Sardon Jubir Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Sardon Jubir
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|سعدون زبير
Honorific-Suffix:SMN PMN SPMK SPMJ DUPN
Office:3rd Youth Chief of the
United Malays National Organisation
President:Tunku Abdul Rahman
Term Start:1951
Term End:1964
Predecessor:Abdul Razak Hussein
Successor:Senu Abdul Rahman
Office1:4th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
Term Start1:2 February 1975
Term End1:30 April 1981
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Lim Chong Eu
Predecessor1:Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah
Successor1:Awang Hassan
Office2:Minister of Communications
Primeminister2:Abdul Razak Hussein
Term Start2:1 January 1972
Term End2:24 August 1974
Monarch2:Abdul Halim
Deputy2:Wong Seng Chow
Successor2:V. Manickavasagam
Constituency2:Pontian Utara
Office3:Minister of Health
Primeminister3:Tunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Term Start3:4 June 1969
Term End3:1 January 1972
Monarch3:Ismail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Predecessor3:Ng Kam Poh
Successor3:Lee Siok Yew
Constituency3:Pontian Utara
Office4:Minister of Transport
Primeminister4:Tunku Abdul Rahman
Term Start4:22 August 1959
Term End4:3 June 1969
Monarch4:Abdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Putra
Ismail Nasiruddin
Predecessor4:Abdul Rahman Talib
Successor4:V. Manickavasagam
Constituency4:Pontian Utara
Office5:Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications
Primeminister5:Tunku Abdul Rahman
Term Start5:31 August 1957
Term End5:21 August 1959
Monarch5:Abdul Rahman
Predecessor5:Himself
Successor5:V. T. Sambanthan
Constituency5:Segamat
Office6:Minister of Works
Monarch6:Elizabeth II
1Blankname6:Chief Minister
1Namedata6:Tunku Abdul Rahman
2Blankname6:Assistant Minister
2Namedata6:Abdul Khalid Awang Osman
Term Start6:9 August 1955
Term End6:31 August 1957
Predecessor6:Position Established
Successor6:Himself
Constituency6:Segamat
Birth Date:19 March 1917
Birth Place:Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Death Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting Place:Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Alma Mater:Victoria School
Inns of Court School of Law
Inner Temple

Tun Sardon bin Jubir (Malay: سعدون بن زبير|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset, in Malay pronounced as /sardon/; 19 March 1917 – 14 December 1985) was a Malaysian politician. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Works and Communications and was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang from 1975 to 1981.

Early life

Sardon was born in Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor on 19 March 1917. His father, Haji Jubir bin Haji Mohd Amin was a plantation owner and a kathi in Singapore.[1]

Sardon was educated at Victoria Bridge School and Raffles Institution in Singapore. At Raffles, he formed a Malay literary association with friends including Aziz Ishak, Abdul Hamid Jumat, and Ahmad Ibrahim and contributed articles on the Malays and their plight to Warta Malaya, a leading Malay newspaper in Singapore. This was done through Aziz's brother, Yusof Ishak who was already working as a journalist. Yusof later became the first President of Singapore.

After passing his Senior Cambridge examination, Tun Sardon pursued a career in law in London and qualified as a barrister from Lincoln's Inner Temple. He returned to Singapore in 1941 and had his practice in Singapore and later in Johor Bahru. He was called to the English Bar in 1938 at the same time as Tun Suffian Hashim who later retired as the Lord President

Political career

Tun Sardon held the post of Minister of Health until 1972. He retired from politics in 1974 and was made Ambassador to the United Nations – a post then normally associated with retired politicians. In 1975, he was appointed as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang.

Family

Sardon married Toh Puan Hajjah Saadiah in 1944. They had three sons and two adopted daughters.

Death

Sardon died on 14 December 1985 and was buried at Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

Legacy

With the support from business and community leaders from Penang, the Tun Sardon Foundation was incorporated on 13 June 1978 as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital under the Companies Act 1965 to carry out charitable objects, including giving relief to the poor and needy, in particular the widows and orphans, victims of fire, floods, famine or other calamity and to those in need of moral or social rehabilitation or welfare.

Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:

Honours

Honours of Penang

Honours of Malaysia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Tun Sardon . Tun Sardon Foundation . 13 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961..
  3. Web site: SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191212223754/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/. 12 December 2019. 2 May 2021. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
  4. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976..
  5. Book: Ministers head Sultan's awards list. New Straits Times. 16 November 1972.
  6. News: 吉蘭丹蘇丹華誕臣民一百十四人膺勳. The Sultan of Kelantan celebrates his birthday and 114 people are honored. 南洋商报 (Nanyang Siang Pau). 11 July 1972. 17.