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Tunku Abdul Rahman [e] (8 February 1903 – 6 December 1990), commonly referred to as Tunku, was a Malaysian statesman who served as prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He previously served as the only chief minister of Malaya from 1955 to 1957, as President of UMNO from 1951 to 1971, and as leader of the Alliance Party from 1952 to 1971.
In another meeting on 5 March 1958 of Chief Ministers of the eleven states in the Federation of Malaya, a proposal was made to name the mosque Masjid Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, in recognition of Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's efforts in guiding the country to gaining independence. However, Tunku refused this honour; on the contrary ...
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 Dato' Sri Mohammad Jewa ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah – Tunku Temenggong Kedah, elder brother of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (died 1977); Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah – First Malaysian Prime Minister, also known as "Father of Malayan Independence" or "Father of Malaysia" (died 1990)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj announced the independence of Malaya from the British on August 31, 1957, at Stadium Merdeka. The Flag of Malaya in use from 1950 to 1963.
Tengku Mohamad Rizam bin Tengku Abdul Aziz, the Tengku Temenggong of Kelantan (b. 1961) and Tunku Noor Hayati binti Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the Tengku Puan Temenggong of Kelantan (b. 1967) (the Sultan's first cousin and cousin-in-law) [16] Tengku Nur Qistina Petri (b. 1992) (the Sultan's first cousin once removed)
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.
Tunku Abdul Rahman Al-Haj ibni Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: تونكو عبد الرحمن; born 5 February 1993), also known as Prince Jefri Ibrahim, [1] is a member of the Johor royal family who is the Tunku Panglima of Johor. He is the third son of Sultan Ibrahim and Raja Zarith Sofiah.