Mohammad Noordin Sopiee

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tan Sri Dr. Mohammad Noordin Sopiee (26 December 1944 – 29 December 2005) was a Malaysian academician born in Penang, Malaysia. He was the chairman and chief executive officer of Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS). ISIS is a major think tank in Malaysia.

Noordin Sopiee was revered and respected by many, here in Malaysia and abroad. He married Shamsiah Hashim in 1968 and they have three sons, Johan Sopiee, Shamsul Sopiee and Amirul Sopiee.

On 29 December 2005, he died in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia's top leaders and important figures attended his funeral and mourned his death. In numerous interviews given by his youngest son, Amirul, he said that he had learned a lot from his father who was a simple and enigmatic man. He would do anything for his country, said Amirul. Noordin Sopiee was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery.