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A Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his
predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in January 1976 to his retirement in July 1981.

Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn
Disediakan oleh:

Jasper Shalom James A/P Saravanan
(SMK Senai)

Pendahuluan

Leadership is both a research area, and a helpful skill surrounding the ability of an
individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or
entire organizations. Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness,
courage, and discipline. Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of
humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the
strength of courage results in violence. Excessive discipline and sternness in command result
in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together, each appropriate to its function, then one
can be a leader.

Biodata

Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn (12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian politician
who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul
Razak Hussein in January 1976 to his retirement in July 1981. Moreover, he was the Member
of Parliament (MP) for Sri Gading from 1974 to 1981, representing Barisan Nasional (BN)
and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was born in Johor Bahru, the son of
Datin Halimah Hussein and Dato' Onn Jaafar, a fighter for Malaysian independence and co-
founder of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). His grandfather Dato' Jaafar
Haji Muhammad was the first Menteri Besar (chief minister) of Johor while his grandmother,
Roquaiya Hanim (also spelled Rogayah Hanim or Rukiye Hanım) came from
the Caucasus region of Ottoman Empire. Tun Hussein married Tun Suhailah 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 from 2013 to 2018.

Education

Tun Hussein received his early education in Telok Kurau Primary School, Singapore and at
the English College Johore Bahru. After leaving school, he joined the Johor Military
Forces as a cadet in 1940 and was sent a year later to the Indian Military
Academy in Dehradun, India. Tun Hussein received his early education in Telok Kurau
Primary School, Singapore and at the English College Johore Bahru. After leaving school, he
joined the Johor Military Forces as a cadet in 1940 and was sent a year later to the Indian
Military Academy in Dehradun, India.

Career

Tun Hussein came back to Malaya in 1945 and was appointed Commandant of the Johor
Bahru Police Depot. The following year he joined the Malaya Civil Service as an assistant
administrative officer in Segamat, Johor. He was later posted to the state of Selangor,
becoming Klang and Kuala Selangor's district officer.Tun Hussein, who came from a family
with deep nationalistic spirit and political roots, resigned from the civil service to go into
politics. In 1949, he became the first youth chief of UMNO (United Malays National
Organisation), a party his father helped establish. In 1950, he was elected the UMNO
secretary general. Tun Hussein however left UMNO in 1951 to join his father in forming
the Independence of Malaya Party (IMP). With IMP losing momentum, Tun Hussein went to
London to study law and was called to the Bar and admitted as a member of the Honourable
Society of Lincoln's Inn, qualifying as a Barrister-at-Law. He came back as a certified lawyer
and practised in Kuala Lumpur.

Contribution
Hussein was renowned for stressing the issue of unity through policies aimed at rectifying
economic imbalances between the various communities found in Malaysia. For instance, 20
April 1981 saw the National Unit Trust Scheme being launched. He also gave serious
consideration to the concept of Rukun Tetangga (a neighbourhood watch scheme) and the
fight against the drug menace.
He underwent a coronary bypass in early 1981. On 17 July the same year, he retired from
active politics and relinquished his prime minister post due to health concerns. He was
succeeded by Mahathir Mohamad, his deputy.
After his retirement as Prime Minister, he continued to contribute to welfare organisations.
He was instrumental in the setting up of the Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital. He was also an
advisor to Petronas, the country's oil company, and Chairman of Institute of Strategic and
International Studies (ISIS).

Leadership values
Tun Hussein Onn was looked upon as being very sincere in his struggle for racial unity and
had a reputation of being firm against anyone that tried to create racial unrest in the country
and it was due to this, that he was known as Bapa Perpaduan or 'Father of Unity'.

Conclusion
Lastly, there are many contribution that Tun Hussein Onn has did and sacrifice to let our
country be free from our colonizers.Next, he successfully united everyone which are multi-
racial and made malay language as the national language. He also helped malay people to rise
in the economic field with RIDA.So, we as the current generation should always be grateful
for the sacrifices and efforts that has been done by our leaders.

Reference
1.http://youngleadershipvoices.blogspot.com/2012/10/leadership-personal-view.html

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein_Onn