Tengku Omar Othman
2nd Menteri Besar of Terengganu
About Tengku Omar Othman
Lived 1884 – 1945 (aged 60).
Tengku Seri Setia Raja Tengku Omar bin Othman was the Menteri Besar of Terengganu, in the Unfederated Malay States, from 15 July 1940 to 9 December 1941.
Tengku Omar was born on 17 December 1884 at Ayer Rajah, Singapore. He was a great-grandson of Sultan Hussein Shah, the last Sultan of Singapore.
Tengku Omar was the second Menteri Besar of Terengganu. His predecessor was Dato’ Seri Amar DiRaja Haji Ngah Muhammad bin Yusof. He was later succeeded by Dato' Jaya Perkasa Da Omar bin Mahmud.
He received several British honours, including membership of the Order of the British Empire, the George V Silver Jubilee Medal, and the George VI Coronation Medal.
Tengku Omar died on 24 April 1945.
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2nd Menteri Besar of Terengganu
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Tengku Omar Othman died on 24 April 1945.
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