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Raja Uda Raja Muhammad | |
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| 1stGovernor of Penang | |
| In office 30 August 1957 – 30 August 1967 | |
| Chief Minister | Wong Pow Nee |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Syed Sheh Shahabudin |
| 2nd and 4thMenteri Besar of Selangor | |
| In office September 1954 – August 1955 | |
| Monarch | Hisamuddin Alam Shah |
| Preceded by | Othman bin Muhammad |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid |
| In office July 1949 – March 1953 | |
| Monarch | Hisamuddin Alam Shah |
| Preceded by | Hamzah bin Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Othman bin Muhammad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad (1894-12-15)15 December 1894 Jugra,Kuala Langat,Selangor,Federated Malay States,British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 17 October 1976(1976-10-17) (aged 81) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Royal Mausoleum,Klang, Selangor |
| Political party | Independent;UMNO-aligned |
| Spouse(s) | Raja Maslamah binti Raja Busu Tengku Badariah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah Tengku Nor Saadah binti Al-Marhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman |
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| Residence | Seri Mutiara |
| Profession | Politician |
Raja Uda ibni Raja Muhammad (15 December 1894 – 17 October 1976) was aMalaysian statesman during the country's struggle for independence and its early years of nationhood. He was a civil servant under theBritish colonial administration, and eventually rose to important administrative positions within the government. Upon the independence ofMalaya in 1957, he became the firstYang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) ofPenang, one of the four states in Malaysia without a hereditary ruler.
Uda was also the grandfather of Malaysian political bloggerRaja Petra Kamaruddin.
Raja Uda was a member of theSelangorroyal family, being a distant cousin ofSultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah and a direct descendant of the firstSultan of Selangor. He married both of Sultan Hisamuddin's sisters namely, Tengku Badariah binti Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah and Tengku Nor Saadah.[1]
Educated at theMalay College Kuala Kangsar, Raja Uda joined the colonial government service in 1910 at the age of 16. In 1939, he was appointed as secretary to the British Resident of Selangor. He wasMenteri Besar of Selangor twice, from 1949 to 1953, and again from 1954 to 1955. In between, Raja Uda served as Malayan High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. He was involved in negotiations with the British to establish theMember System in the 1950s.[2]
In 1951, Raja Uda was appointed a CMG and appointed an HonoraryKnight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1953. Following thefirst ever general election in 1955, Raja Uda was appointed Speaker of theFederal Legislative Council.
On August 30, 1957, the day before independence, Raja Uda was appointed the firstGovernor of the state ofPenang and served for ten years.
Raja Tun Uda died on October 17, 1976, and he was buried at the Selangor royal mausoleum nearSultan Sulaiman Mosque inKlang,Selangor.
Several projects and institutions were named after him, including:
Streets
Grand Master and Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Defender of State (1 August 1967 –30 August 1967)[3]
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Grand Commander of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (SMN) –Tun (1959)
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Recipient of theMalaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965)
United Kingdom :
Recipient of theKing George VI Coronation Medal (1937)[4]_Ribbon.svg)
Honorary Commander of theOrder of the British Empire (CBE) (1945)
Honorary Companion of theOrder of St Michael and St George (CMG) (1951)[5] Honorary Knight Commander of theOrder of the British Empire (KBE) –Sir (1953)[6]| New creation | Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang 1957–1967 | Succeeded by |