Raja Uda was a member of the
House of Opu Daeng Chelak, being a distant cousin of
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah and a direct descendant of the first
Sultan of Selangor. He married both of Sultan Hisamuddin's sisters namely, Tengku Badariah binti Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah and Tengku Nor Saadah. Educated at the
Malay College Kuala Kangsar, Raja Uda joined the colonial government service in 1910 at the age of 16. In 1939, he was appointed as secretary to the British Resident of Selangor. He was
Menteri Besar of Selangor twice, from 1949 to 1953, and again from 1954 to 1955. In between, Raja Uda served as Malayan High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. He was involved in negotiations with the British to establish the
Member System in the 1950s. In 1951, Raja Uda was appointed a CMG and appointed an Honorary
Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1953. Following the
first ever general election in 1955, Raja Uda was appointed Speaker of the
Federal Legislative Council. On August 30, 1957, the day before independence, Raja Uda was appointed the first
Governor of the state of
Penang and served for ten years. Raja Tun Uda died on October 17, 1976, and he was buried at the Selangor royal mausoleum near
Sultan Sulaiman Mosque in
Klang,
Selangor. ==Legacy==