Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
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حمدان شيخ طاهر جلال الدين الفلکي | |
6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang | |
In office 1 May 1989 – 30 April 2001 |
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Preceded by | Awang Hassan |
Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Abbas |
Personal details | |
Born |
27 April 1921 Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federated Malay States |
Died | 20 January 2005 (aged 83) George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
Parent | Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin |
Hamdan bin Sheikh Tahir (27 April 1921 – 20 January 2005) was the 6th Governor of Penang, Malaysia from 1989 to 2001.
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
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Malaysia :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1965)
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1974)
- Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1989)
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Penang :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DUPN) – Dato' Seri Utama