Syed Zahiruddin

Malaysian politician

Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
SMN PSM SPSA DUNM DSA SPCM SPMP DPMP JMN PJK
4th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
In office
23 May 1976 – 30 November 1984
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Abdul Majid
Succeeded bySyed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Personal details
Born
Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan

(1918-10-11)11 October 1918
Pondok Tanjung, Kerian, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died20 April 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 94)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
SpouseHalimah Md. Noh
Children10
Parents
  • Syed Hassan Syed Ibrahim (father)
  • Raja Halimah Raja Abdullah (mother)

Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (11 October 1918 – 20 April 2013)[1] was a Malaysian politician. He was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1976 to 1984 and the Ambassador and High commissioner to both Ireland in 1975 and the United Kingdom in 1974.[2] He was also the Orang Besar Empat Perak. SMK Tun Syed Zahiruddin also named after him.

Death

Zahiruddin died on 20 April 2013 of a kidney failure, aged 95 and was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

  • Tun Syed Zahiruddin Residential College, a residential college at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
  • SMK Tun Syed Zahiruddin, a secondary school in Merlimau, Malacca

References

  1. ^ "The Fourth Speaker of Malacca". 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ Former Malacca Yang dipertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin dies - Latest - New Straits Times Archived 11 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Bernama (22 April 2013). "Former Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri dies". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 December 2013 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
  5. ^ "SPCM 1987". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  6. ^ "SPSA 2005". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  7. ^ "DSA 2009". pingat.perak.gov.my.
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1976–1984
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