Mokhtar Hashim (1 May 1942 – 18 November 2020) was a Malaysian politician who served as the
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports (1980–1983). He was convicted for the 1982 murder of a rival politician,
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...
Assembly Speaker Taha Talib, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was ultimately granted a royal pardon in 1991.
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1942 births
2020 deaths
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Government ministers of Malaysia
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