Abdullah Ahmad

Abdullah bin Ahmad (4 July 1933 – 12 June 2016) more widely known as Dollah Kok Lanas, was a Malaysian journalist and politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

Biography Abdullah bin Ahmad was born on 4 July 1937 at Kampung Bandar, Machang, Kelantan. He received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Padang Garong in Kota Bharu before attending Malay College Kuala Kangsar. In 1960, he joined the Congressional Fellowship programme by operated by the American Political Science Association. He later attended Cambridge University, where he received a Master of Letters.

Initially a special officer and later political secretary to Abdul Razak Hussein, Abdullah reportedly held significant influence during the former's time as prime minister.

Abdullah was not the only individual arrested. Razak's former press secretary and deputy minister Abdullah Majid and New Straits Times Press group deputy-editor Abdul Samad Ismail also fell victim to the ISA and they were collectively dubbed "The Three Abduls". Under pressure from the government, Abdul Samad publicly confessed to being a communist, and implicated both Abdullah and Majid.

Abdullah was ultimately imprisoned at the Kamunting Detention Centre for five years, spending two them in solitary confinement, over alleged communist ties. A close ally of Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah was released along with 17 other ISA detainees when Mahathir became prime minister in 1981. and Abdullah was fired from the New Straits Times Press group at the request of UMNO, then leading the government and the group's largest shareholder. His contract was initially set to expire in October 2004.

Ahmad died on 12 June 2016, after battling cancer. He was 82. His body was brought back to his hometown in , Kelantan.

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Honours

50px Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' 50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato'