Syed Nasir Ismail
Tun Dato' Syed Nasir bin Ismail (Arabic: سيد ناصر بن إسماعيل Sayyid Nāṣir bin ʼIsmāʻīl; 7 March 1921[1]– 1982) was a Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. During his lifetime, he was known as a nationalist who sought to fight for the primacy of the national language in Malaysia as a means to create a national identity through the closing down of public-funded Mandarin and Tamil vernacular schools. Tun Syed Nasir sees a common education system for all as a solution to this dilemma. A prominent politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) – the leading party of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition – he served as the 5th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 till his death in 1982.
He was born in Batu Pahat,[1] Johor, Malaysia, and is of Hadhrami Arab descent.[2]
Awards and recognitions
Honours of Malaysia
Malaya : Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (J.M.N.) (1961)[3]
Malaysia : Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1971)[4]- Malaysia : Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (S.S.M.) (1982)[5]
Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:
- Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor
- Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor
- Politeknik Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail in Muar, Johor
- Taman Tun Syed Nasir, a residential area in Muar, Johor
- Kampung Kenangan Tun Syed Nasir in Muar, Johor
References
- ^ a b John Victor Morais (1969). Who's Who, Malaysia and Singapore. Who's Who Publications. p. 296.
- ^ Official Website for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1982" (PDF).
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