Harun bin Idris
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Allahyarham Dato' Seri Haji Harun Idris |
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| 8th Chief Minister of Selangor | |
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In office 1964–1976 |
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| Preceded by | Abu Bakar Baginda |
| Succeeded by | Hormat Rafei |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Harun bin Idris 22 December 1925 |
| Died | 19 October 2003 (aged 77) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party |
UMNO – BN (1964–1987; 2000–2003) S46 (1988–1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Salmah Sulaiman |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Islam |
Dato' Seri Harun bin Haji Idris (22 December 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Malaysian politician and the 8th Menteri Besar of Selangor.
Harun was born in Petaling, Selangor. He worked as a field officer with the publicity department until 1948, when he was appointed District Officer for Gemas and Tampin, in the Malay Administrative Service.
After a short spell as magistrate in Kuala Langat, Klang and Kuala Lumpur, Dato Seri Harun left for the United Kingdom to study law at Middle Temple, London and was called to the English Bar in the mid 50s. By 1957, he was a Sessions Court President, Registrar of Companies, Deputy Public Prosecutor in Selangor and the State Legal Adviser until 1964 when his civil career ended and his political career began.
In March 1964, having won the State Assembly seat for Morib, Selangor, Dato Seri Harun was elected to the UMNO Supreme Council and served as Selangor Umno liaison chief from 1964 to 1976. From 1964 to 1976, Dato Seri Harun was appointed the eighth Chief Minister of Selangor, after Datuk Abu Bakar Baginda and he was the longest serving Chief Minister of Selangor, holding office for exactly 12 years, until his resignation in April 1976.
From the early 1970s until 1976, Harun was the Head of Umno Youth and Supreme Council member. He was then expelled from UMNO and charged with corruption by the government, due to his abuse of state funds. The chief investigating officer on the corruption case (16 counts of corruption) was Ang Chooi Tuan KMN, AMN, the highest ranking Anti-Corruption Agency non-Malay/non-UMNO officer.
Harun's career was marred by the 13 May racial riots, which had been triggered by a political rally held at his residence in the national capital of Kuala Lumpur. Harun, who was perceived as a proponent of ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy, although this exact phrase was not in use at the time), had seen UMNO suffer several losses in the Selangor State Assembly due to the 1969 general election. After the opposition held a victory rally to humiliate the Malay government, UMNO leaders called for a retaliatory rally to be held on 13 May to "teach the Chinese a lesson". The discipline of party members soon broke down, and the rally turned into a riot which lasted two days and cost at least 180 lives.
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