TUN SARDON JUBER

INTRODUCTION

Allahyarham Tun Sardon Jubir was one of the famous national politician figures from Rengit, Johor.
He played a very important role in the achievement our country, Malaysia’s independence in 1957.

He was also a very successful lawyer and has served the country in many positions such as
Minister of Transport, Health Minister, Minister of Communications, UMNO Youth Leader,

Yang Di-Pertua Agong (Governor) of Penang from 1975 to 1981 and a lot more.
In 1944, he had married Toh Puan Hajjah Saadiah and they had three sons
as well as two adopted daughters.

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BIODATA

FULL NAME : TUN TAN SRI DATO` SERI DATO` HAJI SARDON BIN HAJI JUBIR
BIRTH DATE : 19 MARCH 1917

BIRTH PLACE : SG. KLUANG, RENGIT, BATU PAHAT, JOHOR

FAMILY : HAJI JUBIR BIN HAJI MOHD AMIN (FATHER)
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TOH PUAN HAJJAH SAADIAH (SPOUSE)
MOHD RIZAL AL-AMIN BINTUN SARDON (ELDEST SON)

MOHAMED LOKMAN BIN TUN SARDON (2ND SON)
MARIAM TUN SARDON (ADOPTED DAUGHTER)
MOHAMAD SUKARNO BIN TUN SARDON (3RD SON)

NORITA ABDULLAH (ADOPTED NIECE)
DIED : 14 DECEMBER 1985 (KUALA LUMPUR)
BURIED AT MAKAM PAHLAWAN, MASJID NEGARA

CAREER : PURSUED LAWYER CAREER AND FURTHER INTO POLITICS

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TUN SARDON JUBIR’S EDUCATION HISTORY
Tun Sardon received his education at
VICTORIA BRIDGE SCHOOL and

RAFFLES INSTITUTION in Singapore.
Victoria Bridge School

Tun Sardon founded a Malay literary association at Raffles with his friends,
Aziz Ishak, Hamid Jumaat, and Ahmad Ibrahim, and contributed articles to
Warta Malaya (The Malaya Tribune), Singapore's leading Malay newspaper, about the
Malays and their plight. Yusof Ishak, Aziz's brother, was already working as a journalist at the time.

Yusof later became Singapore's first President.

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Tun Sardon sought a career in law in London after completing his
Senior Cambridge examination and qualifying as a Barrister from Lincoln's Inner Temple.

In 1941, he returned to Singapore and established his
practise there, as well as in Johor Bahru. In 1938, he
was admitted to the English Bar alongside Tun Suffian
Hashim, the Lord President at the time.

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TUN SARDON JUBIR’S CAREER

He started his career with being a lawyer. And then he got into political field.

He continued his career in this field for 29 years.

During his 29 years in politics, Tun Sardon held numerous ministerial posts in the government

and was conferred various awards.

Tun Sardon was also appointed as various positions such as ;

• FOUNDING MEMBER OF PARTI KEBANGSAAN MELAYU (MALAY NATIONAL PARTY)
IN IPOH (1945)

• MEMBER OF SINGAPORE LEGISLATURE (1948-1951)
• UMNO SUPREME COUNCIL MEMBER (1948)
• HEAD OF UMNO YOUTH (1951)
• MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POST (1957)
• MINISTER OF TRANSPORT (1959-1968 & 1972-1974)
• DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF UMNO (1967)
• MINISTER OF HEALTH (1969)
• CHIEF SCOUT OF MALAYSIA (1970)
• MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS (1972)
• MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS (1974)
• 4th HEAD OF STATE OF PENANG (1975)

Moreover, Tun Sardon Jubir had received a lot of pretigious awards from the world.
The awards are;

o “THE MEMORIAL MAGSAYSAY AWARD” (1958)
o “GOLD MEDAL”, SOUTH KOREA’S HIGHEST SCOUTING HONOR (1970)

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o KING’S GOLD MEDAL FOR SCOUTS BY THE KING OF THAILAND (1971)
o BINTANG SERI PADUKA MAHKOTA KELANTAN (1972)
o BINTANG SERI PADUKA MAHKOTA JOHOR “DATUK” (1972)
o CONFERRED THE “ GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE” BY

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1974)
o AWARDED DARJAH SERI MAHARAJA MANGKU NEGARA “TUN” (1976)
o AWARDED DARJAH UTAMA PANGKUAN NEGERI (D.U.P.N) “DATO` SERI” (1976)

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TUN SARDON JUBIR`S CONTRIBUTION

Tun Sardon Jubir has done a lot to our country when he was still alive. Especially in leading
Malaysia becoming an independent country. He has contributed in so many ways on so many aspects.

One of his contributions was the creation of the Boy Scouts of Malaya (the Parliament Act No.38 of 1968).
Conference Scout Far East 4th 1964. The first Malaysian Scout Jamboree was held in 1966.

Other than that, Sardon received many international awards for his services to the Scout Movement,
including Gold Medals from the South Korean Scout Movement and the Thai Scout Movement.
Tun Sardon Jubir played a very crucial role in polishing Malaysia Scout Movement.

With the support from business and community leaders from Penang, the Tun Sardon Foundation
was incorporated on 13 June 1978. This foundation has been helping a lot of those in needed.
This foundation carry out charitable objects, including giving relief to the poor and needy,
in particular the widows and orphan, victims of fire, floods, famine, or other calamity.
Until today, the Tun Sardon Foundation is still operating,
for the purpose of helping people in distress.

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There are also a few intitutions that were named after him such as ;
①. Taman Tun Sardon Gelugor, Penang

②. Jalan Tun Sardon (Balik Pulau-Paya Terubong)
③. SMK Tun Sardon, Rengit, Johor

④. Meeting Room Tun Sardon Jubir, a conference room at
Pos Malaysia National Mail Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor

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TUN SARDON JUBIR`S LEADERSHIP VALUES
• UNIQUE WAY OF GOVERNING

In 1951, Tun Razak and Tun Sardon jubir made a considerable unique understanding in the history of UMNO.
They agreed to swap positions, with Tun Razak

took over the post of Deputy President - the second most important person in UMNO after
Dato ’Onn, and Tun Sardon became the Head of the Youth Alliance. From there, began a new era in the history

of Youth leadership, from a movement seen as relatively passive, to a pressure movement feared
by opponents, including from the British colonialists.
• FIRM AND DRASTIC

The UMNO Youth Alliance under the leadership of Tun Sardon as the leader, and
Datuk Ahmad Badawi as the vice leader has charted a history of Youth that is quite authoritative,

decisive and drastic. In the face of the pre-independence era, Tun Sardon managed to shape
the UMNO Youth Alliance as a pressure group that no one had ever dreamed of before.
• DARE TO DEFEND HIS RIGHTS
The British felt the Youth Alliance to be a threat to their interests
so much so that they threatened to ban the alliance. But Tun Sardon
challenged the British to do so, and the Youth`s determination also had the support of

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj who replaced Dato` Onn as UMNO President in 1951.

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CONCLUSION
In closure, Tun Sardon Jubir is a very responsible, open minded, immediate and brave leader.
His life story and his success is such an inspirational story that can be morale booster to anyone

that desires successful life just like Tun Sardon Jubir`s.
We all must have one person that we look up to as an idol, a person that we really admire,

having this kind of person will make one`s life more meaningful when they sets
a very clear purpose on what they want to pursue in their life. Tun Sardon Jubir is

a person who has a crystal clear look into his own dream of what he wanted
to achieve, this is why his life seems very orderly.

Thank you

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SUMBER RUJUKAN
1) https://www.pemuda.com.my/seajarah-umno/
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardon_Jubir
3) https://tunsardon-foundation.org/about-tun-sardon/
4) http://eunos8.com/Tokoh1.html
5) https://m.facebook.com/aduka.pbj/photos/tun-sardon-haji-jubir-merupakan-yang-di-pertua-negeri-

pulau-pinang-pada-1975-198/1157479844283382/?locale=ar_AR
6) https://malay.wiki/content/Sardon%20Jubir/Tokoh%20Pengakap.html
7) Sumber awam : Sudirman bin Samian, 18, Belahan Tampok, Rengit, Batu Pahat, Johor

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