Awang Hassan

Awang bin Hassan (9 November 1910 – 12 September 1998)[1][2] was a Malaysian politician born in Muar, Johor.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hassan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Awang.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr.

Awang Hassan

SMN PPM DUPN SPMJ
5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
In office
1 May 1981 – 30 April 1989
Preceded bySardon Jubir
Succeeded byHamdan Sheikh Tahir
7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia
In office
1973–1980
Preceded byFuad Stephens
Succeeded byLim Taik Choon
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Muar Selatan
In office
1963–1974
Preceded bySuleiman Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Awang bin Hassan

(1910-11-09)9 November 1910
Muar, Johor
Died12 September 1998(1998-09-12) (aged 87)
Johor Bahru, Johor
Resting placeMahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
CitizenshipMalaysian
Spouse(s)
Khadijah Abdul Rahman
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(m. 1934; died 1987)​

Zubaidah Abdul Rahman
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(m. 1989; his death 1998)​
Children6 (including Yahya Awang)
Alma materKing Edward VII College of Medicine

Education

He was educated by Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in Johor Bahru and continued his secondary at English College Johore Bahru. 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) in the 1930s. He worked as a specialist in Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore before opening his own clinic.

Career

Awang started politics and made Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat and Member of Parliament for Muar. He was the Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia after which he became the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, Malaysia from 1981 to 1989 attending the UN.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Tun Awang married Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. He had four sons and two daughters. In 1989, after the death of his wife Toh Puan Khadijah, Tun Dr. Awang married his younger sister-in-law, Dr. Zubaidah Abdul Rahman.[5]

Death

Tun Dr. Awang Hassan died at the age of 87 on September 12, 1998 in Johor Bahru and was laid to rest at the Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum. In his last 10 years of his life, he spent most of his time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.[6]

Honours

Honour of Penang
  • As 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (1 May 1981 – 1 May 1989)

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:

See also

References
  1. Profile of Awang Hassan
  2. https://www.rulers.org/indexa5.html
  3. Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Governors of Penang
  4. Abdul Rashid, Faridah. Biography Of The Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya And Singapore. p. 385.
  5. Abdul Rashid, Faridah. Biography Of The Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya And Singapore. p. 395.
  6. Abdul Rashid, Faridah. Biography Of The Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya And Singapore. p. 396.
  7. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF).
  9. Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor. Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru, Johor: Yayasan Warisan Johor. p. 192. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.CS1 maint: others (link)
Preceded by
Sardon Jubir		 Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
1981–1989		 Succeeded by
Hamdan Sheikh Tahir


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