Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin

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Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin
1st President of the Dewan Negara
In office
11 September 1959 – 31 December 1968
MonarchsAbdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Putra
Ismail Nasiruddin
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySyed Sheh Syed Hassan Barakbah
Personal details
Born(1891-11-19)19 November 1891
Parit Bakar, Muar, Johor
Died24 May 1970(1970-05-24) (aged 78)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Resting placeMahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation
Spouse(s)Zaharah Abu Bakar
Kamariah Jaafar
Ungku Salamah Ungku Abdul Rahman
RelationsOnn Jaafar (brother-in-law)
Awang Hassan (son-in-law)
Abu Bakar Suleiman (grandson)
Yahya Awang (grandson)
Children9 (including Ismail Abdul Rahman and Suleiman Abdul Rahman)

Dato' Haji Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Yassin (19 November 1891 – 24 May 1970)[2] was a Malaysian politician who served as the 1st President of the Dewan Negara from 11 September 1959 until his retirement on 31 December 1968.[3] His son, Ismail Abdul Rahman was the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970–1973).[4]

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

  • Kampung Dato' Abdul Rahman Yassin, a village in Kluang, Johor
  • SK Abdul Rahman Yassin, a primary school in Kluang, Johor
  • SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Yassin, a secondary school in Johor Bahru, Johor

References

  1. ^ The prefix "Yang Berhormat" is used for recipients of the First and Second Classes of the Johor's Orders of Chivalry.[1]
  1. ^ Abdul Rahim Ramli (19 June 2010). "Syarat Ketat Anugerah Datuk Johor". mStar Online (in Malay). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 32. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Yang di-Pertua". www.parlimen.gov.my (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ Ooi Kee Beng (2007). Bukan kerana pangkat : Tun Dr. Ismail dan masanya (in Malay). Bashir Basalamah. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 14. ISBN 978-983-3782-18-5. OCLC 191805054.
  5. ^ "JOHORE HONOURS". Malaya Tribune. 10 October 1930. p. 9.
  6. ^ "BIRTHDAY HONOURS". The Straits Times. 17 September 1941. p. 7.
  7. ^ "The Sultan of Perak tops the list". The Straits Times. 29 October 1967. p. 9.
Political offices
First
Office created
President of the Dewan Negara
11 September 1959 – 31 December 1968
Succeeded by