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Awang bin Hassan ( ms, اواڠ بن حسن, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 9 November 1910 – 12 September 1998) was a

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politician who served as the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of

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from 1981 until his retirement in 1989. He had previously served as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980.

Education

He received his early education at Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in

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and later at the

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. Awang began attendance at the King Edward VII College of Medicine (now the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the

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) and graduated with a

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(LMS) in 1934. He worked as a specialist in

Kandang Kerbau Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital (abbreviation: KKH) is the largest public hospital specialising in healthcare for women and children in Singapore, located at 100 Bukit Timah Road. From its humble beginnings as a small general hospital in 18 ...

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before opening his own clinic.

Politics

Awang joined politics and was made Deputy Speaker of

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and

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for Muar Selatan. He was later appointed as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980, after which he became the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of

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from 1981 to 1989. Awang also played a part in the formation of

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together with his brother-in-laws, Suleiman Abdul Rahman and Ismail Abdul Rahman.

Personal life

Tun Awang married Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd

Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia The deputy prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, تيمبلن ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the second-highest political office in Malaysia. There have been 15 ...

in 1936. They had four sons and three daughters. In 1989, two years after Toh Puan Khadijah's death, Tun Awang married her younger sister-in-law, Toh Puan Dr. Zubaidah Abdul Rahman.

Death

Tun Dr. Awang Hassan died on 12 September 1998 at the age of 87. He was buried at the

Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum The Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum ( ms, Makam Diraja Mahmoodiah) is a Royal Mausoleum of Johor located at Bukit Mahmoodiah in Jalan Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The first Sultan of Johor buried here was Sultan Abu Bakar in 1895. Besides ...

in Johor Bahru.

Honours

Honours of Penang

* As 5th

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( – ) **

Knight Grand Commander (DUPN) with title ''Dato' Seri Utama'' ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Grand Commander - DUPN

Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of State

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965) ** Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1982) * : ** Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar

Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1977)

Places named after him

Several projects and institutions were named after him, including: * Jalan Tun Dr Awang, a major highway in

which connects from

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* Taman Tun Dr Awang, a township in

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References

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