In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hussin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Awang Adek. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Dr.
Awang Adek Hussin
SPMP DGPN DPMK DCSM DMSM SIMP DJMK JSM
اواڠ اديق حسين
Deputy Minister of Finance I
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Chor Chee Heung (2009–2010) Donald Lim Siang Chai (2010–2013)
Monarchs
Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister
Najib Razak
Minister
Najib Razak Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Preceded by
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Succeeded by
Ahmad Maslan
Constituency
Senator
In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
Serving with Ng Yen Yen
Monarchs
Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Preceded by
Tengku Putera Tengku Awang
Succeeded by
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
Constituency
Bachok
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Serving with Tiki Lafe
Monarch
Sirajuddin
Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister
Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin
Preceded by
Palanivel Govindasamy
Succeeded by
Zainal Abdidin Osman
Constituency
Bachok
14th Malaysian Ambassador to the United States
In office 31 March 2014 – 28 December 2016
Monarchs
Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister
Najib Razak
Preceded by
Othman Hashim
Succeeded by
Zulhasnan Rafique
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bachok
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by
Wan Nik Wan Yusoff (PAS)
Succeeded by
Nasharudin Mat Isa (PAS)
Majority
1,567 (2004)
Personal details
Born
Awang Adek bin Hussin
(1956-05-18) 18 May 1956 (age 68) Bachok, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse
Latifah Mohd Yusof
Children
5
Alma mater
Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Drew University Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Dato' Seri Dr. Awang Adek bin Hussin (born 18 May 1956) is a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He is the former Malaysian Ambassador to the United States.[1] He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bachok constituency in Kelantan for one term from 2004 to 2008. Datuk Dr. Awang Adek bin Hussin is no longer an active politician he once was. He had relinquished all his party positions after the General Election in 2018. He remains active as an ordinary party member and is no longer active in party politics. Since 2018, his involvements focused mainly on corporate activities and has been chairmen on a few boards.
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