Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

**Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi** (, ; 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
- Video of discussion with Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Asia Society, New York 10/19/2009

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles, Yang Amat Berbahagia Malay styles and titles#Tun, Tun
- **name**: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- **image**: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the XIVth Non-Aligned Movement Summit at Havana, Cuba on September 16, 2006.jpg
- **caption**: Abdullah in 2006
- **order**: 5th
- **office**: Prime Minister of Malaysia
- **deputy**: Najib Razak
- **term start**: 31 October 2003
- **term end**: 2 April 2009
- **predecessor**: Mahathir Mohamad
- **successor**: Najib Razak
- **office4**: Ministerial roles
- **subterm4**: 1978–1980
- **suboffice4**: Ministry of Federal Territories (Malaysia), Parliamentary Secretary of Federal Territories
- **subterm5**: 1980–1981
- **suboffice5**: Ministry of Federal Territories (Malaysia), Deputy Minister of Federal Territories
- **subterm6**: 1981–1984
- **suboffice6**: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
- **subterm7**: 1984–1986
- **suboffice7**: Minister of Education (Malaysia), Minister of Education
- **subterm8**: 1986–1987
- **suboffice8**: Minister of Defence (Malaysia), Minister of Defence
- **subterm9**: 1991–1999
- **suboffice9**: Minister of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **subterm10**: 1999–2004
- **suboffice10**: Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia), Minister of Home Affairs
- **subterm11**: 1999–2003
- **suboffice11**: Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister
- **subterm12**: 2003–2008
- **suboffice12**: Minister of Finance (Malaysia), Minister of Finance
- **subterm13**: 2004–2008
- **suboffice13**: Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia), Minister of Internal Security
- **subterm14**: 2008–2009
- **suboffice14**: Minister of Defence (Malaysia), Minister of Defence
- **office15**: Other roles
- **subterm15**: 2003–2006
- **suboffice15**: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
- **office2**: 6th President of the United Malays National Organisation
- **deputy2**: Najib Razak
- **term start2**: 23 September 2004
- **term end2**: 26 March 2009
- **predecessor2**: Mahathir Mohamad
- **successor2**: Najib Razak
- **office16**: Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
- **subterm16**: 1978–2013
- **suboffice16**: Barisan Nasional
- **birth name**: Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi
- **birth place**: Bayan Lepas, Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
- **death place**: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- **party**: United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
- **otherparty**: Barisan Nasional (BN)
- **relations**: Syeikh Abdullah Fahim (grandfather)
 Khairy Jamaluddin (son-in-law)
- **children**: 4 (2 children and 2 stepchildren)
- **education**: Bukit Mertajam High School
- **alma mater**: University of Malaya (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
- **residence**: Bait Badawi, Kampung Palimbayan, Kampung Sungai Penchala, Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- **native name lang**: ms