Syed Zahiruddin

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

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{{Malay name|Syed Zahiruddin|Syed Hassan|note=on}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun

| name = Syed Zahiruddin Syed Hassan

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|SMN|PSM|SPSA|DUNM|DSA|SPCM|SPMP (Perak)| DPMP (Perak)|JMN|PJK (Perak)}}

| order = 4th

| office = Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca

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| term_start = 23 May 1976

| term_end = 30 November 1984

| predecessor = Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid

| successor = Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin

| birth_name = Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1918|10|11}}

| death_place = Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

| resting_place = Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur

| birth_place = Pondok Tanjung, Kerian, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|4|20|1918|10|11}}

| spouse = Toh Puan Halimah Md. Noh

| children = 10

| father = Syed Hassan Syed Ibrahim

| mother = Raja Halimah Raja Abdullah

}}

Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (11 October 1918 – 20 April 2013){{cite web|url=http://www.tytmelaka.gov.my/versionBI/index.php/2012-09-24-01-09-13/the-fourth-speaker-of-malacca|title=The Fourth Speaker of Malacca|date=2012-09-24|accessdate=2016-06-17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812085242/http://www.tytmelaka.gov.my/versionBI/index.php/2012-09-24-01-09-13/the-fourth-speaker-of-malacca|archivedate=2016-08-12}} He was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1976 to 1984. Before his appointment he was a retired senior government administrative & diplomatic (PTD) officer. The position he held prior to retirement from PTD was Malaysia's Ambassador and High Commissioner to both Ireland in 1975 and the United Kingdom in 1974.[http://www.nst.com.my/latest/former-malacca-yang-dipertua-negeri-syed-zahiruddin-dies-1.260790?localLinksEnabled=false Former Malacca Yang dipertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin dies - Latest - New Straits Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103520/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/former-malacca-yang-dipertua-negeri-syed-zahiruddin-dies-1.260790?localLinksEnabled=false|date=11 November 2013}} He was also the holder of the State of Perak's Royal Chieftain position of Orang Kaya Dato' Bendahara Sri Maharaja, Orang Besar Empat Negeri Perak Darul Ridzuan. SMK Tun Syed Zahiruddin was also named after him.