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Tun Datu Mustapha Memorial

Sabah, Malaysia

Datu Mustapha bin Datu Harun (31 July 1918 – 2 January 1995) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 3rd Chief Minister of Sabah from May 1967 to November 1975 and the 1st Yang Di-Pertua Negara from September 1963 to September 1965 and President of the United Sabah National Organisation (USNO). He was an important figure in Sabah and sometimes known as "Father of Independence" (Bapa Kemerdekaan) of Sabah due to his direct involvement in negotiations leading to the formation of Malaysia from 1961 to 1963. He also play an important role in Sabah early development in terms of education, economy, spread of Islam and the formation of Yayasan Sabah (Sabah Foundation).

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