Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi DK I (Johor) DK (Kelantan) DK I (Pahang) DK I (Brunei) DUK SMN SPMS SUMZ SSSJ SPSA SSAP SPNS DUPN DGPN SPDK DUNM SUMW DP DSSA DMPN DJN KMN AMN
عبد الله احمد بدوي
Abdullah in 2008
5th Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 31 October 2003 – 2 April 2009
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Deputy	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by	Najib Razak
6th President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 23 September 2004 – 26 March 2009
Deputy	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by	Najib Razak
Ministerial roles
1978–1980	Parliamentary Secretary of Federal Territories
1980–1981	Deputy Minister of Federal Territories
1981–1984	Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
1984–1986	Minister of Education
1986–1987	Minister of Defence
1991–1999	Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999–2004	Minister of Home Affairs
1999–2003	Deputy Prime Minister
2003–2008	Minister of Finance
2004–2008	Minister of Internal Security
2008–2009	Minister of Defence
Other roles
2003–2006	Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1978–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (1939-11-26) 26 November 1939 (age 84) Bayan Lepas, Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouses	Endon Mahmood ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2005)​ Jeanne Abdullah née Danker ​ ​ (m. 2007)​
Relations	Syeikh Abdullah Fahim (grandfather) Khairy Jamaluddin (son-in-law)
Children	4 (2 children and 2 stepchildren)
Residence(s)	Bait Badawi, Kampung Palimbayan, Sungai Penchala, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
Education	Bukit Mertajam High School
Alma mater	University of Malaya (BA)

Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi (Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي, Malay pronunciation: [abdullah]; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian retired politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. He was also the sixth president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political party (at the time) in Malaysia, and led the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) parliamentary coalition. He is informally known as Pak Lah, Pak meaning 'Uncle' or 'Sir', while Lah is taken from his name 'Abdullah'. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kepala Batas for eight consecutive terms, from 1978 to 2013. During the later part of Abdullah's administration, his government faced criticism for economic policies and performance, including concerns about inflation and the rising cost of living.