Hassan Yunus

Malaysian politician

حسن يونس‎

10th Menteri Besar of JohorIn office
27 June 1959 – 31 January 1967Preceded byWan Idris IbrahimSucceeded byOthman SaatConstituencyBukit SerampangMember of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit SerampangIn office
1959–1968Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byAbdul Rahman MahmudMember of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Muar UtaraIn office
1955–1959Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byAhmad Arshad
as Member of Parliament of the Federation of Malaya for Muar UtaraMember of the Malayan State and Settlement Council for Muar InlandIn office
1954–1959Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byConstituency abolishedJohor State MuftiIn office
1941–1947^[1]Preceded byAlwi bin Thahir al-Haddad
(1934–1941)Succeeded byAlwi bin Thahir al-Haddad
(1947–1961) Personal detailsBorn1907^[2]
Muar, Johor, MalayaDied12 July 1968 (aged 60–61)
Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaResting placeMahmoodiah Royal MausoleumCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Alliance PartySpouseRugayah AbdullahChildren3Alma materAl-Azhar UniversityOccupationPolitician

Hassan Yunus (Jawi: حسن بن يونس; 1907 – 12 July 1968) was the State Mufti serving from 1941 to 1947 and Menteri Besar serving from 1959 to 1967 of Johor, Malaysia.^[3]^[4] He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (formerly Alliance Party) coalition.

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaysia

Malaya :
- Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1958)^[5]
- Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1962)^[6]
Malaysia :
- Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965)^[7]
Johor :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato’ (1959)^[8]
- First Class of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS I) (1961)^[9]

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium in Johor Bahru, Johor
Jalan Dato Haji Hassan Yunus in Bandar Penawar, Johor
SMK Dato Haji Hassan Yunus, a secondary school in Renggam, Johor

References

^ "Johor Mufti Department, Johor Mufti List, Tan Sri Datuk Hj Hassan bin Yunus (1941–1947)". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
^ Birthdate uncertain: Options-to-date 1907.^{[citation needed]}
^ "Johor Menteri Besar Office's former Menteri Besar biography of Tan Sri Hj. Hassan Yunus". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
^ Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru, Johor: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 167. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958" (PDF).
^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1962" (PDF).
^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Sultana title for Ruler's consort". The Straits Times. 28 October 1959. p. 9.
^ "Tengku and brother head list of honours". The Straits Times. 28 October 1961. p. 7.

External links

Johor Menteri Besar Office, Menteri Besar Biography, Tan Sri Hj. Hassan Yunus
Johorean Student Society, Persatuan Mahasiswa Anak Johor (PERMAJ), National University of Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Johor Mufti Department, Johor Mufti List, Tan Sri Datuk Hj Hassan bin Yunus (1941–1947)

Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

Commanders