Tun Fuad Stephens
Politician
1920 –
Who is Tun Fuad Stephens?
Tun Mohammad Fuad Stephens, was the first Chief Minister of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. He played a fundamental role in bringing the state of Sabah into the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. He held the chief minister post until 1964, and again in 1976. During his second term as Chief Minister he died in a controversial accident on 6 June 1976, in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah. He was a passenger in an Australian made Nomad aircraft which crashed and killed everyone on board. His body was laid to rest at the State Mausoleum near the Sabah State Mosque, Kota Kinabalu. He was also the first Huguan Siou or Paramount Leader of the Kadazandusun community.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1920
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- Islam
- Christianity
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- Died
- Apr 17, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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