In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaafar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Onn. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Sir
Onn Jaafar
DK II (Johor) SPCM DPMJ KBE
عون جعفر
Onn Jaafar, 1948.
7th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office 1 June 1947 – 18 May 1950
Preceded by
Ungku Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
Succeeded by
Syed Abdul Kadir Mohamed
1st President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 11 May 1946 – 25 August 1951
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Member of the Malayan Parliament for Kuala Terengganu Selatan
In office 11 September 1959 – 19 January 1962
Preceded by
Constituency established
Succeeded by
Ismail Kassim
Personal details
Born
Onn bin Jaafar
12 February 1895 Bukit Gambir, Johor Bahru, Johor
Died
19 January 1962(1962-01-19) (aged 66) Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Resting place
Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
Political party
United Malays National Organisation (1946–1951)
Independence of Malaya Party (1951–1953)
National Party (1954–1962)
Spouses
Rafeah Abdullah
Jamilah Osman
Che Kah
Halimah Hussein
Relations
Onn Hafiz Ghazi (great-grandson)
Hishammuddin Hussein (grandson)
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin (brother-in-law)
Ungku Abdul Aziz (nephew)
Syed Hussein Alatas (nephew)
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (nephew)
Children
Hussein Onn
Parents
Jaafar Muhammad
Roquaiya Hanim
Dato' Sir Onn bin Dato' Jaafar (Jawi: عون بن جعفر; 12 February 1895 – 19 January 1962) was a Malayan politician who served as the 7th Menteri Besar of Johor from 1947 to 1950, then Malaya (now Malaysia). His organised opposition towards the creation of the Malayan Union (by the returning British colonial power after the end of the Japanese occupation of Malaya) led him to form the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 1946; he was UMNO's founder and its first President until his resignation in 1951. He was famously known as the pioneer of organised anti-imperialism and early Malay nationalism within the entire Malaya, which eventually culminated with the Malayan independence from Britain. He was also responsible for the social and economic welfare of the Malays by setting up the Rural Industrial Development Authority (RIDA).
His son is Hussein Onn, the third and former Prime Minister of Malaysia, his grandson is the senior UMNO politician, Hishammuddin Hussein, and his great-grandson is Onn Hafiz Ghazi, the current Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Layang-Layang and 19th Menteri Besar of Johor.
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Before he left, he was aware that OnnJaafar had dissolved IMP and formed a new political party called 'Parti Negara'. Onn had abandoned his vision of an...
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datin OnnJaafar (SMKDOJ) is better known as DOJ or Pesta by most of the residents in Batu Pahat, and was established in early...
Besar after him, including the father of modern Malay nationalism, Dato' OnnJaafar. He died in 1919 in Bukit Senyum, Johor Bahru and was buried with full...
31 January 1998) was a Malaysian politician. Anwar along with, Dato' OnnJaafar, Tan Sri Mohamed Noah Omar, Haji Syed Alwi bin Syed Sheikh al-Hadi and...
Besides that, the founder of UMNO, Dato' OnnJaafar (died on 1962) was buried next to his father, Dato Jaafar bin Muhammad's grave (died in 1919). The...
well as his five friends, including OnnJaafar later followed suit. In 1910, Tunku Ismail, accompanied by OnnJaafar, returned to Johor and spent three...
Country". Joo Seang was a strong supporter of Malayan politician Sir OnnJaafar, founder of the United Malays National Organisation and Chief Minister...
eldest son of Hussein Onn, who became the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, and Suhaila Noah. He is the grandson of OnnJaafar, a prominent Malay leader...
on 10 May 1946 at the Third Malay Congress in Johor Bahru, with Datuk OnnJaafar as its leader. UMNO strongly opposed the Malayan Union, but originally...
only Tan had the stature to engage with senior Malays such as Datuk OnnJaafar and Tunku Abdul Rahman at a time of imminent constitutional changes in...
1953, and formally launched in February 1954. It was founded by Dato Sir OnnJaafar, the first president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)...
to make changes to the winning design. At the suggestion of statesman OnnJaafar, the red and blue colours were swapped, the crescent and star were changed...
and Johari Abdul Ghani. With the exceptions of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and OnnJaafar, every Presidents of UMNO served as the Prime Minister of Malaysia from...
OnnJaafar won uncontested every year from 1946 to 1949.[citation needed] OnnJaafar won uncontested as Yang di-Pertua of UMNO on 11 May 1946. Onn Jaafar...
aristocrat, OnnJaafar, whom the Sultan had treated as an adopted son, became a journalist and wrote articles on the welfare of the Malays. Some of Onn's articles...
State Legislative Assembly. The 19th and current Menteri Besar of Johor is Onn Hafiz Ghazi, who took on office since 15 March 2022. According to the state...
2020 Sukma Games hosted by the state. Yasmin Ahmad Hishamuddin Hussein OnnJaafar Zulhadi Omar Seah Jim Quee Muhyiddin Yassin "Maklumat Kenegaraan (Negeri...
a resounding defeat for Parti Negara, led by former UMNO president OnnJaafar. Onn himself failed to win a seat, while the Alliance proceeded to form...
representatives, and 14 Europeans (the ex officio and official members). Dato' OnnJaafar stressed at the first meeting that the citizens of the Federation of Malaya...
Mohamed Yassin, brother-in-law of OnnJaafar and first President of the Dewan Negara Ungku Abdul Aziz, nephew of OnnJaafar, Vice-Chancellor of the University...
ideological understanding of ketuanan Melayu. Its founding president, Dato' OnnJaafar, once said that the UMNO movement did not adhere to any ideology other...
Retrieved 27 July 2019. "Dato' OnnJaafar". UMNO Online (in Malay). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019. Harnani Jaafar (29 April 2008). "Professor Diraja...
School Sri Kuala Lumpur Sekolah Wawasan USJ 15 Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato OnnJaafar Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Tun Tan Cheng Lock Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan...
Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar (Jawi: سيد حميد بن سيد جعفر البر; Arabic: سيد حامد بن سيد جعفر البار Sayyid Ḥāmid bin Sayyid Ja'far al-bār; born 15 January...
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