Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail

Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen bin Tengku Ismail (تڠکو أحمد رضاءالدين بن تڠکو إسماعيل; 24 January 1928 – 29 April 2022) was a Malaysian politician and barrister who formerly served as chairman of the UMNO disciplinary board. He previously served as Minister of Defence, Minister of International Trade and Industry and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Kota Bharu Member of Parliament for five terms before losing his seat in the 1990 General Election to the Semangat 46 candidate. He was a royal prince of the Kelatan Royal Family and a grandson of the last Sultan of Pattani, Sultan Abdul Kadir Kamarudin Syah. After the throne was overthrown by the Siamese, the Sultan of Pattani was exiled to Kelantan and married Tengku Kembang Petri Binti Sultan Ahmad. He was also among few Malaysians awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Emperor, credited with strengthening Malaysian-Japanese relationship. He was also vocal in Malaysian politics, voicing several issues in regards to the post-BN social concerns.

Death
Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen died on 29 April 2022 at his residence in Jalan Duta, aged 94. He was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.

Honours of Malaysia

 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm)- PMN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1991)
 * Kelantan :
 * Tengku Sri Mara Raja (1966)
 * MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad.svg Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (PMK)
 * Perlis :
 * MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1976)
 * Pahang :
 * MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (1981)

Foreign Honour

 * 🇹🇭 Thailand :
 * Order of the White Elephant - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Order of the White Elephant (KCE) (1988)
 * 🇯🇵 Japan :
 * JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2018)