In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mokhtar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Mokhtar Hashim
Ministerial roles
1973–1974
Parliamentary Secretary of Culture, Youth and Sports
1974–1975
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
1975–1980
Deputy Minister of Defence
1979–1983
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
1980–1983
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1972–1974
Alliance Party
1974–1983
Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
(1942-05-01)1 May 1942 Japanese Malaysia
Died
18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 78) Ampang Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place
Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations
Barisan Nasional Alliance
Mokhtar bin Hashim (1 May 1942[1] – 18 November 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (1980–1983).[2] He was convicted for the 1982 murder of a rival politician, Negeri Sembilan Assembly Speaker Taha Talib, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was ultimately granted a royal pardon in 1991.[3]
^Information Malaysia. Berita Publ. Sdn. Bhd. 18 November 1983 – via Google Books.
^"Former culture, youth and sports minister Mokhtar Hashim dies". The Edge Markets. 18 November 2020.
^"Ex-minister Mokhtar Hashim dies". The Malay Mail. 18 November 2020.
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2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2010. Hashim, S (1998). In Income inequality and poverty in Malaysia Archived 7 May 2023...
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