In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Hamdan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
TunMohd Hamdan bin Abdullah (born Indan bin Kari; 22 February 1922 – 10 October 1977)[1] was the fourth Governor of the Malaysian state of Sabah.
Tun Mohd Hamdan was born on 22 February 1922 at Kampung Labuaya, Tuaran, British North Borneo. He came from an ethnic Lotud Dusun family, which was the majority tribe of the local Kadazan-Dusun people of the Tuaran Valley (comprising today of the Tuaran District and its surrounding sub-districts of Tamparuli as well as Kiulu, including the villages of Topokon and Tenghilan near its border with Kota Belud District and also the suburban township of Telipok in Sabah's capital city of Kota Kinabalu, of which this township was formerly a part of since historically Telipok was under this district's jurisdiction during the colonial days and it was a boundary area marker between Kota Kinabalu city and Tuaran district).
His father, Orang Kaya Kaya Kari bin Angur, who was a colonial policeman posted in Gaya Island, died just before Tun Mohd Hamdan was born. After his father's death, he was raised by his mother and uncle.[2]
EducationEdit
Tun Mohd Hamdan received his early education at St. John's Primary School in Tuaran from 1929 to 1934. He then later studied at the Government Vernacular Secondary School (present-day SMK Badin) also in Tuaran from 1935 until 1940.[3]
FamilyEdit
Tun Mohd Hamdan married Selisir binti Judi, who was also an ethnic Lotud Dusun. They had two children, a son named Lintang and a daughter named Tahira. When Tun Mohd Hamdan converted to Islam from animism in 1962, Selisir chose to remain an animist, whilst her children remained Muslim. Nevertheless, she remained Hamdan's wife until his death in 1977. Selisir herself died in 2003.[4]
In 1962, Tun Mohd Hamdan married a second wife, Toh Puan Hajah Dulimah binti Ampit, also a Lotud Dusun but a fellow Muslim adherent like him (despite that he was only a convert to the faith). They had three sons and a daughter. This marriage also lasted until Tun Hamdan's death.[5]
CareerEdit
Tun Mohd Hamdan started his career in 1942 as a Native Clerk under the British North Borneo Chartered Company administration. He was assigned at various districts such as Papar, Penampang, Pensiangan and Tambunan. In 1947, he was appointed as a Native Chief in Tuaran before being promoted as District Chief in 1958. In 1960, he took early retirement at 38 years of age in order to be fully active in politics.[6]
Second World WarEdit
During the Japanese occupation of North Borneo, Tun Mohd Hamdan joined an underground guerilla movement which aimed to fight the Japanese Army and to help the allied forces to liberate North Borneo from the Japanese invaders. However, he was caught by the Japanese in Pensiangan and sentenced to death by execution. While waiting for his execution the next day, he was released by a kind-hearted Japanese soldier. After the war, on a visit to Tokyo, Tun Mohd Hamdan met and reconnected with the (retired) Japanese soldier who had saved his life from being captured and executed during the war.[7]
Political careerEdit
Formation of USNOEdit
Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah was well known as one of the founding fathers of United Sabah National Organisation which also known as USNO. Together with Tun Mustapha as the party's first President, Tun Mohd Hamdan, who was elected Deputy President, played a great role in gaining supporters in order to achieve one of its main aims to campaign for independence and self-government for North Borneo.[8]
In 1963, Tun Mohd Hamdan made his political debut when he won the Sulaman seat in the Legislative Council after defeating a candidate from United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation in the first state legislative assembly elections.[9]
Involvements in the state administrationEdit
In 1962, Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah was appointed as Temporary Member of the State Legislative Council. He was reelected in 1964 and 1967.[10]
In 1968, he was appointed as Political Secretary to the Minister of Finance. In December 1971, he was appointed as the Director of Sabah Padi Board. As Director of the Board, Tun Mohd Hamdan made important changes to help improve the agricultural irrigation and drainage system in order to increase paddy production.[11]
Governorship of Sabah 1975-1977Edit
On 28 July 1975, Tun Mohd Hamdan was appointed as Sabah's fourth Yang di-Pertua Negara (Governor) to replace Tun Haji Mohammad Fuad Stephens who resigned from the post.[12] Before his appointment to the governorship on 26 July 1975, he resigned as USNO Deputy President. He made the decision to make himself more closer to his people.[13]
During his tenure as Yang di-Pertua Negara of Sabah, Tun Mohd Hamdan presided over a series of political conflicts in Sabah which occurred in 1975 between Tun Mustapha and the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO) with Tun Fuad Stephens, who had just resigned as Sabah's Yang di-Pertua Negara at that time. Tun Mustapha had resigned as Chief Minister of Sabah in 1975 and was replaced by his deputy, Mohammad Said Keruak. Tun Fuad Stephens had formed a new political party known as BERJAYA to achieve his aims to topple the USNO Government. This eventually led to the Sabah State Election on 15 April 1976 which brought the end of USNO administration over Sabah and this led to the establishment of a new state government led by Tun Fuad Stephens as the fifth Chief Minister of Sabah.
The new administration was short-lived when Tun Fuad Stephens was killed in a tragic air crash which happened on 6 June 1976. Tun Mohd Hamdan appointed Harris Salleh, Deputy Chief Minister under Tun Fuad, as the sixth Chief Minister.
Despite all the political challenges that Tun Mohd Hamdan faced during his tenure as Yang di-Pertua Negara, he made a quite good reputation as a popular governor and state leader throughout his tenure. He made himself easily accessible so that he could be more closer to the people. He liked to tour throughout Sabah on his official visits in order to get closer to the people and understand their problems.[14] As governor, he struggle to improve the living conditions and social welfare of the people, especially farmers and people living in the rural areas.[15]
DeathEdit
Tun Mohd Hamdan died of heart failure at Istana Negeri, Kota Kinabalu on 10 October 1977. He was the first Sabah governor to die while still in office. He was buried at the Sabah State Heroes Mausoleum in the compound of Sabah State Mosque.[16]
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In this Malay name there is no family name The name Abdullah is a patronymic and the person should be referred to by the given name Mohd Hamdan The Arabic derived word bin or binti binte if used means son of or daughter of respectively Tun Mohd Hamdan bin Abdullah born Indan bin Kari 22 February 1922 10 October 1977 1 was the fourth Governor of the Malaysian state of Sabah Yang Amat Berbahagia TunMohd Hamdan AbdullahSMNمحمد حمدان عبدﷲ4th Yang di Pertua Negeri of SabahIn office 28 July 1975 10 October 1977Chief MinisterSee list Mustapha Harun Mohammad Said Keruak Fuad Stephens Harris SallehPreceded byFuad StephensSucceeded byAhmad KorohPersonal detailsBornIndan bin Kari 1922 02 22 22 February 1922Kampung Labuaya Tuaran British North BorneoDied10 October 1977 1977 10 10 aged 55 Kota Kinabalu Sabah MalaysiaPolitical partyUSNO 1961 1975 Spouse s 1 Selisir Judi2 Dulimah AmpitChildrenfour sons and two daughtersParentsKari Angur Deceased father Boyod Umpun Deceased mother Contents 1 Personal life 2 Education 3 Family 4 Career 5 Second World War 6 Political career 6 1 Formation of USNO 6 2 Involvements in the state administration 6 3 Governorship of Sabah 1975 1977 7 Death 8 Legacy 8 1 Namesakes 9 Honours 9 1 Honours of Malaysia 10 ReferencesPersonal life EditTun Mohd Hamdan was born on 22 February 1922 at Kampung Labuaya Tuaran British North Borneo He came from an ethnic Lotud Dusun family which was the majority tribe of the local Kadazan Dusun people of the Tuaran Valley comprising today of the Tuaran District and its surrounding sub districts of Tamparuli as well as Kiulu including the villages of Topokon and Tenghilan near its border with Kota Belud District and also the suburban township of Telipok in Sabah s capital city of Kota Kinabalu of which this township was formerly a part of since historically Telipok was under this district s jurisdiction during the colonial days and it was a boundary area marker between Kota Kinabalu city and Tuaran district His father Orang Kaya Kaya Kari bin Angur who was a colonial policeman posted in Gaya Island died just before Tun Mohd Hamdan was born After his father s death he was raised by his mother and uncle 2 Education EditTun Mohd Hamdan received his early education at St John s Primary School in Tuaran from 1929 to 1934 He then later studied at the Government Vernacular Secondary School present day SMK Badin also in Tuaran from 1935 until 1940 3 Family EditTun Mohd Hamdan married Selisir binti Judi who was also an ethnic Lotud Dusun They had two children a son named Lintang and a daughter named Tahira When Tun Mohd Hamdan converted to Islam from animism in 1962 Selisir chose to remain an animist whilst her children remained Muslim Nevertheless she remained Hamdan s wife until his death in 1977 Selisir herself died in 2003 4 In 1962 Tun Mohd Hamdan married a second wife Toh Puan Hajah Dulimah binti Ampit also a Lotud Dusun but a fellow Muslim adherent like him despite that he was only a convert to the faith They had three sons and a daughter This marriage also lasted until Tun Hamdan s death 5 Career EditTun Mohd Hamdan started his career in 1942 as a Native Clerk under the British North Borneo Chartered Company administration He was assigned at various districts such as Papar Penampang Pensiangan and Tambunan In 1947 he was appointed as a Native Chief in Tuaran before being promoted as District Chief in 1958 In 1960 he took early retirement at 38 years of age in order to be fully active in politics 6 Second World War EditDuring the Japanese occupation of North Borneo Tun Mohd Hamdan joined an underground guerilla movement which aimed to fight the Japanese Army and to help the allied forces to liberate North Borneo from the Japanese invaders However he was caught by the Japanese in Pensiangan and sentenced to death by execution While waiting for his execution the next day he was released by a kind hearted Japanese soldier After the war on a visit to Tokyo Tun Mohd Hamdan met and reconnected with the retired Japanese soldier who had saved his life from being captured and executed during the war 7 Political career EditFormation of USNO Edit Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah was well known as one of the founding fathers of United Sabah National Organisation which also known as USNO Together with Tun Mustapha as the party s first President Tun Mohd Hamdan who was elected Deputy President played a great role in gaining supporters in order to achieve one of its main aims to campaign for independence and self government for North Borneo 8 In 1963 Tun Mohd Hamdan made his political debut when he won the Sulaman seat in the Legislative Council after defeating a candidate from United Pasokmomogun Kadazan Organisation in the first state legislative assembly elections 9 Involvements in the state administration Edit In 1962 Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah was appointed as Temporary Member of the State Legislative Council He was reelected in 1964 and 1967 10 In 1968 he was appointed as Political Secretary to the Minister of Finance In December 1971 he was appointed as the Director of Sabah Padi Board As Director of the Board Tun Mohd Hamdan made important changes to help improve the agricultural irrigation and drainage system in order to increase paddy production 11 Governorship of Sabah 1975 1977 Edit On 28 July 1975 Tun Mohd Hamdan was appointed as Sabah s fourth Yang di Pertua Negara Governor to replace Tun Haji Mohammad Fuad Stephens who resigned from the post 12 Before his appointment to the governorship on 26 July 1975 he resigned as USNO Deputy President He made the decision to make himself more closer to his people 13 During his tenure as Yang di Pertua Negara of Sabah Tun Mohd Hamdan presided over a series of political conflicts in Sabah which occurred in 1975 between Tun Mustapha and the United Sabah National Organisation USNO with Tun Fuad Stephens who had just resigned as Sabah s Yang di Pertua Negara at that time Tun Mustapha had resigned as Chief Minister of Sabah in 1975 and was replaced by his deputy Mohammad Said Keruak Tun Fuad Stephens had formed a new political party known as BERJAYA to achieve his aims to topple the USNO Government This eventually led to the Sabah State Election on 15 April 1976 which brought the end of USNO administration over Sabah and this led to the establishment of a new state government led by Tun Fuad Stephens as the fifth Chief Minister of Sabah The new administration was short lived when Tun Fuad Stephens was killed in a tragic air crash which happened on 6 June 1976 Tun Mohd Hamdan appointed Harris Salleh Deputy Chief Minister under Tun Fuad as the sixth Chief Minister Despite all the political challenges that Tun Mohd Hamdan faced during his tenure as Yang di Pertua Negara he made a quite good reputation as a popular governor and state leader throughout his tenure He made himself easily accessible so that he could be more closer to the people He liked to tour throughout Sabah on his official visits in order to get closer to the people and understand their problems 14 As governor he struggle to improve the living conditions and social welfare of the people especially farmers and people living in the rural areas 15 Death EditTun Mohd Hamdan died of heart failure at Istana Negeri Kota Kinabalu on 10 October 1977 He was the first Sabah governor to die while still in office He was buried at the Sabah State Heroes Mausoleum in the compound of Sabah State Mosque 16 Legacy EditNamesakes Edit Several places were named after him including Tun Hamdan Community Hall Tamparuli Tuaran Tun Hamdan Theatre an indoor venue located at the Yayasan Sabah building Tun Mustapha Tower in Likas Kota Kinabalu Honours EditHonours of Malaysia Edit nbsp Malaysia nbsp Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm SMN Tun 1977 17 References Edit Biodata Tun Mohd Hamdan bin Abdullah Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 213 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 213 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 213 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 213 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 213 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Aloysius Lawrence 1990 Personalities of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Seri Mas Sabah p 13 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Erom Raya 1990 Tun Hamdan Jasadnya di Istana Hatinya di Desa Kuala Lumpur Percetakan Advanco Sdn Bhd p 21 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Tze Ken Danny Wong 2009 Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah Kota Kinabalu Sabah State Library p 214 Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1977 PDF Preceded byFuad Stephens Yang di Pertua Negeri of Sabah1975 1977 Succeeded byAhmad Koroh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mohd Hamdan Abdullah amp oldid 1172436937, wikipedia, 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