Abu Samah

Abu Samah (full name Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah or Tan Seri Hamzah bin Haji Abu Samah ; born January 5, 1924 in Kuala Lipis , † September 4, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur ) was a Malaysian lawyer , politician and sports official and member of the IOC and Vice President of FIFA .

Career

Abu Samah was a member of the Honorable Society of Gray's Inn , a UK bar association , before moving to Malaysia where he ran his own law firm.

Political offices

• Minister for Information and Broadcasting (1969–1971)
• Minister for Youth and Sport (1971–1973)
• Defense Minister (1973–1974)
• Minister for Trade and Industry (1974–1978)
• Minister of Justice (1970–1980)

During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Malaysia in 1972, he was Minister responsible for accompanying the Queen.

Sports official

Abu Samah was a member of the IOC's Law Commission from 1984/85, served on the Culture Commission from 1984-1987 and was a member of the admissions commission from 1989 to 1998, before becoming an honorary member of the IOC in 2004.

He was a long-time President - and later Honorary President for Life - of the Olympic Council of Malaysia and held numerous management positions with sports associations both within his native Malaysia and internationally. These included:

• President of the Malaysian Cricket Association (1969–1990)
• President of the Football Association of Malaysia (1976–1983)
• President of the Asian Football Confederation (1978–1994)
• Vice-President of FIFA (1982-1990)
• President of the Malaysia Taekwondo Association (1987–1999)

Web links

• Press release Donaukurier from September 5, 2012
• TheStar online from September 5, 2012
• The Malaysian Times : Sports Icon Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah Passes Away September 4, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Obituary on the homepage of the IOC ( Memento from August 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Former minister Hamzah Abu Samah passes away ( Memento from January 28, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
3. ↑ IOC press release of September 5, 2012.