- Sardon Haji Jubir
Tun Sardon Haji Jubir (1917-1985) was the Malaysian Minister of Health, Minister of Works and Communications and
Penang state governor "(Yang di-Pertua Negeri )".Born in
Rengit ,Johor in 1917, he was educated in the famousRaffles Institution ,Singapore .At Raffles, he formed a Malay literary association with friends including
Aziz Ishak ,Hamid Jumaat , andAhmad Ibrahim and contributed articles on the Malays and their plight to Warta Malaya, a leading Malay newspaper inSingapore . This was done through Aziz's brother,Yusof Ishak who was already working as a journalist. Yusof later became the firstPresident of Singapore .Tun Sardon held the post of Minister of Health until 1972. He retired from politics in 1974 and was made Ambassador to the
United Nations – a post then normally associated with retired politicians.Sardon died in December 1985 and was buried at
Makam Pahlawan nearMasjid Negara ,Kuala Lumpur , a mausoleum where many Malaysian leaders were buried.
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