In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Hamzah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Razaleigh. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Mulia Tan Sri
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
DK (Kelantan) PSM SSAP SPMS
تڠكو غزالي حمزة
Ministerial roles
1976–1984
Minister of Finance
1984–1987
Minister of Trade and Industry
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1974–1989
Barisan Nasional
1989–1996
Parti Melayu Semangat 46
1996–2022
Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
1969–1974
Alliance Party
1974
Barisan Nasional
Other roles
1965–1970
Founding Executive Director of the Bank Bumiputera Malaysia Berhad
1970–1976
Chairman & Managing Director of the Bank Bumiputera Malaysia Berhad
1970–1974
Chairman of the National Corporation
1974–1976
Founding Chairman & Chief Executive PETRONAS
1976–1977
Chairman of the Asian Development Bank
1977–1978
Chairman of the 33rd Board of Governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund
1978–1979
Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank
Personal details
Born
Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah
(1937-04-13) 13 April 1937 (age 87) Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship
Malaysian
Political party
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1962–1988; 1996–present)
Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989–1996)
Other political affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (1962–1988; 1996–present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019–present) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1996) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990–1996)
Spouse
Cik Puan Noor Yvonne Abdullah née Yvonne Law
(m. 1993; died 2015)
Relations
Sultan Muhammad V (grandnephew)
Relatives
Tengku Abdul Aziz (brother)
Residence(s)
No. 31, Jalan Langgak Golf, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur (city) Palm Manor, Kota Bharu, Kelantan (birthplace cum hometown; private)
Alma mater
Queen's University Belfast
Occupation
Politician
Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah (Jawi: تڠکو غزالي بن تڠکو محمد حمزة; born 13 April 1937) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gua Musang from August 1986 to November 2022 and for Ulu Kelantan from August 1974 to August 1986. He is the longest-serving MP to date, serving from 1974 until 2022, for 48 years in a row. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of Malaysian Economic Development for playing a pivotal role in establishing and implementing key foundations and policies in Malaysian economy.[1][2][3][4] A descendant of Malay royalty, he is a great-uncle of the current Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V.
He was the Minister of Finance (1976–1984), Minister of International Trade and Industry (1984–1987), former chairman of Asian Development Bank, former chairman of Islamic Development Bank, founding Chairman and Chief Executive of Malaysian oil company, PETRONAS, and chairman of the 33rd Board of Governors of the World Bank and IMF.[5] He is now the longest serving MP in Malaysia.[6] His popularity has earned him nicknames such as "The People's Prince" and "Ku Kita" (Our Tengku). He is affectionately known as Ku Li, derived from the last syllables of Tengku Razaleigh; a common custom in the Kelantan dialect.[7]
^British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957-70 Neo-colonialism Or Disengagement?, Nicholas J. White, Page 78, Routledge
^Malaysiaís foreign policy the first fifty years Alignment neutralism Islamism 1957-70: Neo-colonialism Or Disengagement?, Johan Saravanamuttu, Page 141, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
^The Straits Times, 7 July 1975, Page 10, National Library, Singapore
^Tengku Razaleigh, Rintangan Dan Cabaran, Alias Muhammad, Page 42, Gateway Publishing House
^"President Carter's speech at the 33rd Annual Meetings of IBRD and IMF Board of Governors".
^Ku Li now longest-serving MP The Star
^"ASIANOW - Asiaweek | Malaysia: The Leader in Waiting | 11/12/99". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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