Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Haji |
Hassan Yunus | |
Honorific-Suffix: | PMN SPMJ PIS |
Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|حسن يونس |
Birth Date: | 1907[1] |
Birth Place: | Muar, Johor, Malaya |
Death Date: | 12 July |
Death Place: | Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
Resting Place: | Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum |
Office1: | 10th Menteri Besar of Johor |
Term Start1: | 27 June 1959 |
Term End1: | 31 January 1967 |
Predecessor1: | Wan Idris Ibrahim |
Successor1: | Othman Saat |
Constituency1: | Bukit Serampang |
Constituency Am2: | Bukit Serampang |
Assembly2: | Johor State Legislative |
Term Start2: | 1959 |
Term End2: | 1968 |
Predecessor2: | Constituency established |
Successor2: | Abdul Rahman Mahmud |
Office3: | Member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Muar Utara |
Term Start3: | 1955 |
Term End3: | 1959 |
Predecessor3: | Constituency established |
Successor3: | Ahmad Arshad |
Office4: | Member of the Malayan State and Settlement Council for Muar Inland |
Term Start4: | 1954 |
Term End4: | 1959 |
Predecessor4: | Constituency established |
Successor4: | Constituency abolished |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Alliance Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
Alma Mater: | Al-Azhar University |
Spouse: | Rugayah Abdullah |
Children: | 3 |
Office6: | Johor State Mufti |
Predecessor6: | Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad (1934–1941) |
Successor6: | Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad (1947–1961) |
Term End6: | 1947[2] |
Term Start6: | 1941 |
Hassan Yunus (Malay: حسن بن يونس|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset; 1907 – 12 July 1968) was the State Mufti serving from 1941 to 1947 and Menteri Besar serving from 1959 to 1967 of Johor, Malaysia.[3] [4] He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (formerly Alliance Party) coalition.
Several places were named after him, including: