Ismail Abdul Rahman
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Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman S.M.N. |
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Ismail outside 10, Downing Street
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| 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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In office 22 September 1970 – 2 August 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Tun Abdul Razak |
| Succeeded by | Tun Hussein Onn |
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Ismail bin Abdul Rahman 4 November 1915 Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 2 August 1973 (aged 57) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Barisan Nasional, UMNO |
| Spouse(s) | Toh Puan Norashikin Mohd Seth |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, The University of Melbourne |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman (4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He held several Malaysian ministerial posts and was appointed as the second Deputy Prime Minister in 1970 by then Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak. Three years later, Ismail died in office due to a heart attack. Ismail has been called "the man who saved Malaysia" for his actions as Home Minister after the May 13 Incident of racial rioting in 1969.
Ismail was born on 4 November 1915 in Johor Bahru, Johor. He was the son of Dato' Abdul Rahman bin Yassin, who was of Buginese descent. Dato Abdul Rahman was the first President of the Dewan Negara (Senate) of the Parliament of Malaysia, and also the first chairman of Malayan Banking. His maternal grandfather was Haji Mohamed Salleh bin Abdullah, an ethnic Chinese convert to Islam and former State Treasurer of Johor. After Zahara binte Abu Bakar, Abdul Rahman's wife and Ismail's mother, died in 1936, Abdul Rahman married Kamariah, the sister of Dato Onn Ja'afar, the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johor. The remarriage was encouraged by Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, who sought to unite the Johor by blood. Abdul Rahman himself almost became Menteri Besar according to Ismail, but failed because he "refused to indulge in intrigues".
Ismail was raised by his maternal grandmother due to his mother's various illnesses, and received his primary education at Sekolah Bukit Zaharah, although his education was interrupted by frequent trips to see distant relatives. Ismail's initial friends were predominantly Malay, but when he continued his education at the English College Johore Bahru, Ismail gravitated to non-Malays due to his interest in the opposite sex – Chinese girls often being given more freedom to mingle than their Malay counterparts in those days. Ismail later said: "I am convinced that this early mingling with the other races during the most impressionable stage of my life had a lot to do with my non-racial outlook." Ismail forged close friendships with the daughters of Cheah Tiang Earn, a friend of his father's. Eileen and Joyce Chuah would later both marry into the influential Kuok family, which Ismail got to know through them. Ismail also befriended the children of Joseph Chako Puthucheary, who would later become important players in Malaysian and Singaporean politics. Try
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