Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn

Biografi Tun Hussein Onn

1922
  • Dilahirkan pada 12 Februari di Johor Bahru, Johor, anak kepada Dato Onn Jaafar dan Datin Halimah Hussein.
  • Dikurniakan enam orang anak: Rogayah Hanim, Dr Suraya Hani, Rodziah Hanis, Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin, Dr Rozita Halina, dan Harris Onn.
1922
1940
  • Menyertai Angkatan Tentera Johor sebagai kadet.
1940
1941
  • Mengikuti latihan di Akademi Tentera India, Dehra Dun; kemudian berkhidmat dalam Tentera India di Timur Tengah ketika Perang Dunia Kedua.
1941
1945
  • Kembali ke Tanah Melayu dan dilantik sebagai Komandan Depoh Polis Johor Bahru.
1945
1946
  • Menyertai Perkhidmatan Awam Malaya sebagai Penolong Pegawai Tadbir di Segamat, Johor; kemudian berkhidmat di Kelang dan Kuala Selangor.
1946
1949
  • Dilantik sebagai Ketua Pemuda UMNO yang pertama.
1949
1950
  • Menjadi Setiausaha Agung UMNO.
  • Melanjutkan pengajian undang-undang di Lincoln’s Inn, London; kembali sebagai peguam bertauliah di Kuala Lumpur.
1950
1951
  • Meninggalkan UMNO dan bersama bapanya menubuhkan Parti Kemerdekaan Malaya (IMP).
1951
1968
  • Dipujuk oleh Tun Abdul Razak untuk menyertai semula UMNO.
1968
1969
  • Memenangi pilihan raya umum dan dilantik sebagai Menteri Pendidikan.
1969
1973
  • Pada 13 Ogos, dilantik sebagai Timbalan Perdana Menteri menggantikan Tun Dr Ismail yang meninggal dunia.
1973
1976
  • Pada 15 Januari, dilantik sebagai Perdana Menteri Malaysia ketiga selepas kematian Tun Abdul Razak.
1976
1976 – 1981
  • Menekankan perpaduan nasional, membetulkan ketidakseimbangan ekonomi, memperkenalkan konsep Rukun Tetangga, serta memerangi ancaman dadah.
1976 – 1981
1981
  • Melancarkan Skim Amanah Saham Nasional pada 20 April.
  • Meletak jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri pada 17 Julai kerana masalah kesihatan.
1981
1990
  • Meninggal dunia pada 29 Mei pada usia 68 tahun.
1990
Rujukan: Perdana Leadership Foundation. (n.d.). Tun Hussein Onn.
https://www.perdana.org.my

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Timeline Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn

1922
  • February 12: Tun Hussein Onn was born in Johor Bahru, Johor.
1922
1940
  • He joined the Johor Military as a Cadet.
1940
1941
  • Left for the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, India. Served in the Indian Army and was deployed in the Middle East when World War 2 broke out.
1941
1945
  • Returned to Malaya and joined the Civil Service as Assistant Administrative Officer in Segamat, Johor.
1945
1949
  • Tun Hussein became UMNO's first Youth Chief.
1949
1950
  • Tun Hussein was elected as UMNO Secretary-General.
1950
1951
  • Left UMNO to join his father's Independence of Malaya Party (IMP). Tun Hussein left the political scene to study law at Lincoln's Inn, London.
1951
1958
  • Graduated as a barrister-at-law from Lincoln's Inn. Four years later in 1958, he was called to the bar as advocate and solicitor.
1958
1968
  • Persuaded by Tun Abdul Razak to return to politics for UMNO.
1968
1969
  • He contested in the General Election, and won. He became the Minister of Education of Malaysia.
1969
1973
  • August 13: Tun Hussein became the Deputy Prime Minister after the sudden death of Tun Dr Ismail.
1973
1976
  • January 15: Tun Hussein Onn became the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia, replacing Tun Abdul Razak who passed away from an illness.
1976
1978
  • Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) was incorporated to promote Bumiputera share ownership.
1978
1981
  • Launched Amanah Saham Nasional in April. Stepped down as the Prime Minister, on grounds of ill-health.
1981
1990
  • May 29: Tun Hussein Onn passed away after suffering a fatal heart attack. He was at Seton Medical Centre, San Francisco, USA, when he passed away.
1990