Awang Hassan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hassan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Awang. The word "bin/ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Khadijah Abdul Rahman

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(m. 1936;died 1987)​

Zubaidah Abdul Rahman

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(m. 1989)​

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Dr. Awang Hassan SMN SPMJ DUPN
اواڠ حسن‎
5th Governor of Penang
In office 1 May 1981 –30 April 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

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

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

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 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]
• Penang
  • Knight Grand Commander (DUPN) with title Dato' Seri Utama
  • Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of State

Places named after him

Taman Tun Dr Awang

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

1. Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 383. ISBN   978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC   819718028.
2. Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (English College) : Sejarah dan Biografi 100 Tokoh Melakar Kegemilangan. Kamdi Kamil (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Percetakan Bumi Restu Sdn Bhd. 2014. p. 52. ISBN   978-983-42249-8-1. OCLC   892514524.
3. Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 384. ISBN   978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC   819718028.
4. Tun Datuk Dr. Haji Awang bin Hassan Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine . Governors of Penang.
5. Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 385. ISBN   978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC   819718028.
6. "MUAR DOCTOR". Malaya Tribune. 10 March 1936. p. 2.
7. Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 395. ISBN   978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC   819718028.
8. Faridah Abdul Rashid (2012). Biography of the early Malay doctors 1900-1957 : Malaya and Singapore. Bloomington: Xlibris Corporation. p. 396. ISBN   978-1-4771-5995-8. OCLC   819718028.
9. "Former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang dies". New Straits Times. 13 September 1998. p. 9.
10. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
11. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 October 2021.
12. Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru, Johor: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 192. ISBN   978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC   870691698.

Preceded by Fuad Stephens	Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia 1973–1980	Succeeded by Lim Taik Choon
Preceded by Sardon Jubir	Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang 1981–1989	Succeeded by Hamdan Sheikh Tahir