Tun
TUN or tun may refer to:
Biology
* Tun shells, large sea snails of the family ''Tonnidae''
* Tun, a tardigrade in its cryptobiotic state
* Tun or Toon, common name for trees of the genus '' Toona''
Places
* Tun, Sweden, a locality in Västra G ...
Syed Nasir bin Syed Ismail ( ar, سيد ناصر بن سيد إسماعيل ';
7 March 1921
– 16 March 1982) was a
Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
The Speaker of the House of Representatives ( ms, Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat) is the highest-ranking presiding officer of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. He is responsible for convening sessions of the Dewan Raky ...
, the lower house of the
Parliament of Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, Literal translation, lit. "People's A ...
. During his lifetime, he was known as a nationalist who sought to fight for the primacy of the
national language
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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
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
(UMNO) – the leading party of the governing
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...
coalition – he served as the 5th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 till his death in 1982.
He was born in
Batu Pahat,
Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...
, Malaysia, and is of
Hadhrami Arab descent.
Awards and recognitions
Honours of Malaysia
* :
** Companion of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...
(JMN) (1961)
* :
**
Recipient of the
Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
** Commander of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...
(PMN) – Tan Sri (1971)
**
Grand Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign.
The order was instituted on ...
(SSM) – Tun (1982)
* :
**
Recipient of the
Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI)
**
Recipient of the
Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS)
**
Knight Grand Companion of the
Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor (SSIJ) – Dato'
**
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Johor
The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor ( Malay: ''Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an Order of chivalry awarded by the Sultan of Johor. It was first instituted on July 31, 1886.
It is awarded in three classes:
*Knight Grand Co ...
(SPMJ) – Dato'
* :
**
Grand Knight of the
Order of the Crown of Pahang
The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang.
History
The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...
(SIMP) – formerly ''Dato, now Dato' Indera (1980)
* :
**
Knight Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Perlis
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
(DPMP) – Dato'
Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:
* Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
The National University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, abbreviated as UKM) is a public university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ...
, Bangi, Selangor
* Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia; abbreviated as UTHM) is a public university in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. It was formerly known as Institut Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (ITTHO) and Kolej Universiti ...
, 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
* Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Syed Nasir Ismail , Johor Bahru (SMKTSNI)
References
1921 births
1982 deaths
Speakers of the Dewan Rakyat
Malaysian people of Yemeni descent
People from Batu Pahat
Hadhrami people
People from Johor
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Grand Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Commanders of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor
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