predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp religion children party profession office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name occupation
musa hitam mohd radzi sheikh ahmad abdullah ahmad badawi malaysian noor ehsanuddin mohd harun narrashid hishammuddin hussein rais yatim kampung melayu air hitam , penang , malaysia kota tinggi , johor sunni islam 6 united malays national organisation lawyer malaysian of malaysia minister of home affairs minister of foreign affairs 15 january 1944 1990 18 march 2008 1999 sharifah aziah syed zainal abidin halbar.jpg syed hamid albar
 2013 9 april 2009 17 march 2008 syed hamid albar politician
syed hamid albar

tan sri datuk seri syed hamid bin syed jaafar albar -lrb- '' '' ; born 15 january 1944 -rrb- was a senior malaysian government minister in the 1990s and 2000s .
he was the minister for home affairs -lrb- 2008 -- 2009 -rrb- , minister for foreign affairs -lrb- 1999 -- 2008 -rrb- , minister for defence -lrb- 1995 -- 1999 -rrb- and minister for justice -lrb- 1990 -- 1995 -rrb- .
he was a member of the parliament of malaysia from 1990 to 2013 , representing the seat of kota tinggi , johor , for the united malays national organisation -lrb- umno -rrb- .
he is currently the chairman of the land public transport commission .
