Awang Hassan
اواڠ حسن
1 May 1981 – 30 April 1989
1973–1980
Yahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Hussein Onn
for Muar Selatan
(Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971)
1963–1974
Muar, Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Ismail Abdul Rahman (brother-in-law)
Suleiman Abdul Rahman (brother-in-law)
Abu Bakar Suleiman (nephew)
Tun Dr. Awang bin Hassan (Jawi: اواڠ بن حسن; 9 November 1910 – 12 September 1998)[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang from 1981 until his retirement in 1989. He had previously served as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980.
Education
He received his early education at Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in Johor Bahru and later at the English College Johore Bahru.[2] Awang began attendance at the King Edward VII College of Medicine (now the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National University of Singapore) and graduated with a Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) in 1934. He worked as a specialist in Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore before opening his own clinic.[3]
Politics
Awang joined politics and was made Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat and Member of Parliament for Muar Selatan. He was later appointed as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980, after which he became the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, Malaysia from 1981 to 1989.[4] Awang also played a part in the formation of United Malays National Organisation together with his brother-in-laws, Suleiman Abdul Rahman and Ismail Abdul Rahman.[5]
Personal life
Tun Awang married Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1936.[6] They had four sons and three daughters. In 1989, two years after Toh Puan Khadijah's death, Tun Awang married her younger sister-in-law, Toh Puan Dr. Zubaidah Abdul Rahman.[7]
Death
Tun Dr. Awang Hassan died on 12 September 1998 at the age of 87.[8] He was buried at the Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum in Johor Bahru.[9]
Honours
Honours of Penang
- As 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (1 May 1981 – 30 April 1989)
- Knight Grand Commander (DUPN) with title Dato' Seri Utama
- Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of State
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia :
- Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)[10]
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1982)[11]
- Johor :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1977)[12]
Places named after him
Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:
- Jalan Tun Dr Awang, a major highway in Penang which connects from Sungai Nibong to Bayan Lepas
- Taman Tun Dr Awang, a township in Butterworth, Penang
See also
References
- ^ Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC 819718028.
- ^ Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (English College) : Sejarah dan Biografi 100 Tokoh Melakar Kegemilangan. Kamdi Kamil (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Percetakan Bumi Restu Sdn Bhd. 2014. p. 52. ISBN 978-983-42249-8-1. OCLC 892514524.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC 819718028.
- ^ Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Governors of Penang.
- ^ Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC 819718028.
- ^ "MUAR DOCTOR". Malaya Tribune. 10 March 1936. p. 2.
- ^ Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC 819718028.
- ^ Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC 819718028.
- ^ "Former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang dies". New Straits Times. 13 September 1998. p. 9.
- ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2021.
- ^ Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru, Johor: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 192. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.
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Preceded by | Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia 1973–1980 | Succeeded by Lim Taik Choon |
Preceded by | Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang 1981–1989 | Succeeded by |
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