Syed Esa Alwee
Malaysian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dato' Syed Esa bin Alwee was a Malaysian politician. He was a prominent Malay leader during the British colonial period and the subsequent struggle for independence. He became the second Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Malaysian Parliament in 1964.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Alwee is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Syed Esa. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Syed Esa Alwee | |
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سيد عيسى علوي | |
2nd Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
In office 18 May 1964 – 24 November 1964 | |
Monarch | Syed Putra Jamalullail |
Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
Preceded by | Mohamed Noah Omar |
Succeeded by | Chik Mohamad Yusof Sheikh Abdul Rahman |
Personal details | |
Political party | UMNO – BN |
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Syed Esa was also a Scout, and was Chief Commissioner of Scouts, the administrative head of the Malaysian Scouting Association, from 1963 to 1968.[2][3]