Sulaiman Ninam Shah
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah | |
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Deputy President of the Dewan Negara | |
In office 14 December 1982 – 1 April 1985 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Bidin |
Succeeded by | Abang Ahmad Urai |
Member of the Johore State Legislative Assembly for Parit Jawa | |
In office 19 August 1959 – 25 April 1964 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Che Sairan Sabtu |
Majority | 7,020 (1959) |
Member of the Johore State Council for Muar Coastal | |
In office 10 October 1954 – 19 August 1959 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Kampung Sarang Buaya, Muar, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | 2 January 1920
Died | 5 July 2003 Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur | (aged 83)
Resting place | 6th Mile Muslim Cemetery, Jalan Bakri, Bukit Bakri, Muar, Johor |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1946-2003) |
Spouse(s) | Toh Puan Rose Othman |
Children | 6 sons and 3 daughters |
Tun Sulaiman bin Ninam Shah (2 January 1920 – 5 July 2003)[1] was a Malaysian businessman and veteran politician. He was also former member of Johore State Council for Muar Coastal (1954–1959) and Johor State Legislative Assembly for Parit Jawa (1959-1964), former Senator (1979-1985) and the 6th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara (1982-1985). He is one of the founders of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and former Permanent Chairman of UMNO (1976-2003).[2]
Family[]
Sulaiman was born in Kampung Sarang Buaya, Muar, Johor to a mix of Indian Muslim and Malay family.[3] He married Rose Othman in 1946 and the couple had nine children. Six sons and three daughters named, Datin Faridah, Datuk Kadar Shah, Mohd Shah, Othman, Zainal Abiddin, Mariam, Hassan, Mohd Nathir and Intaan Rogayah.
Early life[]
Sulaiman started his career as a police constable in Johor in 1939. Three years later when Malaya was under the Japanese occupation, he was promoted as the Police Vehicles Officer and later as the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to work as the Police Chief of Muar district until the surrender of Japan in 1945.[citation needed] At the same time, Sulaiman started to become involved in business by opening a newspapers, magazines and books store in Muar. Sulaiman in the subsequent year he managed to get a tender contract to provide foods supplies to Muar Hospital. In the 1970s, he started a joint-venture company opening a palm oil estate in Segamat.
Sulaiman later successfully got elected as the chairman and director for companies such as Budget Rent-A-Car, Laksamana Tour, Top Coach Builder, Malacca-Singapore Ekspress, Pelaburan Johor Bhd., T & T Properties, Menara Landmark and also Bank Rakyat.[4]
Politics[]
Sulaiman was involved in politics since the foundation of UMNO in 1946. In the 1st general election of Malaya in 1954 before Independence, he contested as an Alliance Party candidate and won the Muar Coastal seat to be a member of Johore State Council. In the second Malayan general election in 1959, he contested again under Alliance Party and managed to defeat the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party (PMIP) candidate with 7,020 majority votes to be the Johor state assemblyman for Parit Jawa seat. However, he had a heart condition which caused him to retract from re-contesting in 1964 general election
He maintained his position as Deputy Chairman of the Muar Division of UMNO until 1967. In the following year he was selected as the Permanent Chairman of UMNO Malaysia in 1976 before elected in 1978. He held the position until his death in 2003.
Sulaiman was also appointed as senator in Dewan Negara for two terms from 1979 to 1985 which he was elected as the Deputy President in the second term.
Death[]
Sulaiman, 83, died from leukaemia at 5am, at the Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. He was buried at 6th Mile Muslim Cemetery, Jalan Bakri, Bukit Bakri, Muar, Johor.[5]
Honours[]
Honours of Malaysia[]
Malaysia :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1976)[6]
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1984)[7]
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1994)[8]
Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (2001)[9]
Johor :
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1970)
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor (SSIJ) – Dato' (1976)
Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS)
Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI)
Places named after him[]
Several places were named after him, including:
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah, Muar, Johor. (a secondary school formerly SMK Jalan Junid which rename in honour of Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah)
- Taman Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah (a housing area near Jalan Junid, Parit Sakai, Muar, Johor)
- Jalan Sulaiman Ninam Shah 1 - Jalan Sulaiman Ninam Shah 6 (streets of Taman Bunga Mawar, Muar, Johor)
- Dewan Tun Sulaiman Ninam Shah (a multi-purpose hall of Bangunan UMNO Muar, 123, Jalan Meriam, Taman Sri Tanjung, Muar, Johor)
References[]
- ^ Tan Sri Sulaiman Ninam Shah. arkib.gov.my
- ^ Umno co-founder Sulaiman Ninam Shah gone but not forgotten|New Straits Times|07-06-2003|Byline: Zubaidah Abu Bakar|Edition: New Sunday Times; 2*|Section: Nation|Column: In passing
- ^ Kimma, Kurma and Karma|BY Sheikh Moinudeen Chisti Syed Abdul Kadir|Wednesday, 05 March 2008
- ^ Biographies - Sulaiman Ninam Shah|Able2Act
- ^ "Umno permanent chairman dies". Bernama. The Star. 6 July 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1984" (PDF).
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1994" (PDF).
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2001" (PDF).
- 1920 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Johor
- People from Muar
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian people of Indian descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- 20th-century Malaysian businesspeople
- United Malays National Organisation politicians
- Members of the Dewan Negara
- Members of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
- Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
- Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor
- Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm