Syed Hamid Albar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Syed Hamid Albar

Malaysian politician

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1944

Place of Birth: Penang, Malaysia

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar (Jawi: ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ????; Arabic: ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ?????? Sayyid ?amid bin Sayyid Ja'far al-bar; born 15 January 1944) was a senior Malaysian government minister in the 1990s and 2000s.
He was the Minister for Home Affairs (2008–2009), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1999–2008), Minister for Defence (1995–1999) and Minister for Justice (1990–1995).
He was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia from 1990 to 2013, representing the seat of Kota Tinggi, Johor, for the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
Presently he is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) ruling coalition since he quitted UMNO to join PPBM on September 2018. He is previously the chairman of the dissolved Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).