Abdul Rahman Abbas

Abdul Rahman Abbas
عبدالرحمٰن عبّاس
Abdul Rahman in 2020
7th Governor of Penang
In office
1 May 2001 – 30 April 2021
Chief MinistersKoh Tsu Koon
(2001–2008)
Lim Guan Eng
(2008–2018)
Chow Kon Yeow
(2018–2021)
Preceded byHamdan Sheikh Tahir
Succeeded byAhmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
6th Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
In office
21 October 1990 – 4 April 1995
Preceded byOoi Ean Kwong
Succeeded byYahaya Abdul Hamid
ConstituencyBertam
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Bertam
In office
1977–1995
Preceded byAhmad Badawi Abdullah
Succeeded byHilmi Abdul Rashid
Personal details
BornAbdul Rahman bin Abbas
(1938-04-15) 15 April 1938
Citizenship Malaysia
PartyUnited Malays National Organisation
SpouseMajimor Shariff
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
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Abdul Rahman bin Abbas (born 15 April 1938) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who had served as the 7th Governor of Penang from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2021. He is a former politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdul Rahman was first appointed to the governorship by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in May 2001 and was reappointed six times, in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 for a total of 20 years, thus becoming the longest-serving governor in Malaysian history.