Syed Nasir Ismail

Syed Nasir bin Syed Ismail (Arabic: سيد ناصر بن سيد إسماعيل‎ Sayyid Nāṣir bin ʼIsmāʻīl; 7 March 1921[1]– 16 March 1982) was a Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. During his lifetime, he was known as a nationalist who sought to fight for the primacy of the national language in Malaysia as a means to create a national identity through the closing down of public-funded Mandarin and Tamil vernacular schools. Tun Syed Nasir sees a common education system for all as a solution to this dilemma. A prominent politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) – the leading party of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition – he served as the 5th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 till his death in 1982.

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Syed Nasir Syed Ismail

SSM PMN PPM SPMJ SSIJ
5th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
9 January 1978 – 16 March 1982
MonarchYahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime MinisterHussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded byNik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud
Succeeded byMohamed Zahir Ismail
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pagoh
In office
1974–1978
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMuhyiddin Yassin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Muar Dalam
In office
1971–1974
Preceded byAziz Ishak
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
2nd Director of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
In office
1957–1969
Preceded byUngku Abdul Aziz
Succeeded byAli Ahmad
Personal details
Born(1921-03-07)7 March 1921
Batu Pahat, Johor
Died16 March 1982(1982-03-16) (aged 61)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political party UMNO
Spouse(s)Sharifah Aishah Syed Mohamad
Children10

He was born in Batu Pahat,[1] Johor, Malaysia, and is of Hadhrami Arab descent.

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

  • Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor
  • Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor
  • Politeknik Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail in Muar, Johor
  • Taman Tun Syed Nasir, a residential area in Muar, Johor
  • Kampung Kenangan Tun Syed Nasir in Muar, Johor

References
  1. John Victor Morais (1969). Who's Who, Malaysia and Singapore. Who's Who Publications. p. 296.
  2. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  3. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  4. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF).
Political offices
Preceded by
Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud		 Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
1978–1982		 Succeeded by
Mohamed Zahir Ismail
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