• Source: Abdul Kadir Yusof

Abdul Kadir Yusof (Jawi: عبدالقادر بن يوسف; 10 September 1917 – 18 April 1992) was a Malaysian politician. A lawyer by profession, Abdul Kadir held the posts of Attorney General and Solicitor-General at various points during his lifetime. He was also the Minister of Law. Together with his wife Fatimah Hashim, former Welfare Minister, Abdul Kadir represented one half of the first couple to be on the Malaysian cabinet.




Life


Abdul Kadir was born in Parit Sakai, Muar, Johor in 1917. During his lifetime, he was a member of the United Malays National Organisation, the leading party in the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional. He was a Tenggaroh State Assemblyman.




Family


Kadir is survived by his wife, politician Fatimah Hashim, six children, nineteen grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.




Death


Abdul Kadir died of lung cancer at his home in Kuala Lumpur on 18 April 1992 and was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.




Foundation


The Yayasan Kadir & Fatimah (Yayasan K&F) confers the Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Gold Medal Award to UIA (Faculty of Law for the best Syariah Law student) and to UKM (Faculty of Law for the best Law Student). The Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Gold Medal is also awarded to the student who tops the Accounting Law paper for CPA. The Yayasan recently started conferring the Tun Fatimah medal for the best female student active in community work for the first time in September 2007 and will be awarded annually to Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Mara and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia students.
Yayasan K&F continues to support public primary schools in Johor and Kedah, organise the annual Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Charity Golf Tournament to raise funds, and numerous other charitable causes through Abdul Kadir and Fatimah's children and grandchildren.




Legacy


Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:

Dewan Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf in Attorney General Chambers in Putrajaya.
Perpustakaan Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Yusuf in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tan Sri Abdul Kadir in Mersing, Johor.
Sekolah Agama Tan Sri Abdul Kadir in Endau, Johor.




Honours






= Honours of Malaysia

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Malaysia :
Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1966)
Johor :
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1973)
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor (SSIJ) – Dato' (1976)
Sabah :
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Fatimah Hashim
• Syekh Daud Al-Fatani
• Daftar tokoh Malaysia
• Najib Razak
• Mahathir Mohamad
• Kabinet Anwar Ibrahim
• Ghazali bin Mohd. Yusoff
• Malaysia
• Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad
• Figures (grup band)
• Abdul Kadir Yusof
• Fatimah Hashim
• Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yusof
• Zambry Abdul Kadir
• Abdul Razak Abdul Kadir
• Order of the Defender of the Realm
• Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
• List of commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service
• Fadillah Yusof
• Azli Yusof