Background

Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Syed Zahiruddin Bin Syed Hassan was born on 11th October 1918 at Pondok Tanjung, Kerian, Perak. He is the eldest child of six sibling. His father is Syed Hassan Bin Syed Ibrahim, and his mother is Raja Halimah bte Raja Abdullah. His father is from Sayung, Kuala Kangsar, Perak while his mother from Pondok Tanjung, Kerian, Perak.