resting_place predecessor successor parliament birth_place constituency_mp death_date death_place party nationality primeminister birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
makam malaysia pahlawan , masjid negara , kuala lumpur , kambiz atabay hamzah ali ahmad shah muhyiddin yassin malaysian kuala lipis , malaya -lrb- now malaysia -rrb- temerloh , pahang 4 september 2012 kuala lumpur , malaysia united malays national organisation malaysian tun abdul razak 5 january 1924 president sports of afc minister of culture , youth and 9 december 1978 22 april 1971 1967 hamzah abu samah
 1 august 1984 1 may 1973 1980 hamzah abu samah
hamzah abu samah

tan sri hamzah abu samah -lrb- 5 january 1924 -- 4 september 2012 -rrb- was a malaysian politician and athlete who served as president of asian football confederation from 9 december 1978 to 1 august 1994 .
samah was educated at malay college kuala kangsar .
he went on to study law at gray 's inn in england .
he became a member of parliament representing raub -lrb- 1967-1978 -rrb- and temerloh -lrb- 1978-1980 -rrb- in dewan rakyat , malaysia 's parliament .
additionally he was minister of sports and youth from 22 april 1971 to 1 may 1973 in the cabinet of prime minister tun abdul razak .
he was defence minister from 1973-1980 and trade and industry minister from 1974-1980 .
in 1980 he stepped down after having a coronary bypass operation .
he was a member of ioc from 1978 to 2004 and was a honorary member until his death .
he died on 4 september 2012 in kuala lumpur .
he was 88 years old .
his body was buried in makam pahlawan near masjid negara , kuala lumpur .
