Sardon Jubir

Malaysian politician (1917–1985)

سعدون زبير3rd Youth Chief of the
United Malays National OrganisationIn office
1951–1964PresidentTunku Abdul RahmanPreceded byAbdul Razak HusseinSucceeded bySenu Abdul Rahman4th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of PenangIn office
2 February 1975 – 30 April 1981Chief MinisterLim Chong EuPreceded bySyed Sheh Hassan BarakbahSucceeded byAwang HassanMinister of CommunicationsIn office
1 January 1972 – 24 August 1974MonarchAbdul HalimPrime MinisterAbdul Razak HusseinDeputyWong Seng ChowPreceded byV. T. Sambanthan as Minister of Works, Posts and TelecommunicationsSucceeded byV. ManickavasagamConstituencyPontian UtaraMinister of HealthIn office
4 June 1969 – 1 January 1972MonarchsIsmail Nasiruddin
Abdul HalimPrime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak HusseinPreceded byNg Kam PohSucceeded byLee Siok YewConstituencyPontian UtaraMinister of TransportIn office
22 August 1959 – 3 June 1969MonarchsAbdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Putra
Ismail NasiruddinPrime MinisterTunku Abdul RahmanPreceded byAbdul Rahman TalibSucceeded byV. ManickavasagamConstituencyPontian UtaraMinister of Works, Posts and TelecommunicationsIn office
31 August 1957 – 21 August 1959MonarchAbdul RahmanPrime MinisterTunku Abdul RahmanPreceded byHimself as Minister of WorksSucceeded byV. T. SambanthanConstituencySegamatMinister of WorksIn office
9 August 1955 – 31 August 1957MonarchElizabeth IIChief MinisterTunku Abdul RahmanAssistant MinisterAbdul Khalid Awang OsmanPreceded byPosition EstablishedSucceeded byHimself as Minister of Works, Posts and TelecommunicationsConstituencySegamat Personal detailsBorn(1917-03-19)19 March 1917
Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)Died14 December 1985(1985-12-14) (aged 68)
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaResting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala LumpurSpouse
Saadiah Abdullah
(m. 1944)
Alma materVictoria School
Inns of Court School of Law
Inner Temple

Tun Sardon bin Jubir (Jawi: سعدون بن زبير, Malay pronunciation: [sardon]; 19 March 1917 – 14 December 1985) was a Malaysian politician. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Works and Communications and was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang from 1975 to 1981.

Early life

Sardon was born in Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor on 19 March 1917. His father, Haji Jubir bin Haji Mohd Amin was a plantation owner and a kathi in Singapore.[1]

Sardon was educated at Victoria Bridge School and Raffles Institution in Singapore. At Raffles, he formed a Malay literary association with friends including Aziz Ishak, Abdul Hamid Jumat, and Ahmad Ibrahim and contributed articles on the Malays and their plight to Warta Malaya, a leading Malay newspaper in Singapore. This was done through Aziz's brother, Yusof Ishak who was already working as a journalist. Yusof later became the first President of Singapore.

After passing his Senior Cambridge examination, Tun Sardon pursued a career in Law in London and qualified as a Barrister from Lincoln's Inner Temple. He returned to Singapore 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 United Nations – 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 Makam Pahlawan near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

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:


Honours

Honours of Penang

  • As 4th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang (5 February 19751 May 1981)
    • Knight Grand Commander (DUPN) with title Dato' Seri Utama
    • Grand Master of the Order of the Defender of State

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "About Tun Sardon". Tun Sardon Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).
  3. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1976" (PDF).
  5. ^ Ministers head Sultan's awards list. New Straits Times. 16 November 1972.
  6. ^ "吉蘭丹蘇丹華誕臣民一百十四人膺勳" [The Sultan of Kelantan celebrates his birthday and 114 people are honored]. 南洋商报 (Nanyang Siang Pau). 11 July 1972. p. 17.

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