1. Name: Osman Siru
2. Occupation: Teacher, Unionist
3. Date of birth: 1921
4. Education:
- Penang Free School
5. Contributions:
- Founder and Vice Chairman, One-Malayan Labour Party
- Adviser to trade unions, Member Malayan Union
- Vice President, Government Services Staff Council
- Member Staff Side Whitley Council Member
- Member, Employment Exchange Local Advisory Committee
- Represented Malaya at Congress of Postal, Telegraph and Telecoms International in Germany, (1955)
- Tourist Promotion Officer and Head of Tourist Promotion Section
- Represented Malaysia at the IUOTO General Assembly in Munich (1961)
6. Honours and Awards:
- Was named ‘Outstanding Correspondent of Pasific Travel News 1959”
- Awarded by Pasific Area Travel Assin. “Certificate of Appreciation” twice, at Hong Kong ( 1962) and Jakarta (1963)
Source:
Victor J. Morais (Ed.) (1959). The Leaders of Malaya and Who’s Who 1959-1960 . Singapore: Fisher
J. Victor Morais. (Ed). 1965. Who’s Who Malaysia – 1965 . Kuala Lumpur
