Syed Jaafar Albar
Syed Jaafar Albar | |
|---|---|
| سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار | |
| 6th Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 1976–1977 | |
| President | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Preceded by | Harun Idris |
| Succeeded by | Suhaimi Kamaruddin |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Panti | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Saadun Muhammad Noh |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johore Tenggara | |
| In office 1959–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1914 Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) |
| Died | 14 January 1977 (aged 62) Muar, Johor, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Children | Syed Hamid Albar |
| Occupation | Politician |
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Syed Jaafar bin Hassan Albar (Arabic: سيد جعفر بن حسن البار Sayyid Ja'far bin Ḥasan al-bār; born August 21, 1914 –14 January 1977) was a Malaysian politician of Hadhrami Arab origin. His staunch defence of his political party, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) – which leads the governing Barisan Nasional coalition – led to him being given the moniker "Lion of UMNO". He was also known for his radical views on Malay sovereignty over Malaysia, and Malay supremacy in politics, despite of his non-Malay origin. He was born in Celebes, Dutch East Indies (now Sulawesi, Indonesia) and migrated when he was 14 years old to Singapore (then part of British Malaya).
He served as the Secretary-General of UMNO during the early 1960s, but resigned after Singapore was allowed to secede from Malaysia.