Syed Zahiruddin Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan
Order:4th
Office:Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
Term Start:23 May 1976
Term End:30 November 1984
Predecessor:Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
Successor:Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin
Birth Name:Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan
Birth Date:1918 10, df=yes
Death Place:Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting Place:Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Birth Place:Pondok Tanjung, Kerian, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Spouse:Halimah Md. Noh
Children:10
Father:Syed Hassan Syed Ibrahim
Mother:Raja Halimah Raja Abdullah

Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (11 October 1918 – 20 April 2013)[1] was a Malaysian politician. He was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1976 to 1984 and the Ambassador and High commissioner to both Ireland in 1975 and the United Kingdom in 1974.[2] He was also the Orang Besar Empat Perak. SMK Tun Syed Zahiruddin also named after him.

Death

Zahiruddin died on 20 April 2013 of a kidney failure, aged 95 and was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Fourth Speaker of Malacca. 2012-09-24. 2016-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812085242/http://www.tytmelaka.gov.my/versionBI/index.php/2012-09-24-01-09-13/the-fourth-speaker-of-malacca. 2016-08-12.
  2. http://www.nst.com.my/latest/former-malacca-yang-dipertua-negeri-syed-zahiruddin-dies-1.260790?localLinksEnabled=false Former Malacca Yang dipertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin dies - Latest - New Straits Times
  3. News: Former Melaka Yang Dipertua Negeri dies . PressReader. The Borneo Post. Bernama. Bernama. 22 April 2013. 15 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976..
  5. Web site: SPCM 1987. pingat.perak.gov.my.
  6. Web site: SPSA 2005. pingat.perak.gov.my.
  7. Web site: DSA 2009. pingat.perak.gov.my.