Awang bin Hassan was a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang from 1981 until his retirement in 1989.
11 Facts About Awang Hassan
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Awang Hassan had previously served as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980.
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Awang Hassan received his early education at Sekolah Bukit Zahrah in Johor Bahru and later at the English College Johore Bahru.
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Awang Hassan worked as a specialist in Kandang Kerbau Hospital in Singapore before opening his own clinic.
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Awang Hassan joined politics and was made Deputy Speaker of Dewan Rakyat and Member of Parliament for Muar Selatan.
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Awang Hassan was later appointed as the 7th Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1973 to 1980, after which he became the 5th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang, Malaysia from 1981 to 1989.
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Awang Hassan played a part in the formation of United Malays National Organisation together with his brother-in-laws, Suleiman Abdul Rahman and Ismail Abdul Rahman.
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Tun Awang Hassan married Toh Puan Khadijah Abdul Rahman, sister of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia in 1936.
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In 1989, two years after Toh Puan Khadijah's death, Tun Awang Hassan married her younger sister-in-law, Toh Puan Dr Zubaidah Abdul Rahman.
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Tun Dr Awang Hassan died on 12 September 1998 at the age of 87.
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Awang Hassan was buried at the Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum in Johor Bahru.