Pengiran Ahmad Raffae: Difference between revisions

| honorific-prefix = [[Malay titles|Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun]]

| name = Pengiran Ahmad Raffae

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100|SMN}}

| imagenative_name = أحمد رفعي =عمر

| captionimage = Pengiran ahmad raffae-tyt2.png

| ordercaption = 2nd=

| order = 2nd
| office = Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = [[Peter Lo Su Yin]] <br/> [[Mustapha Harun]]

| term_start = 16 September 1965

| term_end = 16 September 1973

| predecessor = [[Mustapha Harun]]

| successor = [[Fuad Stephens]]

| birth_name = Pengiran Ahmad Raffae bin Pengiran Omar

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1908|11|4}}

| birth_place = [[Sipitang]], [[North Borneo]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|3|18|1908|11|4}}

| death_place = Queen Elizabeth Hospital, [[Kota Kinabalu]], [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]

| spouse = 1. Dayang Kusnah Sian<br>2. Dayang Supinah Abdullah

| fatherchildren = PengiranDatuk Dayang OmarMahani

Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae was born on 4 November 1908 at [[Sipitang]], [[Beaufort District|Beaufort]], [[North Borneo|British North Borneo]]. His father was Orang Kaya Kaya Pengiran Haji Omar, a well known native officer who served as the first local Deputy Assistant District Officer of [[Putatan District|Putatan]] from 1915 until 1922.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library Kota Kinabalu|pages=195–195}}</ref>

Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae married Toh Puan Dayang Hajah Kusnah binti Enche Sian and they were blessed withhad five children. His second wife was Dayang Supinah binti Abdullah.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=195–195}}</ref>

Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae studied at Putatan English Special School and later at a school in Papar District (1918 - 1922). He later went on to pursue his studies at a Malay Vernacular School in Sipitang until 1924.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=195–195}}</ref>

Upon completing his studies in 1930, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae joined the British North Borneo Civil Service as a Grade III Native Clerk on 1 May 1930. He was then appointed as Trainee Deputy Assistant District Officer of Beaufort in 1941 before being promoted to a permanent post in 1942.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=195–195}}</ref>

During the [[Japanese occupation of British Borneo|Japanese Occupation]], Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae was appointed as [[District Officer|Assistant District Officer]] of Beaufort. He was later appointed as Native Officer in Sipitang, Beaufort and [[Kota Belud District|Kota Belud]]. After the Japanese surrendered to the Allied Forces in 1945, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae served as Deputy Assistant District Officer of [[Tenom District|Tenom]] on 1 July 1946 before being promoted to Acting District Officer of Beaufort. He was later transferred to Mempakul in Sipitang, [[Kuala Penyu District|Kuala Penyu]] and Beaufort where he served as Deputy Assistant District Officer.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=195–196}}</ref>

In 1954, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae was appointed as Deputy Assistant District Officer of [[Labuan]] and [[Penampang District|Penampang]]. He was later transferred to [[Beluran District|Beluran]], one of the districtdistricts in the [[Sandakan Division]] after serving as Assistant District Officer for eight months in 1955. From 1957 until 1962, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae served as Assistant District Officer in Beaufort, Kuala Penyu, [[Ranau District|Ranau]] and [[Pensiangan]] until his retirement from Civil Service in 1962 after a 32 years of service.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=196–199}}</ref>

From 1964 until 1965, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae served as Acting Yang di-Pertua Negara of Sabah under the governorship of [[Mustapha Harun|Tun Mustapha]]. During his tenure as Acting Governor, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae plays an active role in the state development and also in maintaining peace and political stability among the different races and various ethnic groups in Sabah.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=199–199}}</ref>

On 16 September 1965, Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae was appointed as the second Yang di-Pertua Negara of Sabah after the resignation of Tun Mustapha. He served as Governor for two terms until 16 September 1973.<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=DannyAbdul WongHamid|first1=Ahmad Tze-KenSarji|title=GovernorsThe Rulers of BritishMalaysia: North Borneo and Heads of StateEncyclopedia of SabahMalaysia|year=20092011|publisher=SabahEditions StateDidier Library Kota KinabaluMillet|location=Singapore|pages=199–145}}</ref>

Tun Pengiran Haji Ahmad Raffae died due to old age at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu|Queen Elizabeth Hospital]], [[Kota Kinabalu]] on 18 March 1995 at the age of 86. He died less than two months after his predecessor and political comrade, Tun Mustapha who died on 2 January 1995. He was buried at the Sabah State Heroes Mausoleum in the compundcompound of [[Sabah State Mosque]] in [[Kota Kinabalu]].<ref name="Tze-Ken2009">{{cite book|authorlast1=Danny Wong Tze-Ken|first1=Danny Wong|title=Governors of British North Borneo and Heads of State of Sabah|year=2009|publisher=Sabah State Library |location=Kota Kinabalu|pages=199–199}}</ref>

==HonourHonours==

===HonourHonours of Malaysia===

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**[[File:MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (S.M.N.SMN) —– '''Tun''' (1967)<ref>{{cite web