Sabbaruddin Chik

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
Sabbaruddin Chik
PSM SSAP SIMP DPMS DSAP
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chik PSM SSAP SIMP DPMS DSAP
صبار الدين چئ‎
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
	In office; 20 May 1987 – 12 November 1996
Monarchs	Iskandar; Azlan Shah; Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Ng Cheng Kuai; Chan Kong Choy; Teng Gaik Kwan
Preceded by	Najib Razak as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Succeeded by	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Constituency	Temerloh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Temerloh
	In office; 1982–1999
Preceded by	Hamzah Abu Samah (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by	Mohd Sarit Yusoh (UMNO—BN)
Personal details
Born	13 December 1941; Temerloh, Pahang, Japanese occupation of British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	4 December 2021 (aged 79); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Faridah Mohamed (d. 2017)
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician

Tan Sri Sabbaruddin bin Chik (Jawi: صبار الدين بن چئ; 13 December 1941 – 4 December 2021) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism from 1987 to 1996.

Education

Chik graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Malaya in 1966 and subsequently obtained his master's degree in Public Administration from the Institute of Social Studies, in the Netherlands in 1974.

Career

Public service

Chik served as the Assistant State Secretary of Negeri Sembilan in 1966. A year later, he was appointed the Assistant Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then, he was promoted as Second Secretary at the Malaysian Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam. He was then appointed the Charge d'affaires of the Embassy (1969–1971).^[2]

He then rose to various positions in the public services, including as the Principal Assistant Secretary at the Prime Minister's Department, Director of Socio-Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister's Department and Director of International Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry from 1971 to 1979.

Finally, he served as the Deputy State Secretary for the Government of Selangor from 1980 to 1981.

Politics

Chik began his political career when he contested the Temerloh parliamentary seats and holding the seat from 1982 to 1999. He was then made the Deputy Finance Minister in 1982 to 1987 under Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad cabinet. He was then appointed Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism from 1987 to 1996.

Retirement

Chik was the chairman in various companies such as Amanah Raya Berhad, Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad, Priceworth International Berhad, Eden Inc. Berhad (also known as Eden Enterprises (M) Bhd), Pernas Trading Sdn Bhd, Malaysian Electronic Payment System Sdn Bhd, Nudex Ventures Sdn. Bhd and IPTB Sdn Bhd.

Death

Chik died from COVID-19 at University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur on 4 December 2021, aged 79 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.^[3]^[4] He was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.^[5]^[6]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	P072 Temerloh, Pahang	Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO)	18,162	53.49%	Lim Ong Hang (DAP)	8,906	26.23%	35,396	9,256	75.49%
1982	P072 Temerloh, Pahang	Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO)	18,162	53.49%	Ishak Abdullah (PAS)	6,885	20.28%	35,396	9,256	75.49%
1986	P080 Temerloh, Pahang	Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO)	16,194	58.44%	Suhaimi Said (PAS)	11,515	41.56%	28,639	4,779	73.27%
1990	P080 Temerloh, Pahang	Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO)	20,128	56.72%	Kamarazman Yacob (S46)	15,358	43.28%	36,570	4,770	77.01%
1995	P084 Temerloh, Pahang	Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO)	22,078	61.17%	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (S46)	14,012	38.83%	39,434	8,066	76.70%