Hussein Onn
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Hussein Onn S.M.N. S.P.M J. |
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| حسین اُون | |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981 |
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| Monarch |
Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah |
| Deputy | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razak |
| Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976 |
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| Monarch |
Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak |
| Preceded by | Ismail Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad |
| 1st President of International Islamic University of Malaysia | |
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In office 1983–1987 |
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| Chancellor | Sultan Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hussein bin Onn 12 February 1922 Johor Bahru, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 28 May 1990 (aged 68) South San Francisco, United States |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Independent (1987–1990) |
| Other political affiliations |
United Malays National Organisation (Before 1951; 1968–1988) Independence of Malaya Party (1951–1963) National Party (1963–1968) |
| Spouse(s) | Suhaila Noah |
| Children | 6 (including Hishammuddin Hussein) |
| Education |
Indian Military Academy Lincoln's Inn English College Johore Bahru |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 British Raj |
| Service/branch | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
Hussein bin Dato' Onn (12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990 Jawi: حسین اُون ) was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, serving in this role from 1976 to 1981. He was born in Johor Bahru, Johor, on 12 February 1922 to Dato Onn Jaafar and Datin Halimah Hussein, and is of 3/4 Malay and 1/4 Circassian ancestry. He was granted the soubriquet "Bapa Perpaduan" (Father of Unity).
He was the son of Dato' Onn Jaafar, the founder of UMNO and a Malayan freedom fighter. His grandfather Dato Jaafar Haji Muhammad was the first Menteri Besar of Johore while his grandmother, Hanim Rogayah was from Scarcia, Turkey. He was the brother in law of Tun Abdul Razak, his predecessor as Prime Minister, who also married another Tan Sri Haji Mohamad Noah Omar's daughter, Tun Rahah Mohamad Noah.
Tun Hussein married Tun Suhaila Noah in 1948. Suhaila Noah was the daughter of Tan Sri Haji Mohamad Noah Omar, former Minister of Home Affairs and first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat. Hussein Onn and Suhaila Noah had six children, including their fourth child, Hishammuddin Hussein, the Minister of Defence since 2013. Their eldest daughter, Datin Roquaiya Hanim, died on 17 September 2005, at the age of 56 from breast cancer in Kuala Lumpur.
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