of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition. In the subsequent 2013 Malaysian general election, he contested in parliamentary constituency of Johor Bahru but lost to United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)'s strongman of Barisan Nasional (BN); Shahrir Abdul Samad. Election results Honours : Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1985) Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (2001) : State of Kedah Distinguished Service Star (B.C.K.) : Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (D.S.A.P.) - Dato' (1995) : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (S.P.T.S.) - Dato' Seri Panglima (1999) : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Noble Crown of Kelantan (S.P.K.K.) - Dato’ (1999) Malaysian Armed Forces : Warrior of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (P.A.T.) Loyal Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (P.S.A.T.) Courageous Commander of the Most Gallant Order of Military Service (P.G.A.T.) (1999) : Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (D.P.M.J.) - Dato’ (1998) Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (S.P.M.J.) - Dato’ (2000) : Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (D.G.M.K.) - Dato’ Wira (2002) Foreign Honours : Recipient of the Nishan-e-Imtiaz : Recipient of the Order of National Security Merit (Tong-il) : 1st Bosnian Golden Medal (Ljiljan) : Commander of the Legion of Merit (LOM) (2001) : Bintang Kartika Paksi Utama : Officer de I’ Ordre national du Mérite : Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Order of the Crown of Thailand References 1947 births Living people People from Johor Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian military personnel Malaysian diplomats High Commissioners of Malaysia to Pakistan People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Alumni of King's College London Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor 21st-century Malaysian people