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 A national language is a language (or language variant, e.g. dialect) that has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a nation. There is little consistency in the use of this term. One or more languages spoken as first languages in the te ...

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

(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) * : ** My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_2006

Recipient of the Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI) ** Sultan_Ibrahim_Coronation_Medal_ribbon

Recipient of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS) ** Order of the Loyalty of Sultan Ismail (Johor) - ribbon bar

Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor (SSIJ) – Dato' **

Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar

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' * : ** MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SIMP

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) * : ** MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP

Knight Commander of the

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(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 {{Malaysia-politician-stub