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0034/0034/UtusanMalaysia%5B28Oct1979%5BDr.MahathirKetuaisenaraiAnugerahHariKeputeraanSultanJohor.pdf|access-date=14 July 2022|work=Mingguan Malaysia|publisher=Perdana Leadership Foundation}}
{{flag|Negeri Sembilan}} :
50px Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)
Dato Setia Diwangsa (1967){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19670719-1.2.60|title=Pertama kali Tengku Ja'afar menyambut Hari Jadi|publisher=Berita Harian|page=5|date=19 July 1967}}
50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (SPNS) – Dato' Seri Utama (1985){{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/DKBP_NEGERI_UPDATE/1985.pdf|title=Pengurniaan Darjah Kebesaran Bergelar Bagi Tahun 1985 Mengikut Negeri|publisher=Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)|access-date=4 June 2022|archive-date=29 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629010059/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/DKBP_NEGERI_UPDATE/1985.pdf|url-status=dead}}

References

Category:1923 births

Category:2003 deaths

Category:Sports ministers of Malaysia

Category:Youth ministers of Malaysia

Category:Culture ministers of Malaysia

Category:United Malays National Organisation politicians

Category:Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

Category:Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

Category:Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor

Category:Malaysian MPs 1971–1974