Hussein Onn

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Hussein Onn SMN DK I (Johor) DK I (Selangor) DK I (Terengganu) DK (Kelantan) SPMJ SIMP SPCM SSIJ SPDK DUPN DP SPNS PIS
حسين عون
Studio Hussein, c. 1960s
3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
Monarchs	Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah
Deputy	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office 13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Yahya Petra
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Ismail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
4th President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 15 September 1978 – 28 June 1981
Preceded by	Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
1st Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 1949–1951
President	Onn Jaafar
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Abdul Razak Hussein
Minister of Defence
In office 1979–1981
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
In office 1976–1978
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Minister of Federal Territories
In office 1978–1980
Monarchs	Yahya Petra Ahmad Shah
Prime Minister	Hussein Onn
Preceded by	Hassan Adli Arshad
Succeeded by	Abdul Taib Mahmud
Minister of Finance
In office 1974–1976
Monarchs	Abdul Halim Yahya Petra
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Tan Siew Sin
Succeeded by	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 13 August 1973 – 14 September 1974
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Ismail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Hamzah Abu Samah
Minister of Education
In office 1970–1973
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Succeeded by	Mohamed Yaacob
1st President of the International Islamic University Malaysia
In office 1983–1987
Chancellor	Ahmad Shah
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Anwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sri Gading
In office 4 November 1974 – 16 July 1981
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mustaffa Mohammad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johore Bahru Timor (Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971)
In office 20 February 1971 – 31 July 1974
Preceded by	Fatimah Abdul Majid
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Hussein bin Onn (1922-02-12)12 February 1922 Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States (now Malaysia)
Died	29 May 1990(1990-05-29) (aged 68) Seton Medical Center, Daly City, California, U.S.
Resting place	Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	Independent (1987–1990)
Other political affiliations	United Malays National Organisation (Before 1951; 1968–1988) Independence of Malaya Party (1951–1963) National Party (1963–1968)
Spouse	Suhailah Noah ​ (m. 1948)​
Children	6 (including Hishammuddin Hussein)
Parents	Onn Jaafar (father) Halimah Hussein (mother)
Education	English College Johore Bahru Indian Military Academy
Alma mater	Lincoln's Inn (LLB)
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	British Raj
Branch/service	British Indian Army
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Captain

Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn (Jawi: حسين بن عون; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Malaysia from the death of his predecessor Abdul Razak Hussein in 1976 to his retirement in 1981. Moreover, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sri Gading from 1974 to 1981, representing Barisan Nasional (BN) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was granted the soubriquet Father of Unity (Bapa Perpaduan).