Awang Hassan

Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang bin Hassan (November 1910 – October 23, 1998) was a Malaysian politician born in Muar, Johor.

He was educated by Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in Johor Bahru and continues his secondary at English College Johore Bahru. Awang began attendance at the King Edward VII College of Medicine (now the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National University of Singapore) in the 1930s. He worked as a specialist in Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore before opening his own clinic.

Awang started politics and made Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat and Member of Parliament for Muar. He was the Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia after which he became the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, Malaysia from 1981 to 1989 attending the UN.^[1] Awang and his brother-in-law founded the United Malays National Organisation.^[2]

Tun Awang married Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. He had four sons and two daughters.

Honours

Honour of Penang

• As 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (000000001981-05-01-00001 May 1981 – 000000001989-05-01-00001 May 1989)
  • Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of State

Honour of Malaysia

•  Malaysia : Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (1982)^[3]

Places named after him

Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:

• Jalan Tun Dr Awang, a major highway in Penang which connects from Sungai Nibong to Bayan Lepas
• Taman Tun Dr Awang, a townships in Butterworth, Penang

See also

• Tan Sri Dato' Dr Yahya Awang
• Governor of Penang
• Muar

References