Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin

Abdul Kadir bin Shamsuddin (3 November 1920 – 8 November 1978) was a Malaysian civil servant who served as the 4th Chief Secretary to the Government from 1970 to 1978.

Early life Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin was born in Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Federated Malay States.

After graduating from Kajang High School in 1939 he was appointed Assistant Post Controller before receiving a scholarship to study economics at Raffles College, Singapore. His intelligence was evident while still demanding. This can be seen when he was awarded the "Queen's Scholarship" to further his studies in law at Bristol University, England in 1947.

Career He entered the Malay Administrative Service (MAS) in 1948 and subsequently to the MCS Service (Malayan Civil Service) in 1952 and served as Assistant State Secretary of Pahang. In 1955 he was appointed Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Defense (now the Ministry of Defense Malaysia) and in 1956 as the Acting Chief Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Home Affairs Malaysia). In 1957 he was appointed Chief Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Defense. In addition, he was the chairman of the administrative council of University Pertanian Malaysia (now University Putra Malaysia), chairman of MASPA (Management Association for Administrators), member of the National Committee On Development Administration and chairman of the National Electricity Board (now Tenaga Nasional Berhad/TNB).

Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin was also volunteer chairman of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society and Chairman of the National Library Advisory Board.

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