Raja Uda
Raja Uda Raja Muhammad | |
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| 1st Governor of Penang | |
| In office 30 August 1957 – 30 August 1967 | |
| Chief Minister | Wong Pow Nee |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Syed Sheh Shahabudin |
| 2nd and 4th Menteri Besar of Selangor | |
| In office September 1954 – August 1955 | |
| Monarch | Hisamuddin Alam Shah |
| Preceded by | Othman bin Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid |
| In office July 1949 – March 1953 | |
| Monarch | Hisamuddin Alam Shah |
| Preceded by | Hamzah bin Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Othman bin Muhammad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad 15 December 1894 Jugra, Kuala Langat, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 17 October 1976 (aged 81) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Royal Mausoleum, Klang, Selangor |
| Political party | Independent; UMNO-aligned |
| Spouse(s) | Raja Maslamah binti Raja Busu Tengku Badariah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah Tengku Nor Saadah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman |
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| Residence | Seri Mutiara |
| Profession | Politician |
Raja Uda ibni Raja Muhammad (15 December 1894 – 17 October 1976) was a Malaysian statesman during the country's struggle for independence and its early years of nationhood. He was a civil servant under the British colonial administration, and eventually rose to important administrative positions within the government. Upon the independence of Malaya in 1957, he became the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, one of the four states in Malaysia without a hereditary ruler.
Uda was also the grandfather of Malaysian political blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin.