Othman Saat

Othman bin Mohamed Saat (4 April 1927 – 27 October 2007) was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), and later, Spirit of 46 Malay Party (S46), who served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Johor in Malaysia. Several demonstrations were reportedly planned to be held in several places including Kota Tinggi. The ailing Sultan Sir Ismail Al Khalidi fell into a coma on 8 May, three days before his death. The newly installed Sultan Mahmood Iskandar issued a decree for Othman to vacate his office within 24 hours, shortly after Sultan Ismail's death. But Othman ignored that directive but eventually resigned after the intervention of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

In 1982, Othman resigned as Chief Minister after 16 years of service.

In 1985, Othman was defeated by Muhyiddin Muhammad Yassin for the post of Pagoh division chief of UMNO. He had served in that position for 14 years.

A few years later, in 1987, he joined the newly formed Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah-helmed political party S46 to challenge UMNO in the 1990 Malaysian general election. His third marriage with Hasmah Hussein ended in divorce.

Honours

(revoked 1982 revoked 1982 revoked 1982 ) (1972, revoked 1982 revoked 1982

Death Othman experienced light strokes in 2001 and 2002. He had his right leg amputated from the knee downwards due to a gangrene on 2 October 2007, at Sultan Ismail Hospital and gradually recovered. Othman also experienced spinal pain after lying in bed for too long.

On 27 October 2007, Othman died at the age of 80 at the Sultan Ismail Hospital in Pandan-Tebrau, Johor Bahru due to sepsis at 7.00 am. Prayers were offered at the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque with the crown prince of Johor, Tunku Ibrahim Ismail ibni Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, present. Othman was subsequently buried in Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum.

A village in Johor has been named 'Othman Saat Village' to commemorate his service.