Abdul Malek Yusuf

Tun Abdul Malek bin Yusuf (1899 – 6 July 1977^[1]) was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1959 to 1971.^[2] His 66th birthday was celebrated on 9 August 1965 with a public holiday in the state.^[3]

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdul Malek Yusuf SMN
عبدالملک يوسف
2nd Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca
In office 31 August 1959 – 30 August 1971
Preceded by	Leong Yew Koh
Succeeded by	Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid
Personal details
Born	Abdul Malek bin Yusuf 1899 Kampung Chengkau, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	6 July 1977(1977-07-06) (aged 77–78) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Spouse(s)	Khatijah Ahmad Fatimah Ismail

Honours

Honour of Malaya

•  Negeri Sembilan :
  • Dato' Maha Kurnia
•  Malaya :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) – Tun (1961)^[4]
•  Kelantan :
  • Gold medal of the Sultan Yahya Petra Coronation Medal (1961)^[5]

References

1. "Tun Malek buried". The Straits Times. 7 July 1977. p. 29.
2. )"The Second Speaker of Malacca". 24 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
3. "馬六甲州長敦馬力 今慶六六華誕". 星洲日報 [Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore)] (in Traditional Chinese). 1965-08-09. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
4. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1961" (PDF).
5. "Raja2 Melayu di-anugrahi pingat emas pada hari Kemahkotaan Sultan Kelantan". Berita Harian. 19 July 1961. p. 2.

Preceded by Leong Yew Koh

Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca 1959–1971

Succeeded by Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid