Azizan Zainul Abidin

Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin (May 28, 1935 - July 14, 2004) was a Malaysian corporate figure and president of the Putrajaya Corporation and of Petronas.

Life

Azizan was born on May 28, 1935, in Air Itam, Penang. He had 3 children with his wife Noor Ainne Chen Teh: Amir Hamzah Azizan, Norizan Azizan and Ikhwan Azizan

Career

In 1960 he joined the Ministry of Education, becoming senior private secretary to the Second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein (1971-1974). In 1988, he retired as chief secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Post-government career

Azizan joined Petronas as Petronas President and Chief Executive Officer, holding the position from February 1988 to February 1995. In addition, he was a chairman of Malaysia Airlines, Putrajaya Corporation, KLCC Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, MTBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Petronas Trading Limited, Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd and Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd.

He is remembered for his work in developing Putrajaya, the Federal Government Administrative Centre.

He was appointed Pro-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and a member of the World Economic Forum; Kuala Lumpur hosted the forum in 2002. He was Chairman of the ASEAN-Canada Business Council, Treasurer of the Crime Prevention Foundation and a Member of the Management Improvement Commission of the Royal Malaysian Police.

Death

Azizan died on July 14, 2004, at the age of 68, and was buried at the Muslim Cemetery in Taman Selatan, Putrajaya.

Honours

On June 5, 2010, five years after his death, he was awarded the highest award, the Seri Setia Mahkota Malaysia (SSM), which carries the title "Tun" in conjunction with the birthday of the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

He also received the Order of the Commander of the Legion of Honour from the French government in October 2003, the Norwegian government award for "outstanding contribution to quality " in management in 1992 and the Vietnam Friendship Medal by the government in September 2001.

Honour of Malaysia

Malaysia : Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (2010)^[1]

Named after him

Tun Azizan, A cargo ship converted by Petronas for use in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone is named after him.

References

↑ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2010." (PDF).

Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia

Grand Commanders	1967: Tan Siew Sin 1967: V. T. Sambanthan 1968: Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah 1970: Mohamed Azmi Mohamed 1975: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim 1976: Rahah Noah 1979: Omar Yoke Lin Ong 1980: Ismail Mohd Ali 1981: Jugah Barieng 1982: Syed Nasir Ismail 1983: Raja Azlan Shah 1985: Salleh Abas 1987: Ahmad Zaidi Adruce 1987: Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin 1989: Abdul Hamid Omar 1990: Suhaila Noah 1991: Daim Zainuddin 1991: Lim Chong Eu 1992: Raja Mohar Raja Badiozaman 1993: Mohammed Hanif Omar 1995: Abdul Ghafar Baba 1997: Eusoff Chin 1998: Mohamed Zahir Ismail 2000: Ibrahim Ismail 2001: Sulaiman Ninam Shah 2002: Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah 2003: Abdullah Mohd Salleh 2003: Fatimah Hashim 2003: Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali 2004: Ling Liong Sik 2005: Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim 2005: Ghazali Shafie 2006: Musa Hitam 2008: Abdul Hamid Mohamad 2008: Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid 2008: Lim Keng Yaik 2009: Endon Mahmood 2009: Jeanne Abdullah 2009: Zaki Azmi 2010: Azizan Zainul Abidin 2011: Abdullah Ayub 2012: Arifin Zakaria

Honorary Grand Commanders	1967: Dawee Chullasapya 1971: Maraden Panggabean 1972: Hamengkubuwono IX 1972: Martin Charteris 1972: Prasert Ruchirawongse 1973: Bhanubandhu Yugala 1973: Chatichai Choonhavan 1973: George David Woods 1973: Kris Sivara 1973: Swaeng Senanarong 1979: Serm Na Nakorn 1982: Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud 2003: Antonio Puri Purini 2003: Franco Frattini 2003: Gaetano Gifuni 2009: Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 107980560 SUDOC: 171512634

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