Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
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Hamdan Sheikh Tahir | |
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6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | |
In office 1 May 1989 – 30 April 2001 | |
Preceded by | Awang Hassan |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Abbas |
Personal details | |
Born | Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federated Malay States | 27 April 1921
Died | 20 January 2005 George Town, Penang, Malaysia | (aged 83)
Parent(s) | Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin |
Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir (27 April 1921 – 20 January 2005)[1] was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (literally "head of state") of Penang, Malaysia from 1989 to 2001.[2][3]
Honours[]
Honours of Malaysia[]
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1965)[4]
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (P.S.M.) - Tan Sri (1974)[5]
Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (S.M.N.) - Tun (1989)[6]
Penang
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (D.U.P.N.) - Dato' Seri Utama
References[]
- ^ "Index Ha".
- ^ Tribute to a great teacher
- ^ "Honorary President Malaysia passed away". International Life Saving Federation. 16 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat tahun 1965" (PDF).
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat tahun 1974" (PDF).
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1989" (PDF).
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- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- 1921 births
- 2005 deaths
- United Malays National Organisation politicians
- Malaysian Muslims
- Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
- Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent
- Grand Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Malaysian politician stubs