Zainon binti Sulaiman (22 January 1903 to 2 April 1989), known as Zainon Munshi Sulaiman because her father was a language teacher or munshi, and also called Hajjah Zain or Ibu Zain, was a Malaysian educator and politician. Born in Malacca, she was running her own informal kindergarten in Negeri Sembilan by the age of seventeen. She became a teacher at Bandar Maharani Girls' School in Muar in 1921 and its head teacher in 1924, and in 1927 was appointed Supervisor of Malay Girls' Schools in the state of Johor. She headed the Johor chapter of the Malay Women Teachers Association from 1930 to 1949 and in 1932 founded Bulan Melayu, a Jawi publication for women teachers. A founder member of UMNO, she was elected to represent Pontian Selatan in 1959.
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Zainon binti Sulaiman (22 January 1903 – 2 April 1989), sometimes known as Zainon Munshi Sulaiman because her father was a language teacher or "munshi", also called Hajjah Zain or Ibu Zain, was a Malaysian educator and politician.
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Zainon binti Sulaiman (22 January 1903-2 April 1989), sometimes known as Zainon Munshi Sulaiman because her father was a language teacher or "munshi", also called Hajjah Zain or Ibu Zain, was a Malaysian educator and politician.
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