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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

1939 - 2025

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Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي, Malay pronunciation: [/ʌbˈdʊlɑː ˈɑːhməd bɑːˈdɑːwi/]; 26 November 1939 – 14 April 2025), also known as Pak Lah, was a Malaysian politician and civil servant who served as the fifth prime minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. A member of UMNO, he was the party's president from 2004 to 2009, and also led the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition during his premiership. Abdullah was granted the soubriquet "Father of Human Capital Development" ("Bapa Pembangunan Modal Insan") of Malaysia. Born in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Abdullah graduated from University of Malaya (UM). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is the 3,485th most popular politician (up from 4,398th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 6th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Malaysian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 3,485 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Ming of Han, James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Vuk Branković, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Ptolemy of Mauretania, and Guy III of Spoleto. After him are Sancho Ramírez, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Gelon, Liudolf, Duke of Saxony, Omar Torrijos, and William X, Duke of Aquitaine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 51. Before him are Marie Laforêt, João Bernardo Vieira, Michael Cimino, Sonny Chiba, Ray Manzarek, and Volker Schlöndorff. After him are Stanisław Dziwisz, Susumu Tonegawa, Leland H. Hartwell, Alfredo Palacio, Carlo Ginzburg, and Beate Klarsfeld. Among people deceased in 2025, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 39. Before him are Frank Caprio, Kunishige Kamamoto, Roberta Flack, Robert Benton, Denis Law, and Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat. After him are Peter Lax, Violeta Chamorro, Jochen Mass, Costas Simitis, Ján Zachara, and Alfredo Palacio.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 5 out of 90. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), and Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903). After him are P. Ramlee (1929), Michelle Yeoh (1962), Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Michael Gough (1916), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), and Jimmy Choo (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia

Among politicians born in Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ranks 4. Before him are Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Anwar Ibrahim (1947), and Tunku Abdul Rahman (1903). After him are Abdullah of Pahang (1959), Najib Razak (1953), Abdul Halim of Kedah (1927), Abdul Razak Hussein (1922), Iskandar of Johor (1932), Muhyiddin Yassin (1947), Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1895), and Hussein Onn (1922).

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