Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
عبد الله احمد بدوي
Abdullah in 2006
5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 31 October 2003 – 2 April 2009
Monarch	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Deputy	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by	Najib Razak
6th President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 23 September 2004 – 26 March 2009
Deputy	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by	Najib Razak
Ministerial roles
1978–1980	Parliamentary Secretary of Federal Territories
1980–1981	Deputy Minister of Federal Territories
1981–1984	Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
1984–1986	Minister of Education
1986–1987	Minister of Defence
1991–1999	Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999–2004	Minister of Home Affairs
1999–2003	Deputy Prime Minister
2003–2008	Minister of Finance
2004–2008	Minister of Internal Security
2008–2009	Minister of Defence
Other roles
2003–2006	Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1978–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (1939-11-26)26 November 1939 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	14 April 2025(2025-04-14) (aged 85) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)	Endon Mahmood ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2005)​ Jeanne Abdullah née Danker ​ ​ (m. 2007)​
Relations	Syeikh Abdullah Fahim (grandfather) Khairy Jamaluddin (son-in-law)
Children	4 (2 children and 2 stepchildren)
Residence	Bait Badawi, Kampung Palimbayan, Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Education	Bukit Mertajam High School
Alma mater	University of Malaya (BA)

Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي, ms; 26 November 1939 – 14 April 2025) was a Malaysian politician. He was the 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.

Abdullah died at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from multiple organ failure caused by dementia on 14 April 2025 at the age of 85.

Other websites

• Official Website of the Government of Malaysia
• Profile: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, BBC News, 8 October 2008
• "The loyal Abdullah wins his rival Anwar's job". Archived from the original on 2007-01-12.
• "thesundaily.com, Full statement from PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03.
• Video of discussion with Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Asia Society, New York 10/19/2009