| Hamzah Abu Samah | |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri |
| Honorific-Suffix: | PMN SPMS SSAP SIMP SPDK SMK |
| Order: | 7th President of AFC |
| Term Start: | 9 December 1978 |
| Term End: | 1 August 1994 |
| Predecessor: | Kambiz Atabay |
| Successor: | Ahmad Shah |
| Order2: | Minister of Trade and Industry |
| Monarch2: | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
| Primeminister2: | Abdul Razak Hussein Hussein Onn |
| Term Start2: | 1974 |
| Term End2: | 1977 |
| Predecessor2: | Hussein Onn |
| Successor2: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Order3: | Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports |
| Monarch3: | Abdul Halim |
| Primeminister3: | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Term Start3: | 22 April 1971 |
| Term End3: | 1 May 1973 |
| Predecessor3: | Senu Abdul Rahman |
| Successor3: | Ali Ahmad |
| Constituency Mp4: | Temerloh |
| Parliament4: | Malaysian |
| Term Start4: | 1974 |
| Term End4: | 1982 |
| Predecessor4: | Mohamed Yusof Mahmud |
| Successor4: | Sabbaruddin Chik |
| Constituency Mp5: | Raub |
| Parliament5: | Malaysian |
| Term Start5: | 1967 |
| Term End5: | 1974 |
| Predecessor5: | Hussein Hassan |
| Successor5: | Abdullah Majid |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Mantin, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| Resting Place: | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
| Spouse: | Zainon Hussein |
| Alma Mater: | Gray's Inn |
| Relations: | Abdul Razak Hussein (brother-in-law) |
| Education: | Malay College Kuala Kangsar |
| Children: | 7 |
Hamzah bin Abu Samah (5 January 1924 – 4 September 2012)[1] [2] was a Malaysian politician, lawyer and sports administrator who served as the president of Asian Football Confederation from 9 December 1978 to 1 August 1994.[3] In 2006, he was conferred the FIFA Order of Merit for his contribution towards Asian football.[4] He also one of the fourth Malaysian to join the exclusive club of AFC Diamond of Asia Award with Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak, Sultan Ahmad Shah and Sultan Abdullah.[5] [6]
Hamzah was educated at Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He went on to study law at Gray's Inn in England. He became a Member of Parliament representing Raub (1967–1974) and Temerloh (1974–1982) in Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia's parliament.
Additionally he was Minister of Sports and Youth from 22 April 1971 to 1 May 1973 in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak. He was defence minister from 1973 to 1974 and Trade and Industry Minister from 1974 to 1977. In 1980, he stepped down after having a coronary bypass operation.[7]
He was a member of IOC from 1978 to 2004 and was an honorary member until his death.[8]
Hamzah died on 4 September 2012 in Mantin, Negeri Sembilan. He was 88 years old. His body was buried in Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | P059 Raub, Pahang | (UMNO) | None | None | Unopposed | |||||||||
| 1969 | (UMNO) | None | None | Unopposed | ||||||||||
| 1974 | P072 Temerloh, Pahang | (UMNO) | N/A | N/A | bgcolor= | Kamarulzaman Teh (PRM) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1978 | (UMNO) | 18,753 | 70.30% | Ahmad Sulaiman (PAS) | 7,922 | 29.70% | 37,758 | 10,831 | ||||||