Tun Sardon bin Jubir ( ms, سعدون بن زبير, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 19 March 1917 – 14 December 1985) was a

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politician. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Works and Communications and was the

Yang di-Pertua Negeri In Malaysia, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri ( in Malay) is a constitutional title given to the head of state in states without a Ruler, namely: Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak. This is in constrast to a Ruler () which is a constitutional title giv ...

(Governor) of Penang from 1975 to 1981.

Early life

Sardon was born in Rengit,

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on 19 March 1917. His father, Haji Jubir bin Haji Mohd Amin was a plantation owner and a ''kathi'' in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. Sardon was educated at Victoria Bridge School and

Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both ...

. At Raffles, he formed a Malay literary association with friends including Aziz Ishak,

Abdul Hamid Jumat Abdul Hamid bin Jumat ( ms, عبدالحميد بن جومت, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 12 April 1917 – 16 April 1978) was a Malaysian politician and diplomat who served as Deputy Chief Minister of Singapore between 1956 and 1959 ...

, and Ahmad Ibrahim and contributed articles on the

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and their plight to Warta Malaya, a leading Malay newspaper in

. This was done through Aziz's brother,

Yusof Ishak Yusof bin Ishak (12 August 191023 November 1970) was a Singaporean politician and journalist who served as the first president of Singapore from 1965 until his death in 1970. Prior to becoming head of state, Yusof was a well-known journali ...

who was already working as a journalist. Yusof later became the first

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. After passing his Senior Cambridge examination, Tun Sardon pursued a career in Law in

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and qualified as a Barrister from Lincoln's

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. He returned to

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

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– 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

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near

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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: * Taman Tun Sardon in

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, Penang * Jalan Tun Sardon a major road from

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to Paya Terubong * SMK Tun Sardon in Rengit,

* Bilik Mesyuarat Tun Sardon Jubir, a conference room at Pos Malaysia National Mail Centre in

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* Laluan Makmal Sains Tun Sardon Jubir, a science laboratory hallway in a

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institutional boarding school, MRSM Baling, Kedah

Honours

Honours of Penang

* As 4th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang ( – ) ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Knight Grand Commander - DUPN

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

* : ** Commander of the

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(PMN) – Tan Sri (1961) * : **

Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965) ** Grand Commander of the

(SMN) – Tun (1976) * : **

Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar

Knight Grand Commander of the

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(SPMJ) – Dato' (1972) * : ** MY-KEL Order of the Crown of Kelantan - Star of Muhammad

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (1972)

References

External links

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