KUALA LUMPUR: Former foreign ministry secretary-general and chairman of the Malay Civilisation Board (Adab) Tan Sri Mohd Yusof Hitam died after a mishap.

       Adab council member and joint founder Mohd Arof Ishak said Mohd Yusof, 86, breathed his last at about 4pm at Hospital Pantai Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

       “He was involved in an accident in front of his house in Bukit Damansara,” he told Bernama yesterday.

       He was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim cemetery in Taman Tun Dr Ismail here after Friday prayers.

       Mohd Arof described Mohd Yusof’s death as a big loss, saying he was firm and trustworthy.

       Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah expressed his condolences to the family on Twitter.

       “May his soul be blessed and placed among the righteous,” he said.