Aziz Ishak
Abdul Aziz Ishak | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Aziz, c. 1955. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 9 August 1955 – 2 October 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Omar Ong Yoke Lin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Aun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President of Parti Perhimpunan Kebangsaan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 August 1963 – 13 February 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 October 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 1999 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | NCP (1963–1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parent | Ishak Ahmad (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Abdul Aziz bin Ishak (1915–1999) was a Malaysian politician, activist and journalist. He was the only member of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) to have served in the 1955 and post-Merdeka Cabinets under Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Between 1955 and 1962, he was the Minister for Agriculture and Co-operatives, where his efforts in rural development to improve the lives of rice farmers and fishermen were important although less known compared with similar efforts undertaken by the Rural Development Ministry.
Aziz's brother Yusof Ishak was the founder of Utusan Melayu and the first President of Singapore after its separation with Malaysia in 1965.