TAKZIAH buat kaum keluarga Tun Ghazali Shafie , yang telah kembali ke Rahmatullah petang tadi. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas roh nya ... Al Fatihah
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Former Home Minister Tun Ghazali Shafie died at his residence in Subang Jaya this evening.
Aged 88, his death at 7.45pm was confirmed by his granddaughter Farah, when contacted.
Ghazali, who was born in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, leaves behind two sons, Bachtiaer and Sheriffudin.
His wife, Toh Puan Khatijah Abdul Majid, passed away in April 2008.
He has been described as having been one of the most powerful men in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak in the early seventies.
He exercised considerable influence in determining Malaysia’s socio-economic development especially in the post May 13 era. As Minister with Special Functions he was responsible for the formulation of the New Economic Policy and Second Malaysia Plan.
In the context of nation-building his central belief was that power sharing is the key to ensuring the stability of Malaysia.
Ghazali also played a pivotal role in charting the course of Malaysia’s foreign policy, first as a senior official at the Foreign Service and later as Foreign Minister — serving between 1970 and 1984.
Even after retiring from active politics, Ghazali continued to engage with the world of international diplomacy.
He presented his ideas and ideals at various gatherings — both local and international — on issues as diverse as global economic challenges, conflict resolution, Asean and the New World Order.
He graduated from the University College of Wales and the London School of Economics. -TMI
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