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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Sri Haji
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
عبدالله بن حاج بدوي

S.M.N. D.K (Pahang, Johor)
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5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
31 October 2003 – 3 April 2009
Monarch Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Deputy Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak
Preceded by Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak
Constituency Kepala Batas
8th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
29 January 1999 – 31 October 2003
Monarch Salahuddin
Sirajuddin
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by Anwar Ibrahim
Succeeded by Najib Razak
Constituency Kepala Batas
22nd Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement
In office
31 October 2003 – 15 September 2006
Preceded by Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by Fidel Castro
Personal details
Born Abdullah bin Ahmad
(1939-11-26) 26 November 1939 (age 77)
Bayan Lepas, Penang, Straits Settlement (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party United Malays National Organisation
Spouse(s) Endon Mahmood (1965–2005)
Jeanne Abdullah (2007–present)
Children 4 (2 stepchildren)
Alma mater University of Malaya
Religion Sunni Islam

Tun Dato' Sri Haji Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi (About this sound pronunciation  /ˈɑːbdlɑː ˈɑːmʌd bʌˈdɑːw/ Arabic: عبد الله بن حاجّ أحمد بدوي‎‎ ʿAbdullāh ibn ḥaajj Aḥmad Badawī; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah, 'Pak' meaning 'Uncle' while 'Lah' is taken from his name 'Abdullah'. He is also referred to as the "Father of Human Capital Development" (Bapa Pembangunan Modal Insan).


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