T.Y.T Tun Dato' Seri Utama '''Syed Ahmad''' telah dilahirkan pada [[4 Mei]] [[1925]] di [[Kulim]], [[Kedah]]. Syed Ahmad merupakan anak ketiga daripada lima adik beradik. ''Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin'' ▼{{Infobox_Politician
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| name = Tun Dato' Seri Utama Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|5|4}}
| birth_place = [[Kulim]], [[Kedah]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|7|7|1925|5|4|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Bukit Palah]], [[Melaka]]
| office = [[Menteri Besar Kedah]] ke-4
| term_start = [[1967]]
| term_end = [[1978]]
| predecessor = [[Syed Omar Bin Syed Abdullah Shahabuddin]]
| successor = [[Syed Nahar Bin Tun Syed Sheh Shahabuddin]]
| office3 = Tuan Yang Terutama Negeri Melaka ke-5
| term_start3 = [[4 Disember]] [[1984]]
| term_end3 = [[3 Jun]] [[2004]]
| predecessor3 = Tun [[Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan]]
| successor3 = [[Mohd Khalil Yaakob]]
| party = [[Image:BN-100px.jpg|border|25px|]] [[BN]]-[[UMNO]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
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▲T.Y.T Tun Dato' Seri Utama '''Syed Ahmad''' telah dilahirkan pada [[4 Mei]] [[1925]] di [[Kulim]], [[Kedah]]. Syed Ahmad merupakan anak ketiga daripada lima adik beradik.
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