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Syed Nasir Ismail
Malaysian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tun Syed Nasir bin Syed Ismail (Arabic: سيد ناصر بن سيد إسماعيل Sayyid Nāṣir bin ʼIsmāʻīl; 7 March 1921[1]– 16 March 1982) was a Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. During his lifetime, he was known as a nationalist who sought to fight for the primacy of the national language 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 (UMNO) – the leading party of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition – he served as the 5th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 till his death in 1982.
He was born in Batu Pahat,[1] Johor, Malaysia, and is of Hadhrami Arab descent.
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Awards and recognitions
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Honours of Malaysia
Malaya :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1961)[2]
Malaysia :
Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)[2]
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1971)[2]
Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1982)[2][3]
Johor :
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 (SPMJ) – Dato'
Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (1980)[4]
Perlis :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato'
Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:
- Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor
- Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 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)
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