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Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim

1934 – 2023

Malaysian politician

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Lived 1934 – 2023 (aged 88–89). Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim was a Malaysian politician.

Tunku Abdul Aziz bin Tunku Ibrahim (; 22 January 1934 – 7 February 2023) was a Malaysian corporate figure, activist and politician. He held numerous roles in the worldwide anti-corruption movement, most prominently as vice-chairman of the board of directors of Transparency International.

Biography Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim was born in Alor Setar, Kedah in 1934. He was a distant member of the Kedah royal family. His father was an officer in the Kedah state police.

Tunku Aziz helped found Transparency International-Malaysia, the local chapter of Transparency International (TI) in 1998.

Tunku Aziz played a wide role in fighting corruption and promoting good governance in Asia (including corporate governance). He served as a member of the World Bank High Level Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption in the East Asia and Pacific Region, the Asia Pacific Advisory Panel on Good Urban Governance, the Board of the International Institute of Public Ethics and the United Nations Development Programme Advisory Panel for the 2002 Human Development Report. During his tenure, he set up the UN Ethics Office. He was immediately appointed national vice-chairman of the party. In July 2009, he was appointed a senator in the Dewan Negara, representing the state of Penang. He is the first senator ever from the DAP.

In May 2012, Tunku Aziz spoke out against the Bersih 3.0 rally which was largely supported by Pakatan Rakyat. He said the event encouraged Malaysians to "break the law." He also criticised rally organisers for allowing the opposition coalition to "hijack" its agenda and failing to curb violence among their own protestors. On 9 May, DAP declined to extend Tunku Aziz's senate term ending on 30 May.

Tunku Aziz died on 7 February 2023 at National Heart Institute, aged 89. He was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.

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Born
1934, Alor Setar
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Died
2023
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Tunku Abdul Aziz bin Tunku Ibrahim

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Malaysian politician (1934–2023)

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Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim was born in 1934 in Alor Setar.

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Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim died in 2023.

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Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim was a politician.

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Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim was Malaysian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tunku Abdul Aziz Ibrahim

· Wikidata: Q7853249

· DBpedia: Tunku Abdul Aziz

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