Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen bin Tengku Ismail (; 24 January 1928 – 29 April 2022) was a Malaysian politician and barrister who formerly served as chairman of the UMNO disciplinary board. He previously served as Minister of Defence, Minister of International Trade and Industry and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Kota Bharu Member of Parliament for five terms before losing his seat in the 1990 General Election to the Semangat 46 candidate. He was a royal prince of the Kelatan Royal Family and a grandson of the last Sultan of Pattani, Sultan Abdul Kadir Kamarudin Syah. After the throne was overthrown by the Siamese, the Sultan of Pattani was exiled to Kelantan and married Tengku Kembang Petri Binti Sultan Ahmad. He was also among few Malaysians awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Emperor in 2018, credited with strengthening Malaysian-Japanese relationship. He was also vocal in Malaysian politics, voicing several issues in regards to the post-BN social concerns.
Death Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen died on 29 April 2022 at his residence in Jalan Duta, aged 94. He was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.
Election results + Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1969P018 Kota Bharu Hilir (UMNO)13,06950.30%Wan Hashim Wan Ahmad (PMIP)12,91449.70%26,73915567.73%1974P019 Kota BharuTengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO) Unopposed1978Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)18,13665.73%Lah (PAS)9,45434.27%8,6821982Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)21,42458.26%Salehudin Abdullah (PAS)13,45436.59%37,5587,97074.76%Kang Sam Chuan (DAP)1,8965.16%1986Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)20,31057.07%Hassan Abdullah (PAS)15,27742.93%36,2825,03368.96%1990Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail (UMNO)12,10630.14% (S46)27,56668.61%41,25415,46073.35%Saifuddin Daud (IND)5031.25%
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1991)
Order for Kerabat Titleholders – Tengku Sri Mara Raja (1966) Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (PMK) (1964)
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1981)
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1976)
Foreign honours
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018)
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Order of the White Elephant (PCh) (1988)
References
External links Ensiklopedia Malaysia: Kronologi Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail