Sulaiman Ninam Shah

Sulaiman Ninam Shah
Deputy President of the Dewan Negara
In office
14 December 1982  1 April 1985
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Bidin
Succeeded byAbang Ahmad Urai
Member of the Johore State Legislative Assembly
for Parit Jawa
In office
19 August 1959  25 April 1964
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byChe Sairan Sabtu
Majority7,020 (1959)
Member of the Johore State Council for Muar Coastal
In office
10 October 1954  19 August 1959
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1920-01-02)2 January 1920
Kampung Sarang Buaya, Muar, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died5 July 2003(2003-07-05) (aged 83)
Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Resting place6th Mile Muslim Cemetery, Jalan Bakri, Bukit Bakri, Muar, Johor
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1946-2003)
SpouseToh Puan Rose Othman
Children6 sons and 3 daughters

Tun Sulaiman bin Ninam Shah (2 January 1920 – 5 July 2003) was a Malaysian businessman and veteran politician. He was also former member of Johore State Council for Muar Coastal (1954–1959) and Johor State Legislative Assembly for Parit Jawa (1959-1964), former Senator (1979-1985) and the 6th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara (1982-1985). He was one of the founders of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and former Permanent Chairman of UMNO (1976-2003).