Syed Hamid Albar

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Datuk Seri Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar (b. January 15, 1944), is a Malaysian politician and currently is the Malaysian foreign minister. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main political party in the country. He was born in Kampong Malayu Air Hitam, Penang, Malaysia, to Syed Jaafar Albar, also a Malaysian politician.

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Political Career

Syed Hamid Albar has been active in UMNO since his student days. As a student, he set up a club for Malaysian expatriates and students in London. Later, he became a member of UMNO Supreme Council in 1986. Soon after, he joined the Malaysian cabinet as a minister in the oil department and then as minister of law. In 1995, he was appointed as a defense minister and in 1999, he was appointed to his current position.

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