Syed Sheh Barakbah

Syed Sheh Syed Hassan Barakbah
سيد شيه الحج سيد حسن برکبه
3rd Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang
In office
1 February 1969 – 1 February 1975
Preceded bySyed Sheh Shahabudin
Succeeded bySardon Jubir
2nd President of the Dewan Negara
In office
27 January 1969 – 5 February 1969
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin
Succeeded byMohamed Noah Omar
2nd Lord President of the Federal Court
In office
1966–1968
Preceded byJames Beveridge Thomson
Succeeded byMohamed Azmi Mohamed
Personal details
Born(1906-11-10)10 November 1906
Alor Setar, Kedah, Siam (now Malaysia)
Died8 October 1975(1975-10-08) (aged 68)
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
EducationSultan Abdul Hamid College
Alma materInner Temple (LLB)
ProfessionLawyer

Tun Syed Sheh Al-Haj bin Syed Hassan Barakbah (10 November 1906 – 8 October 1975) was a prominent Malaysian judge. He was the second Lord President of the Federal Court, and the first Malaysian to hold that office. After his career in the judiciary, he briefly served as President of the Dewan Negara and later Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang. He is the shortest-serving President of the Dewan Negara in the history of Malaysia.


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