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Ismail Abdul Rahman
Ismail Abdul Rahman | |
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| إسماعيل عبدالرحمن | |
.jpeg) Official portrait, pre-1963. | |
| 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In office 22 September 1970 – 2 August 1973 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Onn |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 20 May 1969 – 2 August 1973 | |
| Monarchs | Ismail Nasiruddin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Ghazali Shafie |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| Monarch | Ismail Nasiruddin |
| Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Preceded by | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 3 January 1973 – 12 August 1973 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Onn |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 20 September 1959 – 17 November 1959 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Preceded by | Tan Siew Sin |
| Succeeded by | Khir Johari |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 3 February 1959 – 31 August 1960 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Rahman Hisamuddin |
| Prime Minister | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Preceded by | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| 2nd Deputy President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 22 September 1970 – 2 August 1973 | |
| President | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Preceded by | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Hussein Onn |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johore Timor (Parliament suspended 13 May 1969 – 20 February 1971) | |
| In office 11 September 1959 – 2 August 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Johore Timor) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Sabri |
| Member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Johore Timor | |
| In office 1955–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johore Timor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ismail bin Abdul Rahman 4 November 1915 Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 2 August 1973 (aged 57) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Resting place | Makam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse |
Norashikin Mohd Seth
(m. 1950) |
| Relations | Suleiman Abdul Rahman (brother) Awang Hassan (brother-in-law) Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth (brother-in-law) Abu Bakar Suleiman (nephew) Yahya Awang (nephew) |
| Children | 6 (including Tawfik Tun Dr Ismail) |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Queen's College, The University of Melbourne (MBBS) |
Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman (Jawi: إسماعيل بن عبدالرحمن; 4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from September 1970 to his death in August 1973. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he previously held several ministerial posts.
Ismail has been called "the man who saved Malaysia" for his actions as Minister of Home Affairs after the 13 May incident of racial rioting in 1969.[1]
- ^ "The man who saved Malaysia" (PDF). New Straits Times. Perdana Leadership Foundation. 31 December 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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