Onn Jaafar

Onn Jaafar was a Johorean statesman, journalist, and nationalist leader who served as the seventh Menteri Besar of Johor from 1946 to 1950. He founded the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in 1946 and became its first president, helping lead opposition to the Malayan Union. He also wrote for Malay newspapers and published political and literary works, leaving a lasting mark on Malayan public life before his death in 1962.