Husein Hasanally Abdoolcader

Sir Husein Hasanally Abdoolcader, CBE (b. 10 September 1890, in Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India; d. 16 June 1974) was a barrister and politician in Malaya.

He was educated first in Malaya, at Raffles Institution, Singapore and Penang Free School, Penang. He was sent to England and went to Ilford County High School and Christ's College, Cambridge, then joined Lincoln's Inn.

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He was awarded the George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935 and the George VI Coronation Medal, 1937. He was made a CBE in 1938 and knighted in 1948.

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