biography
| name: |
Abdul Rahman (Putra Alhaj), Tunku
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pronunciation:
[abdul rahman]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1903–90)
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| biography:
| The first prime minister of Malaya (1957–63) and Malaysia (1963–70), born in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaya. The son of the Sultan of Kedah, he trained as a lawyer at Cambridge and joined the civil service in Kedah in 1931. In 1945 he founded the United Malays' National Organization (UMNO), and in 1952 entered Malayan politics, becoming chief minister (1955) and then prime minister. He negotiated the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, remaining as prime minister. He left active politics in 1970, then became the first secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. |
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