Wan Mokhtar

Wan Mokhtar Wan Ahmad
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri; Wan Mokhtar Wan Ahmad; PSM SSMT SPMT DA DPMJ KMN JP PJK
11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu
	In office; 1 September 1974 – 2 December 1999
Monarch	Ismail Nasiruddin; Mahmud; Mizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded by	Nik Hassan Wan Abdul Rahman (UMNO)
Succeeded by	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly; for Cukai
	In office; 24 August 1974 – 29 November 1999
Personal details
Born	Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad; 21 March 1932; Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya, ; (now Malaysia)
Died	21 September 2020 (aged 88); Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; Perikatan Nasional (PN) ; Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Relations	Wan Abdul Hakim (son)
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University

Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad (21 March 1932 – 21 September 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Cukai from September 1974 to December 1999. In office for 25 years, he was the longest-serving leader of the state. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Wan Mokhtar was an ally of the similarly longest-serving leader, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. In 1987, he was elected the Vice-President of UMNO, alongside Anwar Ibrahim, on Mahathir's ticket.[1]

His political prominence in the state came to an end in the 1999 state election, when the then-opposition Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) ousted the BN state government with a landslide victory. He also lost his state seat.[2]

His son, Wan Abdul Hakim, was elected to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly in the 2008 state election.[3]

Death

On 21 September 2020, Wan Mokhtar Ahmad died at 6:20 am at Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur due to heart complications. He was 88 years old and is survived by his 5 children.[4][5][6] He was laid to rest at the Section 21 Muslim Cemetery in Shah Alam, Selangor.[7][8]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1971)[9]
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1988)[10]
Terengganu :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) – Dato’ (1975)[11]
- Member Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT) – Dato’ Seri (1983)[11]
Sarawak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1982)[11]
Johor :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (DPMJ) – Dato’ (1983)[11]

References

Sankaran Ramanathan; Mohd Hamdan Adnan (1988). Malaysia's 1986 General Election: The Urban-rural Dichotomy. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 77.
"Wan Mokhtar says he is not solely to blame for defeat". New Straits Times. 4 December 1999. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Zubaidah Abu Bakar (9 May 2014). "All eyes on Terengganu MB as rumours run wild". Rakyat Post. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Martin Carvalho (21 September 2020). "Former Terengganu MB Wan Mokthar Ahmad, 88, dies of heart complications". The Star Online. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
SAID, ROSALINDA MD (21 September 2020). "Wan Mokhtar meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Mokhtar, Nor Azizah (21 September 2020). "Bekas MB Terengganu meninggal dunia". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
Noh, Norzamira Che (21 September 2020). "Jenazah Wan Mokhtar selamat dikebumikan". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
MUHAMMAD, ASYRAF (21 September 2020). "Jenazah Allahyarham Wan Mokhtar selamat dikebumikan". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
"Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1971" (PDF).
"Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1988" (PDF).
"Dato' Seri Amar Diraja Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad". National Archives of Malaysia (in Malay). Malaysia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

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[1] Sankaran Ramanathan; Mohd Hamdan Adnan (1988). Malaysia's 1986 General Election: The Urban-rural Dichotomy. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 77.

[2] "Wan Mokhtar says he is not solely to blame for defeat". New Straits Times. 4 December 1999. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[3] Zubaidah Abu Bakar (9 May 2014). "All eyes on Terengganu MB as rumours run wild". Rakyat Post. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

[4] Martin Carvalho (21 September 2020). "Former Terengganu MB Wan Mokthar Ahmad, 88, dies of heart complications". The Star Online. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

[5] SAID, ROSALINDA MD (21 September 2020). "Wan Mokhtar meninggal dunia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[6] Mokhtar, Nor Azizah (21 September 2020). "Bekas MB Terengganu meninggal dunia". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[:0-7] Noh, Norzamira Che (21 September 2020). "Jenazah Wan Mokhtar selamat dikebumikan". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[8] MUHAMMAD, ASYRAF (21 September 2020). "Jenazah Allahyarham Wan Mokhtar selamat dikebumikan". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[9] "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1971" (PDF).

[10] "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1988" (PDF).

[archive-11] "Dato' Seri Amar Diraja Tan Sri Wan Mokhtar bin Wan Ahmad". National Archives of Malaysia (in Malay). Malaysia. Retrieved 31 January 2021.