Mohamed Noah Omar

Mohamed Noah Omar
محمد نوح عمر
Noah kissing the hand of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III in 1960
1st Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
1 September 1959 – 29 February 1964
MonarchsAbdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Syed Putra Jamalullail
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySyed Esa Alwee
3rd President of the Dewan Negara
In office
24 February 1969 – 28 July 1970
MonarchIsmail Nasiruddin
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded bySyed Sheh Hassan Barakbah
Succeeded byAbdul Hamid Khan
Member of the Federation of Malaya / Malaysia Parliament for Johore Bahru Timor
In office
1959–1964
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byFatimah Abdul Majid
Majority3,535 (1959)
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Noah bin Omar

(1897-08-13)13 August 1897
Bandar Maharani, Muar, Johor
Died6 September 1991(1991-09-06) (aged 94)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1946–1991)
Spouse(s)Maimun Abdul Manaf
Siti Amirah Kusuma
RelationsAbdul Razak Hussein (son-in-law)
Hussein Onn (son-in-law)
Najib Razak (grandson)
Hishammuddin Hussein (grandson)
Nazir Razak (grandson)
Nazifuddin Najib (great-grandson)
Onn Hafiz Ghazi (great-grandson)
Children5 (including Rahah, Suhailah)
Alma materSyrian Protestant College, Beirut, Lebanon

Mohamed Noah bin Omar (Jawi: محمد نوح بن عمر‎; 13 August 1897 – 6 September 1991) was a Malaysian politician. He was one of the leading figures who founded the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and became the party’s first chairperson. He also served as the first Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.