Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Sabbaruddin Chik
PSM SSAP SIMP DPMS DSAP
صبار الدين چئ‎
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
In office
20 May 1987 – 20 May 1999
MonarchsIskandar
Azlan Shah
Ja'afar
Salahuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyNg Cheng Kuai
Chan Kong Choy
Teng Gaik Kwan
Preceded byNajib Razak as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Succeeded byAbdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
ConstituencyTemerloh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Temerloh
In office
1982–1999
Preceded byHamzah Abu Samah (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded byMohd Sarit Yusoh (UMNO—BN)
Personal details
Born(1941-12-13)13 December 1941
Temerloh, Pahang, Japanese occupation of British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 79)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse
Faridah Mohamed
​
(d. 2017[1])​
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician

Tan Sri Sabbaruddin bin Chik (Jawi: صبار الدين بن چئ; 13 December 1941 – 4 December 2021) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism from 1987 to 1999.

Education

Chik graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1966 and subsequently obtained his master's degree in Public Administration from the Institute of Social Studies, in the Netherlands in 1974.

Career

Public service

Chik served as the Assistant State Secretary of Negeri Sembilan in 1966. A year later, he was appointed the Assistant Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then, he was promoted as Second Secretary at the Malaysian Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam. He was then appointed the Charge d'affaires of the Embassy (1969–1971).[2]

He then rose to various positions in the public services, including as the Principal Assistant Secretary at the Prime Minister's Department, Director of Socio-Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister's Department and Director of International Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry from 1971 to 1979.

Finally, he served as the Deputy State Secretary for the Government of Selangor from 1980 to 1981.

Politics

Chik began his political career when he contested the Temerloh parliamentary seats and holding the seat from 1982 to 1999. He was then made the Deputy Finance Minister in 1982 to 1987 under Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad cabinet. He was then appointed Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism from 1987 to 1999.

Retirement

Chik was the chairman in various companies such as Amanah Raya Berhad, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, Priceworth International Berhad, Eden Inc. Berhad (also known as Eden Enterprises (M) Bhd), Pernas Trading Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd, Nudex Ventures Sdn. Bhd and IPTB Sdn Bhd.

Death

Chik died from COVID-19 at University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 4 December 2021, aged 79 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.[3][4] He was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.[5][6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P072 Temerloh, Pahang Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO) 18,162 53.49% Lim Ong Hang (DAP) 8,906 26.23% 35,396 9,256 75.49%
Ishak Abdullah (PAS) 6,885 20.28%
1986 P080 Temerloh, Pahang Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO) 16,194 58.44% Suhaimi Said (PAS) 11,515 41.56% 28,639 4,779 73.27%
1990 Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO) 20,128 56.72% Kamarazman Yacob (S46) 15,358 43.28% 36,570 4,770 77.01%
1995 P084 Temerloh, Pahang Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO) 22,078 61.17% Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (S46) 14,012 38.83% 39,434 8,066 76.70%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Puan Sri Faridah Mohamed passes away at 75". NST. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Bloomberg profile
  3. ↑ "Sabaruddin Chik dies". BERNAMA. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Obituary: Sabbaruddin Chik passes away". BERNAMA. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Jenazah Sabbaruddin selamat dikebumikan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jenazah Sabbaruddin dikebumi di Bukit Kiara". Berita Harian (in Malay). 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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