Hassan Yunus Explained

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.

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Birthdate uncertain: Options-to-date 1907.
  2. Web site: Johor Mufti Department, Johor Mufti List, Tan Sri Datuk Hj Hassan bin Yunus (1941–1947) . 12 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227082012/http://www.johordt.gov.my/mufti/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=49 . 27 February 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Johor Menteri Besar Office's former Menteri Besar biography of Tan Sri Hj. Hassan Yunus . 5 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100201205602/http://www.johordt.gov.my/pmbj/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8&Itemid=12 . 1 February 2010 . dead .
  4. Book: Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor. Yayasan Warisan Johor. Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949-. 2012. 978-983-2440-46-8. 1st. Johor Bahru, Johor. 167. ms. 870691698.
  5. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958..
  6. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1962..
  7. Web site: SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). 20 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929181530/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/. 29 September 2018. dead.
  8. News: Sultana title for Ruler's consort . The Straits Times . 28 October 1959 . 9.
  9. News: Tengku and brother head list of honours . The Straits Times . 28 October 1961 . 7.