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Abdul Kadir Yusof

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yusof is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Kadir. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Abdul Kadir Yusof
PMN SPMJ SPDK SSIJ
عبدالقادر يوسف‎
Minister of Land and Regional Development
In office
1977–1980
MonarchsYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Preceded byAsri Muda
Succeeded byShariff Ahmad
Minister of Law and Justice
In office
1970–1976
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Preceded byAbdul Ghani Gilong
Succeeded byHamzah Abu Samah
Attorney General of Malaysia
In office
1963–1977
MonarchsPutra
Ismail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Preceded byCecil Majella Sheridan
(as Attorney General of the Federation of Malaya)
Succeeded byHamzah Abu Samah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tenggaroh
In office
1974–1982
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byKhadri Sabran
Personal details
Born(1917-09-10)10 September 1917
Parit Sakai, Muar, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died18 April 1992(1992-04-18) (aged 74)
Bukit Pantai, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse
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(m. 1943)​
Children6
Alma materLincoln's Inn

Abdul Kadir Yusof (Jawi: عبدالقادر بن يوسف; 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1992) was a Malaysian politician. A lawyer by profession, Abdul Kadir held the posts of Attorney General and Solicitor-General at various points during his lifetime.[1] He was also the Minister of Law. Together with his wife Fatimah Hashim, former Welfare Minister, Abdul Kadir represented one half of the first couple to be on the Malaysian cabinet.

Life

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Abdul Kadir was born in Parit Sakai, Muar, Johor in 1917. During his lifetime, he was a member of the United Malays National Organisation, the leading party in the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional. He was a Tenggaroh State Assemblyman.

Family

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Kadir is survived by his wife, politician Fatimah Hashim, six children, nineteen grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.[citation needed]

Death

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Abdul Kadir died of lung cancer at his home in Kuala Lumpur on 18 April 1992 and was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

Foundation

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The Yayasan Kadir & Fatimah (Yayasan K&F) confers the Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Gold Medal Award to UIA (Faculty of Law for the best Syariah Law student) and to UKM (Faculty of Law for the best Law Student). The Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Gold Medal is also awarded to the student who tops the Accounting Law paper for CPA. The Yayasan recently started conferring the Tun Fatimah medal for the best female student active in community work for the first time in September 2007 and will be awarded annually to Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Mara and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia students.

Yayasan K&F continues to support public primary schools in Johor and Kedah, organise the annual Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds, and numerous other charitable causes through Abdul Kadir and Fatimah's children and grandchildren.

Legacy

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Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ FMT Reporters (1 August 2015). "Back to a political Attorney-General?". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ Johore Sultan's Birthday List Parade. New Straits Times. 3 November 1973.
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