| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji |
| Onn Ismail | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | PJK |
| Order1: | 8th |
| Office1: | Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 18 May 1995 |
| Term End1: | 22 April 2008 |
| Predecessor1: | Zainal Dahalan (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor1: | Teng Chang Khim (PR–DAP) |
| Constituency1: | Selat Klang (1986–1999) Non-MLA |
| Constituency Am2: | Selat Klang |
| Assembly2: | Selangor State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 1986 |
| Term End2: | 1999 |
| Predecessor2: | Ng Boon Thong @ Ng Thian Hock (BN–MCA) |
| Successor2: | Zakaria Deros (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority2: | 5,433 (1986) 4,592 (1990) 9,392 (1995) |
| Constituency Am3: | Sementa |
| Assembly3: | Selangor State Legislative |
| Term Start3: | 1974 |
| Term End3: | 1986 |
| Predecessor3: | Chua Kow Eng (DAP) |
| Successor3: | Md Amin Abd Moin (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority3: | 3,329 (1974) 4,706 (1978) 7,071 (1982) |
| Birth Date: | 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Kampung Raja Uda, Pelabuhan Klang |
| Resting Place: | Tanah Perkuburan Islam Kampung Raja Uda, Pelabuhan Klang |
Haji Onn bin Haji Ismail (1939–5 April 2023) was Malaysian politician who served as Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2008, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sementa seat from 1974 to 1986 and Selat Klang from 1986 to 1999. He was a member of United Malays National Organisation, a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
His parents had 16 children, but eight of them died during the Japanese occupation (1941-1945) because there was not enough food. Only eight were left and Onn Ismail is the second youngest child. He was married and has six children, three boys and three girls, including Senator Norhayati Onn.
Norhayati Onn was the first woman in Malaysia to be appointed political secretary Prime Minister.[1] Her ex-husband is Mohd Suffian Abdul Aziz.[2] [3]
His son-in-law is Faizal Abdullah, former Kapar UMNO Youth Leader and CEO of Wijaya Baru Global Bhd. Faizal was once a member of the Klang Port Council and was involved in the controversy of not having house plans approved together with Zakaria Deros and Mazlynoor Abdul Latiff.[4] The bungalow was built in Kampung Raja Uda without plan approval. As a result, the then Menteri Besar of Selangor, Khir Toyo asked Faizal to resign as a council member.[5]
Onn Ismail made his first electoral debut in 1974 Sementa seat and won. When he was Speaker of the Selangor State Assembly in 2003, he once called the police to bring out Teng Chang Khim MLA for Sungai Pinang. Teng was not satisfied because the motion he brought was rejected. Teng was suspended for 6 months for refusing to "politely apologise" following an incident in 2005 when he threw a book of the Standing Rules of the Meeting into the wastebasket.[6]
'Selangor cowboy' became a nickname for Onn Ismail in the 1980s. During a section meeting, a group of people beat up three people because of a disagreement. He fired a shot on top of the meeting tent. The group also ran because they were reminded that the police were coming to raid. That action was able to save three people who were almost paralyzed by almost 30 people. The incident was in the newspaper. When the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah called himself 'this is the Cowboy of Selangor'! like the popular drama at that time 'The High Chaparral'.[7]
Onn Ismail died on 5 April 2023 at his son's residence in Kampung Raja Uda, Pelabuhan Klang.[8]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | N20 Sementa | Onn Ismail (UMNO) | 3,954 | 78.36% | A. V. Kathiah (PEKEMAS) | 625 | 12.39% | 3,329 | |||||||
| Abdul Aziz Ismail (DAP) | 467 | 9.25% | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | Onn Ismail (UMNO) | 6,890 | 75.93% | Dahalan Rezwan (PAS) | 2,184 | 24.07% | 4,706 | ||||||||
| 1982 | Onn Ismail (UMNO) | 9,054 | 73.84% | Zainudin Rawi (PAS) | 1,983 | 16.17% | 12,475 | 7,071 | 73.53% | ||||||
| Hussin Kussan (DAP) | 1,225 | 9.99% | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | N15 Selat Klang | Onn Ismail (UMNO) | 8,851 | 72.14% | Aziz Hamzah (PAS) | 3,418 | 27.86% | 12,740 | 5,433 | 65.23% | |||||
| 1990 | Onn Ismail (UMNO) | 10,020 | 64.86% | Aziz Hamzah (PAS) | 5,428 | 35.14% | 16,001 | 4,592 | 69.36% | ||||||
| 1995 | N40 Selat Klang | Onn Ismail (UMNO) | 12,479 | 80.17% | Mohd. Ismath Habib Mohamad (PAS) | 3,087 | 19.83% | 16,047 | 9,392 | 68.82% | |||||