Abdul Razak Hussein
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdul Razak Hussein S.M.N. |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976 |
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| Monarch |
Abdul Halim Yahya Petra |
| Deputy |
Ismail Abdul Rahman Hussein Onn |
| Preceded by | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Onn |
| 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 31 August 1957 – 22 September 1970 |
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| Monarch |
Abdul Rahman Hisamuddin Putra Ismail Nasiruddin |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Rahman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Abdul Rahman |
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| Born |
Abdul Razak bin Hussein 11 March 1922 Pekan, Pahang, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 14 January 1976 (aged 53) London, United Kingdom |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (1953–1976) |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour Party (1945 - 1953) |
| Spouse(s) | Rahah Noah |
| Children | 5 (including Najib Razak and Nazir Razak) |
| Alma mater |
Raffles College Lincoln's Inn |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Pahang |
| Service/branch | Rejimen Askar Wataniah |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Force 136 |
Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Haji Hussein (Jawi: عبدال رازک حسین) (11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976.
Tun Razak was the Prime Minister responsible in setting up Barisan Nasional, which is the ruling coalition of political parties that have held power in Malaysia till today, taking over from its predecessor, the Alliance. He is also renowned for launching the Malaysian New Economic Policy (MNEP).
Born in Pekan,[Pahang] on 11 March 1922, Tun Razak is the first of two children to Dato' Hussein bin Mohd Taib and Datin Hajah Teh Fatimah bt Daud. Of aristocratic descent, Abdul Razak studied at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar.
After joining the Malay Administrative Service in 1939, he was awarded a scholarship to study at Raffles College in Singapore in 1940. His studies at the college ceased with the onset of the Second World War. During the war he helped organise the Wataniah resistance movement in Pahang.
After World War II, Tun Razak left for Britain in 1947 to study law. In 1950 he received a law degree and qualified as barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London. During his student days in England, Tun Razak was a member of the British Labour Party and a prominent student leader of the Kesatuan Melayu Great Britain (Malay Association of Great Britain). He also formed the (Malayan Forum )
Upon his return from the United Kingdom, in 1950, Tun Razak joined the Malayan Civil Service. Owing to his political calibre, he became the youth chief for United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Two years later, he worked as the Assistant State Secretary of Pahang and in February 1955, at just 33 years of age, became Pahang's Chief Minister.
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