Syed Esa Alwee

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Syed Esa Alwee
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
18 May 1964 – 24 November 1964
Preceded by Mohamad Noah Omar
Succeeded by Chok Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman
Personal details
Political party UMNO – BN

Dato' Syed Esa bin Alwee was a Malaysian politician. He was a prominent Malay leader during the British colonial period and the subsequent struggle for independence. He became the second Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Malaysian Parliament in 1964.

Syed Esa was also a Scout, and was Chief Commissioner of Scouts, the administrative head of the Malaysian Scouting Association, from 1963 to 1968.[1][2]

Biography

He received his secondary education at English College Johore Bahru. Syed Esa was vice-president of the Peninsular Malay Movement, Johor branch (PMSJ) which organised a historic rally against the Malayan Union in Batu Pahat on 12 February 1946.[3] After independence, he served as Member of Parliament for Batu Pahat Dalam,[4] and was elected Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat in May 1964. He stepped down from the role in November that year, and became Deputy Speaker until 1969.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Chief Commissioners of Malaysia Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. jhteng scouting blog. Accessed 7 June 2010
  2. ↑ Scouting Chied Seeks Aid to Fund The New Straits Times. 17 August 1965
  3. ↑ Umno marks 1946 rally against Malayan Union The New Straits Times. 27 February 2006 (taken from findarticles.com, accessed 7 June 2010)
  4. ↑ Dewan Ra'ayat Official Report 5 October 1962
  5. ↑ Speaker of The House of Representatives Parliament of Malaysia website
  6. ↑ Deputy Speakers of the House of Representatives Parliament of Malaysia website
Political offices
Preceded by
Mohamad Noah Omar		 Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
1964		 Succeeded by
Chik Mohamad Yusuf
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