Hussein Onn

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Hussein Onn
DK I (Johor) DK I (Terengganu) DK (Kelantan) DK II (Selangor) SMN SPMJ SPCM SIMP SPNS DUPN SPDK SSIJ DP PIS
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Hussein Onn DK I (Johor) DK I (Terengganu) DK (Kelantan) DK II (Selangor) SMN SPMJ SPCM SIMP SPNS DUPN SPDK SSIJ DP PIS
حسين عون
	Portrait, c. 1960s
3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia
	In office; 15 January 1976 – 16 July 1981
Monarchs	Yahya Petra; Ahmad Shah;
Deputy	Mahathir Mohamad
Preceded by	Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
President of the United Malays National Organisation; (ex officio: Chairman of Barisan Nasional)
	In office; 14 January 1976 – 28 June 1981
Preceded by	Abdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Monarchs
Ministerial portfolios
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
	In office; 13 August 1973 – 15 January 1976
Monarchs	Abdul Halim; Yahya Petra;
Prime Minister	Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded by	Ismail Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister
1979–1981	Defence
1978–1980	Federal Territories
1976–1978	Defence
1974–1976	Finance
1973–1974	Trade and Industry
1970–1973	Education
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament; for Sri Gading
	In office; 4 November 1974 – 16 July 1981
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mustaffa Mohammad
Member of Parliament; for Johor Bahru Timor
	In office; 11 May 1969 – 31 July 1974
Preceded by	Fatimah Abdul Majid
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
1976–1981
Political positions
1976–1981	Chairman of Barisan Nasional
1949–1950	Leader of UMNO Youth
1983–1987
Other positions
1983–1987	President of International Islamic University Malaysia
Personal details
Born	Hussein bin Onn; 12 February 1922; Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States
Died	29 May 1990 (aged 68); San Mateo, California, U.S.
Resting place	Makam Pahlawan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Party	UMNO (1949–1951; 1968–1988); IMP (1951–1963); Negara (1963–1968);
Other political; affiliations	Alliance (1968–1973); BN (1974–1988);
Spouse	Suhailah Noah (m. 1948)
Children	6 (including Hishamuddin)
Parents	Onn Jaafar (father); Halimah Hussein (mother);
Education	English College Johore Bahru; Indian Military Academy;
Alma mater	Lincoln's Inn (LLB);
Awards	Full list
Military service
Branch/service	Johor Military Forces; British Indian Army
Years of service	1940–1945
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War II

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Hussein bin Onn (Jawi: حسين بن عون; 12 February 1922 – 29 May 1990) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Malaysia from 1976 to 1981.