Awang Hassan
In office 1963–1974 | |
Preceded by | Suleiman Abdul Rahman |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Muar, Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia) | 9 November 1910
Died | 12 September 1998 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia | (aged 87)
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 |
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
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)
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
- Yahya Awang
- Governor of Penang
- Muar
References
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- ^ Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Governors of Penang.
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- ^ "MUAR DOCTOR". Malaya Tribune. 10 March 1936. p. 2.
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- 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.
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