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{{Short description|Former Malaysian politician}}
{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato' Seri]]
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato' Seri]]
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100|PMN|SPMJ|SPMK (Kelantan)|SPDK|DPPN|DGSM|DPMJ|SMJ}}
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|PMN]] [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Knight Grand Commander - S.P.M.J|SPMJ]] [[Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah#Knight Grand Commander|SPMK]] [[Order of Kinabalu#Grand Commander|SPDK]] [[List of post-nominal letters (Penang)|DPPN]] [[List of post-nominal letters (Malacca)|DGSM]]
| name = Syed Hamid Albar
| name = Syed Hamid Albar
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|سيد حميد البر}}}}
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|سيد حميد البر}}}}
| image = Halbar.JPG
| image = Halbar.JPG
| caption =
| caption =
| office = 1st Chancellor of the [[Asia e University]]
| term_start = 15 October 2022
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Vice Chancellor
| 1namedata = [[Nik Mustapha Raja Abdullah]]
| predecessor = ''Position established''
| successor =
| office1 = Ministerial roles
| office1 = Ministerial roles
| subterm1 = 1990–1995
| subterm1 = 1990–1995
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| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) <br /> {{small|(–2018)}}<br />[[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) <br /> {{small|(2018–2020)}}<br />[[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) <br /> {{small|(2020–2022)}}
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) <br /> {{small|(–2018)}}<br />[[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) <br /> {{small|(2018–2020)}}<br />[[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) <br /> {{small|(2020–2022)}}
| profession = [[Lawyer]]<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hLYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4397,1806049&dq=syed+jaafar+albar&hl=en Deadline should be set for its usage in courts]'', [[New Straits Times]], p. 6</ref>
| profession = [[Lawyer]]<ref>''[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hLYTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4397,1806049&dq=syed+jaafar+albar&hl=en Deadline should be set for its usage in courts]'', [[New Straits Times]], p. 6</ref>
| occupation = [[Politician]] {{small|(retired)}}
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| relations = [[Syed Jaafar Albar]] {{small|(father)}}
| relations = [[Syed Jaafar Albar]] {{small|(father)}}
| spouse = Sharifah Aziah Syed Zainal Abidin
| spouse = Sharifah Aziah Syed Zainal Abidin
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| footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: سيد حميد بن سيد جعفر البر; {{lang-ar|سيد حامد بن سيد جعفر البار}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Sayyid Ḥāmid bin Sayyid Ja'far al-bār}}'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arabic.peopledaily.com.cn/31663/3314902.html|title=人民网--404页面}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipsinternational.org/arabic/print.asp?idnews=250 |title=حقوق: مقتل إمام تايلاندي قد يشعل هجرة إلى ماليزيا &#124 |website=www.ipsinternational.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212421/http://www.ipsinternational.org/arabic/print.asp?idnews=250 |archive-date=2014-07-14}} </ref> born 15 January 1944) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[lawyer]] and former [[politician]] who served as [[Minister in the Prime Minister's Department]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Justice]], [[Minister of Defence (Malaysia)|Minister of Defence]], [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] and [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in the [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers [[Mahathir Mohamad]] and [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] from October 1990 to April 2009. He also served as [[Dewan Rakyat|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]] from November 1990 to May 2013. He was a member of the [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]] (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) and formerly [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) coalitions. Prior to that, he was also a member of the [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He retired from politics in February 2022 and left UMNO for BERSATU in September 2018. He had also served as the Chairman of [[Land Public Transport Commission (Malaysia)|Land Public Transport Commission]] (SPAD) which was already dissolved.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/6/nation/20100606144218&sec=nation Syed Hamid Albar is head of public transport commission]</ref>
'''Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: سيد حميد بن سيد جعفر البر; {{lang-ar|سيد حامد بن سيد جعفر البار}} ''{{transl|ar|DIN|Sayyid Ḥāmid bin Sayyid Ja'far al-bār}}'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arabic.peopledaily.com.cn/31663/3314902.html|title=人民网--404页面|access-date=29 December 2012|archive-date=11 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211195621/http://arabic.peopledaily.com.cn/31663/3314902.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipsinternational.org/arabic/print.asp?idnews=250 |title=حقوق: مقتل إمام تايلاندي قد يشعل هجرة إلى ماليزيا &#124 |website=www.ipsinternational.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212421/http://www.ipsinternational.org/arabic/print.asp?idnews=250 |archive-date=2014-07-14}} </ref> born 15 January 1944) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] who has served as 1st Chancellor of the [[Asia e University]] (AeU) since October 2022. He served as [[Minister in the Prime Minister's Department]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Justice]], [[Minister of Defence (Malaysia)|Minister of Defence]], [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] and [[Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia)|Minister of Home Affairs]] in the [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers [[Mahathir Mohamad]] and [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] from October 1990 to April 2009. He also served as [[Dewan Rakyat|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]] from November 1990 to May 2013. He was a member of the [[Malaysian United Indigenous Party]] (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) and formerly [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) coalitions. Prior to that, he was also a member of the [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He retired from politics in February 2022 and left UMNO for BERSATU in September 2018. He had also served as the Chairman of [[Land Public Transport Commission (Malaysia)|Land Public Transport Commission]] (SPAD) which was already dissolved.<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/6/nation/20100606144218&sec=nation Syed Hamid Albar is head of public transport commission]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Syed Hamid has been active in [[UMNO]] in his student days, including while studying in the United Kingdom. After returning to Malaysia he became a magistrate, and then president of the [[Sessions Court#Malaysia|Sessions Court]], before entering the corporate world. In 1986 he won election to UMNO's Supreme Council and entered Parliament in 1990, as the member for Kota Tinggi. He was immediately appointed as Minister for Justice, and in 1995 became the Defence Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/PublicEvents/events/2007/20070816t0901z001.aspx|title=40 Years of ASEAN: Its Evolution and its Challenges today|work=London School of Economics|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>
Syed Hamid has been active in [[UMNO]] in his student days, including while studying in the United Kingdom. After returning to Malaysia he became a magistrate, and then president of the [[Sessions Court#Malaysia|Sessions Court]], before entering the corporate world. In 1986 he won election to UMNO's Supreme Council and entered Parliament in 1990, as the member for Kota Tinggi. He was immediately appointed as Minister for Justice, and in 1995 became the Defence Minister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lse.ac.uk/PublicEvents/events/2007/20070816t0901z001.aspx|title=40 Years of ASEAN: Its Evolution and its Challenges today|work=London School of Economics|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref>


In 1999, he was appointed as the Foreign Minister. In March 2008, he was appointed as the Home Minister. In April 2009, he was dropped from the Cabinet by the incoming prime minister [[Najib Razak]]. The previous month he had contested, but failed to win, one of UMNO's three vice-president positions at the party's general assembly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web10.bernama.com/umno2009/index.php?lang=en&sid=newsdetail&id=399446|title=Ahmad Zahid, Hishammuddin, Shafie Win Umno Veep Posts|work=Bernama|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> He left Parliament in 2013, deciding not to re-contest the seat of Kota Tinggi, which he had held by large margins since 1990.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/syed-hamid-quits-kota-tinggi-urges-support-for-replacement/|title=Syed Hamid quits Kota Tinggi, urges support for replacement|date=12 April 2013|work=The Malaysian Insider|access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> On 18 February 2022, he announced his retirement from politics and devotion of time to legal practice work and non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities.
In 1999, he was appointed as the Foreign Minister by Prime Minister [[Mahathir Mohamad]]. In March 2008, he was appointed as the Home Minister. In April 2009, he was dropped from the Cabinet. The previous month he had contested, but failed to win, one of UMNO's three vice-president positions at the party's general assembly.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web10.bernama.com/umno2009/index.php?lang=en&sid=newsdetail&id=399446|title=Ahmad Zahid, Hishammuddin, Shafie Win Umno Veep Posts|work=Bernama|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-date=31 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031225144/http://web10.bernama.com/umno2009/index.php?lang=en&sid=newsdetail&id=399446|url-status=dead}}</ref> He left Parliament in 2013, deciding not to re-contest the seat of Kota Tinggi, which he had held by large margins since 1990.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/syed-hamid-quits-kota-tinggi-urges-support-for-replacement/|title=Syed Hamid quits Kota Tinggi, urges support for replacement|date=12 April 2013|work=The Malaysian Insider|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-date=1 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101170810/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/syed-hamid-quits-kota-tinggi-urges-support-for-replacement|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 February 2022, he announced his retirement from politics and devotion of time to legal practice work and non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities.

==Post-political career (2022–present)==
===Chancellor of the Asia e University (2022–present)===
On 15 October 2022 during the 11th convocation ceremony of the [[Asia e University]] (AeU), Syed Hamid was appointed as its 1st Chancellor. His appointment was made based on his "vast experience in administration and management he possesses" and confidence that he would "provide AeU with the direction and leadership to further enhance its academic standing". Responding to the appointment, Syed Hamid said that it was unexpected and that he was deeply moved, humbled and touched to get the "recognition". He also described it as a "great honour and privilege".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/10/16/syed-hamid-albar-now-aeu039s-first-chancellor|title=Syed Hamid Albar now AeU's first chancellor|website=The Star|date=16 October 2022|accessdate=16 October 2022}}</ref>


==Election results==
==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]''': P156 [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]], [[Johor]]<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=ms|access-date=1 May 2010}}. Percentages exclude informal votes.</ref>
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=ms|access-date=1 May 2010}}. Percentages exclude informal votes.</ref>
!|Year
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Government
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opposition
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Pct
!|Ballot casts
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|-
|[[1990 Malaysian general election|1990]]
|[[1990 Malaysian general election|1990]]
|P128 [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]], [[Johor]]
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|align="right" |36,504
|align="right" |36,504
|79%
|78.57%
|{{Party shading/S46}} |
|{{Party shading/S46}} |
|Ma'on Omar ([[Semangat 46|S46]])
|Ma'on Omar ([[Semangat 46|S46]])
|align="right" |9,956
|align="right" |9,956
|21%
|21.43%
|48,073
|26,548
|79.42%
|-
|-
|[[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]
|[[1995 Malaysian general election|1995]]
|rowspan=2|P139 [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]], [[Johor]]
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|align="right" |36,776
|align=right|36,776
|92%
|92.44%
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|[[Mohamed Hanipa Maidin]] ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|[[Mohamed Hanipa Maidin]] ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align="right" |3,007
|align=right|3,007
⚫
|align=right|7.56%
|8%
|41,577
|33,769
|78.83%
|-
|-
|[[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]]
|[[1999 Malaysian general election|1999]]
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|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|align="right" |36,819
|align="right" |36,819
|86%
|86.84%
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|Rosdin Taha Abd Rahman ([[Keadilan]])
|Rosdin Taha Abd Rahman ([[Keadilan]])
|align="right" |5,651
|align="right" |5,651
|13%
|13.16%
|44,994
|32,161
|78.15%
|-
|-
|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|rowspan=2|P156 [[Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)|Kota Tinggi]], [[Johor]]
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|'''None'''
⚫
|align="right" |–
|'''None'''
|–
| colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|Unopposed
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|-
|Unopposed
|align="right" |–
|–
|-
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
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|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|{{nowrap|'''Syed Hamid Albar'''}} ([[UMNO]])
|align="right" |22,682
|align="right" |22,682
|86%
|85.91%
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Onn Jaafar ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|Onn Jaafar ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align="right" |3,721
|align="right" |3,721
|14%
|14.09%
|27,109
|18,961
|79.29%
|}
|}


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** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm)- PMN.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (PMN) – '''Tan Sri''' (2009)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=6 June 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2009/06/06/1849-conferred-royal-awards-on-kings-birthday|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|title=1,849 conferred royal awards on King's birthday}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=6 June 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2009/06/06/the-yang-dipertuan-agongs-birthday-honours-list-2009|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|title=The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday honours list 2009}}</ref>
** [[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm)- PMN.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (PMN) – '''Tan Sri''' (2009)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=6 June 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2009/06/06/1849-conferred-royal-awards-on-kings-birthday|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|title=1,849 conferred royal awards on King's birthday}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=6 June 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2009/06/06/the-yang-dipertuan-agongs-birthday-honours-list-2009|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|title=The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday honours list 2009}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Johor}} :
* {{Flag|Johor}} :
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px|link=Order of the Crown of Johor|Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor]] Companion of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Companion - S.M.J.|Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SMJ)<ref name="Johor" />
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px]] Companion of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Companion - S.M.J.|Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SMJ) (1991)<ref name="Johor" />
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px|link=Order of the Crown of Johor|Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor]] Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Knight Commander - D.P.M.J|Order of the Crown of Johor]] (DPMJ) – '''Dato''''<ref name="Johor" />
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Knight Commander - D.P.M.J|Order of the Crown of Johor]] (DPMJ) – '''Dato'''' (1992)<ref name="Johor" /><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KqRUAAAAIBAJ&dq=Syed+Hamid+Albar+SMJ&pg=PA22&article_id=6656,2444722|title=Syed Hamid Tops Ruler's Honours List|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|date=7 April 1992}}</ref>
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px|link=Order of the Crown of Johor|Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Knight Grand Commander - S.P.M.J|Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SPMJ) – '''Dato''''<ref name="Johor">{{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v1/images/pengerusi_kanun_18jun2013.pdf|title=PENGERUSI BADAN-BADAN BERKANUN PERSEKUTUAN 18 JUN 2013}}</ref>
** [[File:Most_Honourable_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Johor_-_ribbon_bar.png|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Crown of Johor#Knight Grand Commander - S.P.M.J|Order of the Crown of Johor]] (SPMJ) – '''Dato''''<ref name="Johor">{{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v1/images/pengerusi_kanun_18jun2013.pdf|title=PENGERUSI BADAN-BADAN BERKANUN PERSEKUTUAN 18 JUN 2013}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Kedah}} :
* {{Flag|Kedah}} :
** [[File:MY-KED Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah - Knight Grand Commander (SPMK).svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah#Knight Grand Commander|Order of the Crown of Kedah]] (SPMK) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2008)<ref name=":1" />
** [[File:MY-KED Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah - Knight Grand Commander (SPMK).svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah#Knight Grand Commander|Order of the Crown of Kedah]] (SPMK) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2008)<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flag|Malacca}} :
* {{Flag|Malacca}} :
** [[File:MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[List of post-nominal letters (Malacca)|Order of Malacca]] (DGSM) – '''Datuk Seri''' (2007)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=13 October 2004|title=Najib heads Malacca awards|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2007/10/13/najib-heads-malacca-awards|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]}}</ref>
** [[File:MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[List of post-nominal letters (Malacca)|Exalted Order of Malacca]] (DGSM) – '''Datuk Seri''' (2007)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|access-date=19 October 2019|date=13 October 2004|title=Najib heads Malacca awards|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2007/10/13/najib-heads-malacca-awards|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Penang}} :
* {{Flag|Penang}} :
** [[File:MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Commander - DPPN.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[List of post-nominal letters (Penang)|Order of the Defender of State]] (DPPN) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2004)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=10 July 2004|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2004/07/10/penang-yang-dipertua-negris-birthday-honours-list|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|title=Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri's birthday honours list}}</ref>
** [[File:MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Commander - DPPN.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[List of post-nominal letters (Penang)|Order of the Defender of State]] (DPPN) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2004)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|access-date=19 October 2019|date=10 July 2004|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2004/07/10/penang-yang-dipertua-negris-birthday-honours-list|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|title=Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri's birthday honours list}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Sabah}} :
* {{Flag|Sabah}} :
** [[File:MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of Kinabalu]] (SPDK) – '''Datuk Seri Panglima''' (1997)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=PENGURNIAAN DARJAH KEBESARAN BERGELAR BAGI TAHUN 1997 MENGIKUT NEGERI|access-date=19 October 2019|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/dkbp_negeri_update/1997.pdf}}</ref>
** [[File:MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of Kinabalu]] (SPDK) – '''Datuk Seri Panglima''' (1997)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=PENGURNIAAN DARJAH KEBESARAN BERGELAR BAGI TAHUN 1997 MENGIKUT NEGERI|access-date=19 October 2019|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/v8/images/stories/dkbp_negeri_update/1997.pdf}}</ref>


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** [[File:Bintang Yudha Dharma Utama (Indonesia).png|50px]] Bintang Yudha Dharma Utama (BYDU) (1996)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_5OAAAAIBAJ&dq=Syed+Hamid+Albar+awards&pg=PA44&article_id=1292,2876820|title=Indonesia Confers Award On Syed Hamid|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|date=7 October 1996}}</ref>
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** [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|50px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=18 October 2019|publisher=[[Malaysiakini]]|first=Kantaro|last=Komiya|title=Former minister Syed Hamid awarded Japanese honour|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/496349}}</ref>
** [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|50px]] Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web|access-date=19 October 2019|date=18 October 2019|publisher=[[Malaysiakini]]|first=Kantaro|last=Komiya|title=Former minister Syed Hamid awarded Japanese honour|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/496349}}</ref>
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Revision as of 07:20, 30 April 2024

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Syed Jaafar Albar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Syed Hamid. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Syed Hamid Albar
PMN SPMJ SPMK SPDK DPPN DGSM DPMJ SMJ
سيد حميد البر‎
1st Chancellor of the Asia e University
Assumed office
15 October 2022
Vice ChancellorNik Mustapha Raja Abdullah
Preceded byPosition established
Ministerial roles
1990–1995Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
1990–1995Minister of Justice
1995–1999Minister of Defence
1999–2008Minister of Foreign Affairs
2008–2009Minister of Home Affairs
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar

(1944-01-15) 15 January 1944 (age 80)
Kampung Melayu Air Hitam, Penang, Japanese occupation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(–2018)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2018–2022)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–2022)
SpouseSharifah Aziah Syed Zainal Abidin
RelationsSyed Jaafar Albar (father)
Children6
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer[1]
Websitesyedhamidalbar44.blogspot.com

Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar (Jawi: سيد حميد بن سيد جعفر البر; Arabic: سيد حامد بن سيد جعفر البار Sayyid Ḥāmid bin Sayyid Ja'far al-bār;[2][3] born 15 January 1944) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician who has served as 1st Chancellor of the Asia e University (AeU) since October 2022. He served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Minister of Justice, Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Home Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from October 1990 to April 2009. He also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Tinggi from November 1990 to May 2013. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions. Prior to that, he was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He retired from politics in February 2022 and left UMNO for BERSATU in September 2018. He had also served as the Chairman of Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) which was already dissolved.[4]

Early life

Syed Hamid was born in Kampung Melayu Air Hitam, Penang, Malaysia, to Syed Jaafar Albar, an UMNO politician and former cabinet minister. Syed Hamid's father was of Hadhrami Arab descent, and migrated from Indonesia to Malaysia shortly before World War II.[5][6][7]

He had his secondary education at Maxwell School before going to Methodist Boys' School (Kuala Lumpur) for his Form Six education. For his tertiary education, he read law in the Inns of Court, London and was called to the Degree of an Utter Barrister by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple in 1970. As a student in London, he set up a club for Malaysian expatriates and students.

He is married with 6 children.

Political career

Syed Hamid has been active in UMNO in his student days, including while studying in the United Kingdom. After returning to Malaysia he became a magistrate, and then president of the Sessions Court, before entering the corporate world. In 1986 he won election to UMNO's Supreme Council and entered Parliament in 1990, as the member for Kota Tinggi. He was immediately appointed as Minister for Justice, and in 1995 became the Defence Minister.[8]

In 1999, he was appointed as the Foreign Minister by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In March 2008, he was appointed as the Home Minister. In April 2009, he was dropped from the Cabinet. The previous month he had contested, but failed to win, one of UMNO's three vice-president positions at the party's general assembly.[9] He left Parliament in 2013, deciding not to re-contest the seat of Kota Tinggi, which he had held by large margins since 1990.[10] On 18 February 2022, he announced his retirement from politics and devotion of time to legal practice work and non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities.

Post-political career (2022–present)

Chancellor of the Asia e University (2022–present)

On 15 October 2022 during the 11th convocation ceremony of the Asia e University (AeU), Syed Hamid was appointed as its 1st Chancellor. His appointment was made based on his "vast experience in administration and management he possesses" and confidence that he would "provide AeU with the direction and leadership to further enhance its academic standing". Responding to the appointment, Syed Hamid said that it was unexpected and that he was deeply moved, humbled and touched to get the "recognition". He also described it as a "great honour and privilege".[11]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[12]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot casts Majority Turnout
1990 P128 Kota Tinggi, Johor Syed Hamid Albar (UMNO) 36,504 78.57% Ma'on Omar (S46) 9,956 21.43% 48,073 26,548 79.42%
1995 P139 Kota Tinggi, Johor Syed Hamid Albar (UMNO) 36,776 92.44% Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS) 3,007 7.56% 41,577 33,769 78.83%
1999 Syed Hamid Albar (UMNO) 36,819 86.84% Rosdin Taha Abd Rahman (Keadilan) 5,651 13.16% 44,994 32,161 78.15%
2004 P156 Kota Tinggi, Johor Syed Hamid Albar (UMNO) None None Unopposed
2008 Syed Hamid Albar (UMNO) 22,682 85.91% Onn Jaafar (PAS) 3,721 14.09% 27,109 18,961 79.29%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Foreign honours

References

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  2. ^ "人民网--404页面". Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ^ "حقوق: مقتل إمام تايلاندي قد يشعل هجرة إلى ماليزيا &#124". www.ipsinternational.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ Syed Hamid Albar is head of public transport commission
  5. ^ The Straits Times, 1 June 2007, Insight–Boosting links, 'software' to rekindle Arab ties, by Jeremy Au Yong
  6. ^ The world's successful diasporas
  7. ^ Speech by Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar
  8. ^ "40 Years of ASEAN: Its Evolution and its Challenges today". London School of Economics. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Ahmad Zahid, Hishammuddin, Shafie Win Umno Veep Posts". Bernama. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Syed Hamid quits Kota Tinggi, urges support for replacement". The Malaysian Insider. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Syed Hamid Albar now AeU's first chancellor". The Star. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.. Percentages exclude informal votes.
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  14. ^ "1,849 conferred royal awards on King's birthday". The Star (Malaysia). 6 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  15. ^ "The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday honours list 2009". The Star (Malaysia). 6 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  16. ^ a b c "PENGERUSI BADAN-BADAN BERKANUN PERSEKUTUAN 18 JUN 2013" (PDF).
  17. ^ Syed Hamid Tops Ruler's Honours List. New Straits Times. 7 April 1992.
  18. ^ "Najib heads Malacca awards". The Star (Malaysia). 13 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri's birthday honours list". The Star (Malaysia). 10 July 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  20. ^ "PENGURNIAAN DARJAH KEBESARAN BERGELAR BAGI TAHUN 1997 MENGIKUT NEGERI" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  21. ^ Indonesia Confers Award On Syed Hamid. New Straits Times. 7 October 1996.
  22. ^ Komiya, Kantaro (18 October 2019). "Former minister Syed Hamid awarded Japanese honour". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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