Tun Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (12 March 1907 – 10 May 1976) was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1971 to 1976.[1] He also served as Menteri Besar in two states from 1952 until 1956.[2][3]
Early life
He was educated at the Kajang High School in Kajang, Selangor.
In March 1948, he pursued his higher education by taking a course known as the 'Second Devonshire Training Course' at Oxford University, United Kingdom and later took a PhD in Law at the same university.
Career
He started his career as a teacher before being appointed as a Collector of Land Revenue, Assistant District Officer and then a full District Officer. Later, he served as Assistant Secretary at the Selangor Local Commissioner's office. On 1 February 1948, he was again appointed as the First Secretary to the Selangor State Secretary.
After studying in United Kingdom, he was appointed District Officer of Teluk Anson (now Teluk Intan). He was later appointed as a Member of the State Assembly of Negeri Sembilan and Assistant Secretary of Internal Security in the Defense Division.
In 1952, he was appointed by Tuanku Abdul Rahman as the Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan. Then on 1 September 1955, he was appointed as Menteri Besar of Selangor.
In 1956, he was appointed to represent the Malay rulers in the Merdeka delegation to United Kingdom to discuss matters of defense for Malaysia. Later, upon independence in 1957 (four weeks or 30 days before the 31st of the month on August 1 of that year), he was appointed the first Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia and served until 1965, when he took optional compulsory retirement at the age of 58 years.
After his retirement from politics as well as from the civil service, he was appointed as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka and lived in the official residence, Sri Melaka (now used as a museum) until his death.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaya :
Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1958)[4]
Malaysia :
Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1973)
Kelantan :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (1961)
Foreign Honours
United Kingdom :
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1956)
Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:
- Jalan Tun Abdul Aziz in Kajang, Selangor
- Tun Abdul Aziz Mosque in Petaling Jaya, Selangor
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Tun Abdul Aziz Majid in Hulu Langat, Selangor
References
- ^ "The Third President of Malacca". 2012-09-24. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ "Senarai Menteri Besar (in Malay)". 2016-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Senarai Menteri Besar (in Malay)". 2019-05-14. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
- ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1958" (PDF).