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Tun Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid (10 March 1908 – 10 May 1975) was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1971 to 1975.[1] He also served as Menteri Besar in two states from 1952 until 1956.[2][3]

Early life

He was educated at Kajang High School, Kajang, Selangor.

In March 1948, he took the 'Second Deconshire Course' at Oxford University, United Kingdom.

Career

He started his career as a teacher before appointed as Collector of Land Revenue, Assistant District Officer and 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 Government 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 ofNegeri Sembilan and Assistant Secretary of Internal Security in the Defense Division.

In 1952, he was appointed by Tunku 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 Malaysia.

After retiring from politics, he was appointed as Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka and lived in the official residence Sri Melaka (now as a museum) until his death.[4]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

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

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