In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Onn is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hussein. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Hussein Onn
SMN DK I (Johor) DK I (Selangor) DK I (Terengganu) DK (Kelantan) SPMJ SIMP SPCM SSIJ SPDK DUPN DP SPNS PIS
حسين عون
Studio Hussein, c. 1960s
3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
Monarchs
Yahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Deputy
Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by
Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by
Mahathir Mohamad
3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976
Monarchs
Abdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime Minister
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by
Ismail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by
Mahathir Mohamad
4th President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 15 September 1978 – 28 June 1981
Preceded by
Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by
Mahathir Mohamad
1st Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 1949–1951
President
Onn Jaafar
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Abdul Razak Hussein
Minister of Defence
In office 1979–1981
Monarch
Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister
Hussein Onn
Preceded by
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded by
Mahathir Mohamad
In office 1976–1978
Monarch
Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister
Hussein Onn
Preceded by
Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Minister of Federal Territories
In office 1978–1980
Monarchs
Yahya Petra
Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister
Hussein Onn
Preceded by
Hassan Adli Arshad
Succeeded by
Abdul Taib Mahmud
Minister of Finance
In office 1974–1976
Monarchs
Abdul Halim
Yahya Petra
Prime Minister
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by
Tan Siew Sin
Succeeded by
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 13 August 1973 – 14 September 1974
Monarch
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by
Ismail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by
Hamzah Abu Samah
Minister of Education
In office 1970–1973
Monarch
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by
Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Succeeded by
Mohamed Yaacob
1st President of the International Islamic University Malaysia
In office 1983–1987
Chancellor
Ahmad Shah
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Anwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sri Gading
In office 4 November 1974 – 16 July 1981
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Mustaffa Mohammad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johore Bahru Timor (Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971)
In office 20 February 1971 – 31 July 1974
Preceded by
Fatimah Abdul Majid
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Hussein bin Onn
(1922-02-12)12 February 1922 Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Died
29 May 1990(1990-05-29) (aged 68) Seton Medical Center, Daly City, California, U.S.
Resting place
Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party
Independent (1987–1990)
Other political affiliations
United Malays National Organisation (Before 1951; 1968–1988) Independence of Malaya Party (1951–1963) National Party (1963–1968)
Spouse
Suhailah Noah
(m. 1948)
Children
6 (including Hishammuddin Hussein)
Parents
Onn Jaafar (father)
Halimah Hussein (mother)
Education
English College Johore Bahru Indian Military Academy
Alma mater
Lincoln's Inn (LLB)
Profession
Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance
British Raj
Branch/service
British Indian Army
Years of service
1940–1945
Rank
Captain
Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn (Jawi: حسين بن عون; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in 1976 to his retirement in 1981. Moreover, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sri Gading from 1974 to 1981, representing Barisan Nasional (BN) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was granted the soubriquet Father of Unity (Bapa Perpaduan).
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Onn Hafiz was born in Simpang Renggam, Kluang, Johor to Dato' Ghazi Ishak (1948–2021) and Datin Roquaiya Hanim Hussein (1949–2005), HusseinOnn's eldest...
His son is HusseinOnn, the third and former Prime Minister of Malaysia, his grandson is the senior UMNO politician, Hishammuddin Hussein, and his great-grandson...
Tenggara from 1995 to 2004. Hishammuddin was born in Johor Bahru to HusseinOnn and Suhailah Noah. His father was the third prime minister of Malaysia...
Minister HusseinOnn and the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 15 January 1976, until 16 July 1981. She was the mother of Hishammuddin Hussein, who...
in 1976 before being sworn in as prime minister in 1981, succeeding HusseinOnn. During Mahathir's first tenure, Malaysia underwent modernisation and...
Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein (Jawi: عبد الرزاق بن حسين; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as...
Desa Tun HusseinOnn is the Malaysian Armed Forces residential area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This special residential area is located near Setiawangsa...
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun HusseinOnn (2) (or SMKBTHO (2)), sometimes referred as SMK Bandar Tun HusseinOnn (2) (although there were never another...
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portfolios under Prime Ministers Tunku Abdul Rahman, Abdul Razak Hussein, HusseinOnn and Mahathir Mohamad. In 1981, Taib returned to Sarawak and became...
HusseinOnn formed the first Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the death of the previous Prime...
The Star, Tunku was supported by the third Malaysian Prime Minister, HusseinOnn, who stated that the "nation can still be functional as a secular state...
universities, the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) in Skudai, Tun HusseinOnn University of Malaysia (UTHM) in Parit Raja, and Universiti Teknologi...
elected as a UMNO Vice-President in 1978. When Mahathir Mohamad succeeded HusseinOnn as Prime Minister of Malaysia, he declared the election for the Deputy...
The Bandar Tun HusseinOnn MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Bandar Tun HusseinOnn, located in Cheras Selatan commune, Hulu Langat...
The conference chose Captain HusseinOnn as the first youth chief and named it "Perikatan Pemuda UMNO". After Hussein was appointed UMNO Secretary-General...
HusseinOnn, son of UMNO founder Dato' Onn Ja'afar, soon became a rising star in UMNO. After Ismail died suddenly of a heart attack in 1973, Hussein Onn...
Tun HusseinOnn Jamek Mosque or Larkin Jamek Mosque is a mosque in Larkin Sentral, Larkin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Islam in Malaysia "Masjid Jamek...
was 2nd Prime Minister from 1970 to 1976, Suhaila, the widow of Tun HusseinOnn, who was 3rd Prime Minister from 1976 to 1981, and Fakhriah who married...
HusseinOnn formed the second Hussein cabinet after being invited by Tuanku Yahya Petra to begin a new government following the 8 July 1978 general election...
of Malaysian history – Tun Abdul Razak appointed Tun HusseinOnn as his new deputy, and HusseinOnn would later appoint Mahathir as Deputy Prime Minister...
(Polytechnic Staff Training Centre) "Establishment History of Universiti Tun HusseinOnn Malaysia" Archived 5 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. UTHM Website...
(President of the Senate of Malaysia) by then-Prime Minister of Malaysia HusseinOnn. Khan attended the premier boys' high school, King Edward VII School...
alongside the graves of former Prime Ministers Tun Abdul Razak and Tun HusseinOnn and former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail. Teachers' Union secretary...
Gurney near to Utm Semarak and SK Kementah located in Mindef, SK Desa Tun HusseinOnn also located in DTHO that share land property with Mindef. Secondary...
the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, HusseinOnn. Hussein had presided over the second Hussein cabinet, a coalition government that consisted...
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