TAN SRI HAMZAH ABU SAMAH.....AL FATIHAH



Hamzah Abu Samah meninggal dunia

SEREMBAN 4 Sept. - Tokoh Sukan Negara yang juga bekas menteri Kabinet, Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah, 88, meninggal dunia akibat sakit tua pada pukul 3.30 petang ini.

Menurut isterinya, Toh Puan Zainon Hussain, suaminya menghembuskan nafas terakhir di rumahnya di Staffield Country Resort, Mantin dekat sini.

Allahyarham merupakan Presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) Seumur Hidup dan memegang pelbagai jawatan penting dalam sukan sama ada dalam negara mahupun peringkat antarabangsa. - UTUSAN

TAN SRI HAMZAH ABU SAMAH

Tan Sri Hamzah ABU SAMAH
Entry in the IOC
1978

Country
MAS (Malaysia)

Born
05 January 1924

Education
Barrister-at-Law, Gray’s Inn, Great Britain

Career
Assistant Supervisor of Election; Magistrate; Deputy Public Prosecutor; Legal Advisor; Chief Registrar Federal Court (1959-1969); Member of Parliament (1967-1980); Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (1967-1969); Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1969-1971); Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (1971-1973); Minister of Defence (1973-1974); Minister of Commerce and Industry (1974-1978); Minister of Law and Attorney General of Malaysia (1978-1980)

Sports practised
Golf, tennis, squash

Sports administration
President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (1976-1998); Honorary Life President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (1998-); Vice-President of the Islamic Solidarity Sport Federation (1985-1994); Vice-President of the General Association of the Asian Sports Federation (1988-1998); Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia (1982-1986); Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (1982-1998); Honorary Life President of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (1977-); President of the Football Association of Malaysia (1976-1983); Honorary President of the Football Association of Malaysia (1983-); President of the Asian Football Confederation (1978-1994); Honorary President of the Asian Football Confederation (1994-); Vice-President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (1982-1990); Honorary Executive Member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (1990-); President of the Malaysian Cricket Association (1969-1990); President of the Malaysia Taekwondo Association (1987-1999)

Awards and distinctions
Conferred the National Sports’ Leadership Award for 1998; the Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm, the Commander, which carries the title of “Tan Sri”; the Most Distinguished Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Dato’ Seri”; the Most Distinguished Order of the Crown of Pahang, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Dato' ”; the Most Honourable Order of Kinabalu, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Datuk Seri Panglima”; the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Selangor, the Knight Grand Commander, which carries the title of “Dato’ Seri”; Medal of the Crown of Kelantan; the Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (England)

IOC History
Member of the IOC from 1978 to 2004; Honorary Member since 2004; member of the following Commissions: Juridical (1984-1985), Cultural (1984-1987), Eligibility (1989-1998)