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Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (Jawi: تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه; 8 February 1903 – 6 December 1990) was a Malaysian statesman and lawyer who served as the first prime minister of Malaysia and the head of government of its predecessor states from 1955 ...
Tunku Abdul Rahman ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ismail (25 November 1933 – 12 July 1989) was the younger son of Sultan Ismail of Johor as well as the younger brother of Sultan Iskandar of Johor. Tunku Abdul Rahman held the post of Tunku Mahkota [3] (Crown Prince) for twenty years until shortly before his father's death in 1981. The termination of ...
Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the first Rahman cabinet after being invited to begin a new government following the 27 July 1955 general election in Malaysia.Upon receiving the assent of the Rulers of the Malay States, the composition of the cabinet was announced by the High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya, Donald MacGillivray, from King's House on 4 August 1955.
Tunku Abdul Rahman met Meriam in Kulim, where he had just been transferred as Assistant District Officer. Some historical reports state that Meriam was personally chosen by Tunku's mother, Che Menjalara who was of Thai descent herself. According to reports, Che Menjalara forced Tunku to marry her, despite Tunku's refusal to do so.
Tunku and Coulson argued often, but in 1937 Coulson sarcastically teased that Malay women were uncivilized and stupid, provoking the Tunku's fury. Coulson decided to return to London in 1937. In 1938, due to a disagreement with the British-led Kedah state government, Tunku applied for a long leave and left for England to study Law for the third ...
By 1976 he was appointed the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia. Following the death of Tan Sri Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin, the chairman and chief executive of Petronas in 1978, he retired early to become the chairman and chief executive of Petronas on 1 January 1979. He died on 22 June 2006 just two days short of his 80th birthday.
Tengku Abdul Rahman or Tuanku Abdul Rahman or Tunku Abdul Rahman may refer to: . Abdul Rahman (Sultan of Johor), Sultan of Johor when Singapore was founded in 1819 Tuanku Abdul Rahman, first Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Malaysian king and the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan
Abdul Halim. 1959: Rahman II: 1964: Rahman III: 1969: Rahman IV: 2 Tun Haji Abdul Razak Hussein عبد الرزاق حسين (1922–1976) MP for Pekan: 22 September 1970 14 January 1976 [c] 5 years, 115 days – Alliance Razak I: Abdul Halim