Datu Mustapha Datu Harun
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Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun, or Tun Mustapha for short (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995[2][3]), was a Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang Di-Pertua Negara from September 1963 to September 1965 and President of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO). He is considered by some[who?] to be one of the founding leaders of Sabah and was an important party in the negotiations leading to the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.[4] He is sometimes known [who?] as the "Father of Independence of Sabah" (Bapa Kemerdekaan Sabah) and also the "Father of Development of Sabah" (Bapa Pembangunan Sabah).[5]
Mustapha Harun | |
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داتو مصطفى داتو هارون | |
3rd Chief Minister of Sabah | |
In office 12 May 1967 – 1 November 1975 | |
Governor | Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Fuad Stephens Mohd Hamdan Abdullah |
Preceded by | Peter Lo Sui Yin |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Said Keruak |
1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah | |
In office 16 September 1963 – 16 September 1965 | |
Chief Minister | Fuad Stephens Peter Lo Sui Yin |
Preceded by | Position Established Sir William Goode (as Governor of North Borneo) |
Succeeded by | Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Pengiran Omar |
Personal details | |
Born | Datu Badiozaman Mustapha Datu Harun[1] (1918-07-31)31 July 1918 Kampung Limau-Limauan, Kudat, British North Borneo |
Died | 2 January 1995(1995-01-02) (aged 76) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Political party | USNO (1961–1989) UMNO (1989–1994) |