Career
Federal establishment officer, 1964-1969; assistant secretary, National Operations Council, 1969-1970; director general, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, 1969-1970; deputy secretary general, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, 1970-1975; elected Member of Parliament, Kepala Batas, 1978; parliamentary secretary, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1978; deputy minister, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1980-1981; minister federal territory, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur minister prime minister's department, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1981-1984; minister education, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1984-1987; minister defense, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1987-1991; minister foreign affairs, Government of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, since 1991. Vice president United Malays National Organisation, 1984.
