| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri |
| Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin | |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|عبدالعزيز شمس الدين |
| Office: | Minister of Rural and Regional Development |
| Term Start: | 27 March 2004 |
| Term End: | 18 March 2008 |
| Primeminister: | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Predecessor: | Azmi Khalid |
| Deputy: | Awang Adek Hussin (2004–2006) Tiki Lafe Zainal Abdidin Osman (2006–2008) |
| Constituency: | Shah Alam |
| Successor: | Muhammad Muhammad Taib |
| Office1: | Deputy Minister of Education |
| Predecessor1: | Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunos Fong Chan Onn |
| Primeminister1: | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Constituency1: | Senator |
| Term Start1: | 15 December 1999 |
| Term End1: | 26 March 2004 |
| Alongside1: | Han Choon Kim |
| Minister1: | Musa Mohamad |
| Successor1: | Mahadzir Mohd Khir |
| Monarch1: | Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
| Constituency Mp2: | Shah Alam |
| Parliament2: | Malaysian |
| Majority2: | 13,410 (2004) |
| Predecessor2: | Mohd Zin Mohamed (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor2: | Khalid Abdul Samad (PR–PAS) |
| Term Start2: | 21 March 2004 |
| Term End2: | 8 March 2008 |
| Birth Name: | Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin |
| Birth Date: | 10 June 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Gopeng, Perak, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Ara Damansara Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Resting Place: | Gunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, Perak |
| Spouse: | Puan Sri Rosmawaty Abd Raffar |
| Children: | 4 |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Malaya |
Abdul Aziz bin Shamsuddin (Malay: عبدالعزيز بن شمس الدين|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset; 10 June 1938 – 16 October 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 2004 to 2008.
In 1975, he was appointed as a special officer to the then Minister of Education, Mahathir Mohamad. Subsequently, he served as Mahathir's private secretary during his tenure as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1999. In 1999, Abdul Aziz entered the sixth Mahathir cabinet and was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education.
He served as Minister of Rural and Regional Development from 27 March 2004 to 18 March 2008.[1]
Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin died on 16 October 2020 at 11.52 pm. He was 82 years old.[2] [3] He was to laid to rest at the Gunung Mesah Muslim Cemetery, Gopeng, Perak.[4]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P108 Shah Alam, Selangor | (UMNO) | 32,417 | 63.04% | Khalid Abdul Samad (PAS) | 19,007 | 36.96% | 52,336 | 13,410 | 75.66% | ||||
| 2008 | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO) | 24,042 | 41.73% | (PAS) | 33,356 | 57.90% | 58,361 | 9,314 | 77.47% | |||||