Background
Hamzah, Tengku Tan Sri Razaleigh was born in 1936 in Malaysia.
Hamzah, Tengku Tan Sri Razaleigh was born in 1936 in Malaysia.
Student, Queen's University, Belfast. Student, Lincoln's Inn, London.
Chairman Kelantan Division of United Malays' National Organization (UMNO), early 1960s. Member Kelantan State Assembly. Executive Director Bank Bumiputra, 1963, Chairman, Management Director, 1970.
Executive Director PERNAS, 1971—1974. Chairman Malaysia National Insurance. Lead trade mission to Beijing, 1971.
V.P. UMNO, 1975; President Associate Malay Chambers of Commerce, 1976. Chairman PETRONAS (National Oil Corporation), 1974—1976. Minister Finance, 1976—1984, Trade and Industry, 1984—1987.
Chairman International Monetary Fund Meetings, 1978, Islamic Development Bank, 1977, Asram Development Bank, since 1977.
Son of Tengku Mohamed Hamzah bin Zainal Abidin.