Awang Hassan
Awang Hassan | |
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| اواڠ حسن | |
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| 5th Governor of Penang | |
| In office 1 May 1981 – 30 April 1989 | |
| Chief Minister | Lim Chong Eu |
| Preceded by | Sardon Jubir |
| Succeeded by | Hamdan Sheikh Tahir |
| 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia | |
| In office 1973–1980 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Fuad Stephens |
| Succeeded by | Lim Taik Choon |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Muar Selatan (Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971) | |
| In office 1963–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Suleiman Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1910 |
| Died | 12 September 1998 (aged 87) Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum |
| Spouses | Khadijah Abdul Rahman
(m. 1936; died 1987)Zubaidah Abdul Rahman
(m. 1989) |
| Relations | Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin (father-in-law) Ismail Abdul Rahman (brother-in-law) Suleiman Abdul Rahman (brother-in-law) Abu Bakar Suleiman (nephew) |
| Children | 7 (including Yahya Awang) |
| Alma mater | King Edward VII College of Medicine |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Doctor |
Awang bin Hassan (Jawi: اواڠ بن حسن; 9 November 1910 – 12 September 1998)[1] was a Malaysian politician and doctor who served as the 5th 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.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Awang was born in Muar, Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia). 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]
Political career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Honours of Malaysia
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- File:Malaysian Commemorative Medal ribbon.gif Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)[10]
- File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1982)[11]
- File:Flag of Johor.svg Johor
- File:Order of the Crown of Johor ribbon bar.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1977)[12]
- File:Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang
- File:MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Grand Commander - DUPN.svg Knight Grand Commander (DUPN) with title Dato' Seri Utama
- File:MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Grand Commander - DUPN.svg Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of State
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Places named after him
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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
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- 1910 births
- Malaysian people of Bugis descent
- 1998 deaths
- People from Muar
- Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- United Malays National Organisation politicians
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
- University of Malaya alumni
- High commissioners of Malaysia to Australia
- Grand Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State of Penang
- 20th-century Malaysian medical doctors
- Companions of the Order of the Crown of Johor
- Malaysian MPs 1959–1964
- Malaysian MPs 1964–1969
- Malaysian MPs 1971–1974