RAHMAN, TUNKU ABDUL

toonˈkoo äbˈdool räˈmän, 1903–90, Malaysian political leader. A prince, he was the fifth son of Sultan Abdul Halim Shah of Kedah and was educated in England at Cambridge. Rahman entered the Kedah state civil service in 1931. In 1945 he helped found the United Malay National Organization, a nationalist political party of which he was president (1952–55). In 1955, after the Federation of Malaya's first elections, he was named chief minister; he vigorously opposed the Communist guerrillas in Malaya. When Malaya became independent on Aug. 31, 1957, Rahman was elected the country's first prime minister. An influential statesman in Southeast Asia, Rahman in 1961 put forward the plan for the Federation of Malaysia, approved in 1963. He retired as prime minister in 1970.

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books on: Rahman Tunku Abdul  - 153 results

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State-Led Modernization and the New Middle Class in Malaysia
Book by Abdul Rahman Embong; Palgrave, 2002
Subjects: Civil Society--Malaysia, Democratization--Malaysia, Middle Class--Malaysia
...modernization, especially under the second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein 1970 1976 , was clearly in response to...progress the Malays made under the first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman 1955 70 . The NEP -modernization project involved the...
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Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia
Book by Michael Leifer; Routledge, 1995
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern--Politics And Government--1945---Dictionaries
R Rahman, Tunku Abdul (Malaya/ Malaysia) Tunku Abdul Rahman was the first prime minister of Malaya...of his deputy, Tun Abdul Razak . Tunku Abdul Rahman was born in 1903 to a Thai mother...
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Southeast Asia: An Introductory History
Book by Milton Osborne; Allen & Unwin, 2004
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern--History
Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman was the father of Malaysias independence and its countrys first prime minister. Born a prince, he became an active politician during the Second World War. During the period of the Malayan Emergency Tunku...
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Malaysia
Book by Barbara Aoki Poisson; Mason Crest, 2006
Subjects: Malaysia--Juvenile Literature
...Proto-Malays, 34 Proton Saga (car), 70 Putra Mosque, 97 Putrajaya, 21, 94, 96-97 Rahman, Tunku Abdul. See Tunku (Tunku Abdul Rahman) rainforests. See forests
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Singapore Politics under the People's Action Party
Book by Diane K. Mauzy, R. S. Milne; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: People's Action Party (Singapore), Singapore--Politics And Government
...Development 69 Raffles College 5 , 47 Raffles Hotel 1 Raffles Institution 117 Raffles, Sir Stamford 13 , 110 Rahman, Tunku Abdul: see Tunku Abdul Rahman Rajaratnam, S. 21 , 23 , 38 , 45 , 49 , 51 , 53 , 58 , 111 Referendum on Singapore joining Malaysia...
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journal articles on: Rahman Tunku Abdul  - 51 results

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Implementing Islamic Law within a Modern Constitutional Framework: Challenges and Problems in Contemporary Malaysia
Journal article by Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid; Islamic Studies, Vol. 48, 2009
Subjects: Alliances, Constitutional law, Constitutions, Councils, Islam, Local elections, Muslims, Prime ministers, Religion
...economic development. For example, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister (1957-1970...on 3 August 2001 chaired by Dr Abdul Hamid Othman, the Religious Advisor...state. As then PAS Deputy President Abdul Hadi Awang confidently proclaimed...
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The Growth of Public Universities in Malaysia
Journal article by Koh Air Khoon, R. Abd-Shukor, Abdul Razak Daud, Sahrim Hj Ahmad, Azman Jalal, Supian Samat, Baharudin Yatim, Ibrahim Abu Talib; College Student Journal, Vol. 45, 2011
Subjects: Public universities and colleges--Research
...Koh Air Khoon , R. Abd-Shukor , Abdul Razak Daud , Sahrim HJ Ahmad , Azman...Dr Mahathir Mohamad in honour of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime...KOH AIR KHOON R. ABD-SHUKOR ABDUL RAZAK DAUD SAHRIM HJ AHMAD AZMAN...
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The Malaysian Indian: History, Problems and Future
Journal article by Lian Kwen Fee; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 42, 2011
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Malaysian Indian: History, Problems and Future (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews
...of the Tamil community in the three premierships of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Abdul Razak, and Mahathir bin Mohamad. It is hardly surprising...prime ministers. A golden opportunity was lost under Tunku when a promising initiative by Sambanthan in consolidating...
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The Position of Islam in the Constitution of Malaysia
Journal article by Joseph M. Fernando; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 37, 2006
Subjects: Islam--Malaysia, Islam--Religious aspects, Islam--Social aspects, Malaysia--Religious aspects, Malaysia--Social aspects, Religion and politics
...the Alliance and UMNO chief Tunku Abdul Rahman requested that an article declaring...Minister and Alliance leader, Tunku Abdul Rahman, however, reassured the Rulers...independence, the Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman had to clarify the meaning of...
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A Man and an Island: Gender and Nation in Lee Kuan Yew's the Singapore Story
Journal article by Philip Holden; Biography, Vol. 24, 2001
Subjects: Authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Biography--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Gender identity--Literature, Historiography--Analysis, Imperialism--Literature, Literature and history--Analysis, The Singapore Story (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., YEW, LEE KUAN--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...of Malaysias Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, is more sympathetic, but...first two prime ministers, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak (Ashraf, "UMNO Youth...issues" (11). (17.) The Tunku is described as a "bon vivant...
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magazine articles on: Rahman Tunku Abdul  - 14 results

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Recipe for Success: Sholto Byrnes Celebrates 50 Years of Malaysian Independence with a Rather Special Banquet
Magazine article by Sholto Byrnes; New Statesman, Vol. 136, April 2, 2007
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj--Appreciation, Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj--Family, Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj--Works, Favourite Dishes from the Tunku's Kitchen (Book), Malaysia--Description and travel, Malaysia--Personal narratives, Malaysia--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Prime ministers--Appreciation, Prime ministers--Family, Prime ministers--Works
...Special Banquet. by Sholto Byrnes Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first prime minister of...princes were short on funds. Tunku Abdul Rahman was an exception, as his mother...asking to have lunch with the Tunku in London. "Tunku told him...
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Christian Conversion a Capital Offense
Magazine article; The New American, Vol. 22, April 17, 2006
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj--Cases, Afghanistan--Religious aspects, Apostasy--Cases, Religion and law
...Capital Offense. Sixteen years ago, Afghan native Abdul Rahman, born and raised a Muslim, became a Christian...democracy" as a synonym for "freedom." Of Abdul Rahman, Afghan prosecutor Abdul Wassi says: "He would have been forgiven if...
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What Mahathir Has Wrought
Magazine article by David Martin Jones; The National Interest, Spring 2000
Subjects: Malaysia--Politics and government, Political corruption--Analysis, Political parties--Malaysia, Social contract--Evaluation
...independence Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, whose urbane style afforded...In that same year, he accused Tunku Abdul Rahman of playing the "grand vizier...challenge prompted its leader, Tunku Razaleigh Hamzah, and his supporters...
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August's Anniversaries: Blake in State ... Streaming Ahead ... Malaya's Independence ... Richard Cavendish Looks at August's Anniversaries
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 57, August 2007
Subjects: Admirals--Appreciation, Anniversaries, Autonomy (Political science)--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Autonomy--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Blacke, Robert--Appreciation, Fulton, Robert--Appreciation, Inventors--Appreciation, Malaysia--Political aspects, Malaysia--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations
...Indian candidates in Indian ones. The UMNOs leader Tunku Abdul Rahman became prime minister when the independent Federation...ceremony in the new Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Abdul Rahman proclaimed Malaya as a sovereign, democratic and independent...
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Issues in Islam: Islam on Family Planning and Abortion
Magazine article by Fouzi Sahawneh; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XIII, December 31, 1994
Subjects: Abortion, Human relations, Interpersonal communication, Islam, Marriage, Medical ethics, Personal relationships, Religion, Social life & customs, Traditions
...Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran; King Hussein of Jordan; Tunku Abdul Rahman, prime minister of Malaysia; King Hassan II of Morocco...contradiction between Islam and family planning. 1. Sheikh Abdul-Majeed Saleem (1937) says it is permitted to use...
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newspaper articles on: Rahman Tunku Abdul  - 24 results

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The Abdul Rahman Case
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 26, 2006
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj
The Abdul Rahman Case. Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES...raise in your Thursday editorial "Free Abdul Rahman" arise because democracy has become...course the Afghan government should free Abdul Rahman, but he should not even be in this...
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Reticent about Rahman
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 8, 2006
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj, Islam--Social aspects
Reticent about Rahman. Byline: Paul Chesser...former resident Christian, Abdul Rahman, has at least temporarily...Alleged moderate cleric Abdul Raoulf said, "Cut off his head." He added Mr. Rahman could survive only in exile...
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INTERNATIONAL: Christian Convert Now Seeks Asylum outside Afghanistan
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), March 29, 2006
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj, Asylum, Right of, Right of asylum
...announcement in Kabul came after the UN said Abdul Rahman has appealed for asylum outside Afghanistan...court decision to dismiss the case. "Abdul Rahman must be killed. Islam demands it...an official familiar with the case. Abdul Rahman
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Afghan Convert Released from Jail; Christian Seeks Asylum Abroad
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 28, 2006
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj, Asylum, Right of, Christianity, Right of asylum
...earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad. Abdul Rahman was released from the high-security Policharki prison...the wake of the international uproar over the case of Abdul Rahman, who was arrested last month for apostasy for leaving...
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White House Seeks Mercy for Christian Convert; Sentence for Afghan Man Enrages Italy, Germany
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 22, 2006
Subjects: Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra Al-Haj--Cases, Christianity--Cases
...was watching the case of Abdul Rahman closely, but added...legal one involving Mr. Rahman and his family. "The...years ago. Prosecutor Abdul Wasi told the Associated...capital case against Mr. Rahman would be dropped - if...
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encyclopedia articles on: Rahman Tunku Abdul  - 5 results

 
 
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Rahman, Tunku Abdul
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RAHMAN, TUNKU ABDUL Abdul Rahman, Tunku . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Abdul Rahman, Tunku
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABDUL RAHMAN, TUNKU toon koo ab dool ra man, 1903 90, Malaysian...tunku), he was the fifth son of Sultan Abdul Halim Shah of Kedah and was educated in England at Cambridge. Abdul Rahman entered the Kedah state civil service in...
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Abdul Razak
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ABDUL RAZAK ab dool ra zak, 1922 76, prime minister of Malaysia (1970 76...prime minister, foreign minister, and defense minister, succeeding Tunku Abdul Rahman . While attempting to reduce racial tensions, he promoted Malay economic...
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Mahathir Bin Mohamad
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...National Organization (UMNO), but lost his seat and was expelled from UMNO in 1969 after criticizing Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman . Subsequently readmitted into UMNO, he was reelected to parliament in 1974 and held several ministerial posts in...
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Malaysia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...United Nations. The first prime minister was Tunku (Prince) Abdul Rahman , the leader of the Alliance Party, a loose...multiethnic National Front coalition. Tun Abdul Razak succeeded Abdul Rahman as prime minster in 1970, and the following...


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