Syed Zahiruddin

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Syed Zahiruddin
4th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
In office
23 May 1975 – 30 November 1984
Preceded by Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
Succeeded by Syed 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
Died 20 April 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 94)
Spouse(s) Halimah Md. Noh
Children 10
Mother Raja Halimah Raja Abdullah
Father Syed Hassan Syed Ibrahim

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 1975–1984 and the Ambassador to Ireland in 1975 and the United Kingdom in 1974.[2] SMK Tun Syed Zahiruddin also named after him.

Death

On 20 April 2013, he died of a kidney failure at age 95.

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". 2012-09-24. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  2. ↑ Former Malacca Yang dipertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin dies - Latest - New Straits Times Archived 11 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  4. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  5. ↑ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
Preceded by
Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid		 Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
1975–1984		 Succeeded by
Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
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