Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
{{short description|Malaysian politician (1941–2022)}}
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{{Malay name|Mohd Adib|Mohamad Adam|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri
| name = Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
| honorific-suffix = DGSM
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| office = 5th Chief Minister of Malacca
| term_start = 11 July 1978
| term_end = 26 April 1982
| governor = Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
| predecessor = Abdul Ghani Ali
| successor = Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
| office1 = Minister of Lands and Regional Development
| term_start1 = 17 July 1984
| term_end1 = 11 August 1986
| predecessor1= Rais Yatim
| successor1 = Sulaiman Daud
| office2 = Minister of Information
| term_start2 = 1982
| term_end2 = 1984
| predecessor2= Mohamed Rahmat
| successor2 = Rais Yatim
| constituency_MP3 = Alor Gajah
| parliament3 = Malaysian
| term_start3 = 14 June 1982
| term_end3 = 3 October 1990
| predecessor3 = Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
| successor3 = Ibrahim Jendol
| majority3 = 15,852 (1986)
20,068 (1982)
| constituency_AM4 = Ayer Panas
| assembly4 = Malacca State Legislative
| term_start4 = 1978
| term_end4 = 1982
| predecessor4 = Hashim Yusoff
| successor4 = Mat Aris Konil
| majority4 =
| birth_name = Mohd Adib bin Mohamad Adam
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|7|3|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|9|21|1941|7|3|df=y}}
| death_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| resting_place = Makam Pahlawan Negeri, Masjid Al Azim, Malacca
| residence =
| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2019–2022)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(–2018)
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
(– 2018, aligned; 2020–2022)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
| occupation = Politician, Corporate member
| alma_mater =
| relations =
| spouse = Zainiah Hussein
| children = Ahmad Azam
Ahmad Azuwar
Aida
Azdarlina
| website =
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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, {{cite web|url=https://www.orangmelaka.com/kenali-10-ketua-menteri-melaka.html|title=Kenali 10 Ketua Menteri Melaka|publisher=Orang Melaka.com|language=Malay|accessdate=19 December 2018}} 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, he 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 Mahathir Mohamad who became the new Prime Minister earlier in 1981.[http://www.utem.edu.my/press/index.php?option=com_jportfolio&cat=1&project=7&Itemid=127 Dato’ Seri Adib Bin Adam] Retrieved 19 December 2018
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.[https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/09/21/ex-melaka-chief-minister-mohd-adib-dies-of-old-age-at-81/29393 Ex-Melaka chief minister Mohd Adib dies of old age at 81]
Biography book
- Dato Seri Adib bin Adam - by Siti Rohana Omar.
Election results
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!|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
rowspan=2|1982
| rowspan=2|P095 Alor Gajah | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | rowspan=2|Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (UMNO) | rowspan=2 align="right"|25,342 | rowspan=2|72.50% |{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} | |Lim Swee (DAP) |align="right" |5,274 |15.09% | rowspan=2|36,070 | rowspan=2|20,068 | rowspan=2|74.47% |
{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Abdul Rahman Hassan (PAS) |align="right" |4,340 |12.42% |
1986
|P110 Alor Gajah |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam (UMNO) |align="right" |19,770 |83.46% |{{Party shading/PAS}} | |Ab Rahman Hasan (PAS) |align="right" |3,918 |16.54% |24,446 |15,852 |69.91% |
Honours
- {{flag|Malacca}}:
- 50px Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (1983){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LK5UAAAAIBAJ&dq=Pingat+Jasa+Kebaktian&pg=PA2&article_id=6512,1553630|title=Melaka Yang di-Pertua Negeri honours 130, Hon Nyan and Adib get second highest award|publisher=New Straits Times|date=8 June 1983}}
References
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Category:Chief ministers of Malacca