Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan (11 October 1918 – 20 April 2013)[1] was a Malaysian politician.
He was the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from 1976 to 1984 and the Ambassador and High commissioner to both Ireland in 1975 and the United Kingdom in 1974.
[2] He was also the Orang Besar Empat Perak.
SMK Tun Syed Zahiruddin also named after him.
Zahiruddin died on 20 April 2013 of a kidney failure, aged 95 and was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.