Syed Nasir Ismail

Tun Syed Nasir bin Syed Ismail (سيد ناصر بن سيد إسماعيل ; 7 March 1921 – 16 March 1982) was a Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. During his lifetime, he was known as a nationalist who sought to fight for the primacy of the national language in Malaysia as a means to create a national identity through the closing down of public-funded Mandarin and Tamil vernacular schools. Tun Syed Nasir sees a common education system for all as a solution to this dilemma. A prominent politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) – the leading party of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition – he served as the 5th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 till his death in 1982.

He was born in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, and is of Hadhrami Arab descent.

Honours of Malaysia

 * Malaya :
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1961)
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia :
 * Malaysian Commemorative Medal ribbon.gif Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)
 * MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm)- PMN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1971)
 * Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - SSM.svg Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (SSM) – Tun (1982)
 * Johor :
 * My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_2006.svg Recipient of the Star of Sultan Ismail (BSI)
 * Sultan_Ibrahim_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.gif Recipient of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS)
 * Order of the Loyalty of Sultan Ismail (Johor) - ribbon bar.png Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty of Sultan Ismail of Johor (SSIJ) – Dato'
 * Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar.png Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato'
 * Pahang :
 * MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SIMP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (1980)
 * Perlis :
 * MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato'

Places named after him
Several places were named after him, including:
 * Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor
 * Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, a residential college at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor
 * Politeknik Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail in Muar, Johor
 * Taman Tun Syed Nasir, a residential area in Muar, Johor
 * Kampung Kenangan Tun Syed Nasir in Muar, Johor
 * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Syed Nasir Ismail, Johor Bahru (SMKTSNI)