His death was confirmed by his wife Toh Puan Anna Abdul Ranee when contacted by Bernama.
“Tun was admitted to IJN last Tuesday (Dec 4) for normal heart issues. However, he suffered a stroke at 5am on Friday (Dec 7).
“After undergoing treatment, he passed away at 1.33am today,” she said.
She said the funeral prayers would be held at the Saidina Umar Al-Khattab Mosque, Bukit Damansara here after the midday prayers before his remains are laid to rest at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery.
Born on Jan 3, 1926 in Pasir Panjang Laut, Sitiawan, Perak, Abdullah was appointed as chief secretary to the government on Jan 1,1979. He retired from the civil service on Jan 3, 1981.