Tun Fuad Stephens

Tun Fuad Stephens
Fuad Stephens
1st Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
1963–1964
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Peter Lo Sui Yin
5th Chief Minister of Sabah
In office
1976–1976
Preceded by Tun Mustapha
Succeeded by Harris Salleh
3rd Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
In office
1973–1975
Preceded by Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae
Succeeded by Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah
Personal details
Born September 14, 1920
Died June 6, 1976
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Political party United National Kadazan Organization, BERJAYA
Spouse(s) Hajah Rahimah[1]
Religion Islam (converted from Christianity)

Tun Haji Mohammad Fuad Stephens, previously known as, Donald Stephens, was the first Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. He played a fundamental role in bringing the state of Sabah into the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. He held the chief minister post until 1964, and again in 1976. During his second term as Chief Minister he died in a controversial accident on June 6, 1976, in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah. He was a passenger in an Australian made Nomad aircraft which crashed and killed everyone on board. His body was laid to rest at the State Mausoleum near the Sabah State Mosque, Kota Kinabalu. He was also the first Huguan Siou or Paramount Leader of the Kadazandusun community.

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Background

Donald Aloysius Marmaduke Stephens was born on September 14, 1920. His father, Jules Stephen Pavitt, was half Kadazan and half British, while his mother was half Japanese and half British.[2] For a number of years Donald Stephens held the post of High Commissioner of Malaysia in Australia.

Political career

Tun Fuad founded the political party United National Kadazan Organization (UNKO) in August 1961. He played a key role in negotiating the independence of Sabah and the formation of Malaysia, together with Tun Mustapha of United Sabah National Organization (USNO), and Tunku Abdul Rahman, the then Prime Minister of Malaya. The formation of Malaysia was finally achieved on September 16, 1963, which is today known as Malaysia Day. He became Sabah's first Chief Minister.

In 1964, Tun Fuad stepped down as Chief Minister in order to become the first Malaysian federal cabinet member from Sabah. He was replaced by Peter Lo Sui Yin from the Sabah Chinese Association. Tun Fuad became the minister in charge of Sabah affairs under the Prime Minister's department.[3]

On January 5, 1971 Donald and his entire family converted from Roman Catholicism[4] to Islam, and changed his name to "Mohammad Fuad".[5]

In 1973, he was appointed as the governor of Sabah, known as the Yang di-Pertua Negara (the post was later known as Yang di-Pertua Negeri).[5] He held this position until 1975. Later that same year, Tun Fuad together with Harris Salleh formed the new political party BERJAYA. They would win the 1976 state election, defeating Tun Mustapha's USNO, becoming the new government of Sabah. Tun Fuad became Sabah's fifth Chief Minister. Forty-four days later, he died in a plane crash.

Plane crash

Tun Fuad and several cabinet members boarded a flight from Labuan heading towards Kota Kinabalu. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Kota Kinabalu International Airport, the plane crashed killing everyone on board. Immediately after the accident foul play was suspected.

The site of the plane crash is marked by a memorial that was constructed not long after the accident. The site is located in the Sembulan area near the Grace Garden housing complex in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah across Jalan Coastal Highway from Sutera Harbor resort.

References

  1. ^ Display on Fuad's life and deeds
  2. ^ The Sabahan: The Life and Death of Tun Fuad Stephens Paul H. Kratoska (2002). Southeast Asian minorities in the wartime Japanese empire. Routledge. pp. 132. ISBN 070071488X. 
  3. ^ malaysiana1: What's In A Name?
  4. ^ Bela C. Maday (1965). The Area Handbook for Malaysia and Singapore. American University, Washington, D.C. Foreign Areas Studies Division, United States Department of the Army. pp. 386. 
  5. ^ a b Granville-Edge, P. J. (1999). The Sabahan: The Life And Death of Tun Fuad Stephens. ISBN 978-9834011406. 

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New creation Chief Minister of Sabah
1963–1964
Succeeded by
Peter Lo Sui Yin
Preceded by
Pengiran Ahmad Raffae Pengiran Othman
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
1973–1975
Succeeded by
Muhammad Hamdan Abdullah
Preceded by
Tun Said Keruak
Chief Minister of Sabah
April 1976 – June 1976
Succeeded by
Harris Salleh

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