Hamdan Sheikh Tahir Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dato' Seri Utama
Honorific-Suffix:	SMN PSM DUPN DP DMPN KMN
Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
Native Name:	حمدان شيخ طاهر جلال الدين الفلکي
Order:	6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Term Start:	1 May 1989
Term End:	30 April 2001
Predecessor:	Awang Hassan
Successor:	Abdul Rahman Abbas
Birth Date:	27 April 1921
Birth Place:	Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federated Malay States
Death Place:	George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Parents:	Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin

Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir (27 April 1921 – 20 January 2005)^[1] was the 6th Governor of Penang, Malaysia from 1989 to 2001.^{[2] [3]}

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1965)^[4]
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1974)^[5]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1989)^[6]
• :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN) – Dato' Seri Utama

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index Ha.
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BMFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6512%2C218947 Tribute to a great teacher
3. Web site: Honorary President Malaysia passed away. 16 February 2005. International Life Saving Federation. 20 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406214854/http://www.ilsf.org/es/node/183. 6 April 2012. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat tahun 1965.
5. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat tahun 1974.
6. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1989..