Subject: English Form 3 Topic: Famous Personalities Prepared by: Nurul Fatini Athirah binti Hj Dzulkurnain

1. FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

2. Tunku Abdul Rahman

3. First Prime Minister of Malaysia
Ruling from 1946-1970
Born in Istana Pagoda, Alor Setar
On 8 February 1903
Studied at Maktab Abdul Hamid Alor Setar

5. 1949= Tunku officer on duty at the offices of law in
Alor Setar. He then asked to move to Kuala Lumpur
and he was the deputy Prosecutor and appointed the
President of the Court Section.
1951= UMNO crisis forced the mayor to resign and
Tunku Onn appointed as the new President. He held
the post for 20 years.

6. 1954= Tunku led a group of representatives to
London to secure the independence of Malaya but to
no avail.
1955= Was a coalition UMNO with MCA won 51 of 52
seats it contested.
1955= Tunku to London to negotiate about the
independence of Malaya. This time, He managed and
august 31 1957 was decided as the date
Independence.

7. • After Independence
1959 and 1964 Tunku mendominasikan political of
Malaya and lead party engagement to big win in the
choice of Public Highway.
• 1963
Malaysia formation is one of the proposals of the
greatest achievements Tunku.
• September 16 1963
Federal states except Brunei and he became the first
Prime Minister of Malaysia.

8. • 1960
Tunku founder and President of Islamic Religious
Charities (PERKIM) for help Converts Islam.
• 1961
Malaysia hosted the Quran reading competition
internationally first.
• The first secretary general of the Islamic
Conference organization and establish Islamic
Development Bank is also President “Regional
Islamic Da’wah council of Southeast Asia and the
Pacific.

9.  1987
Later Tunku support spirit 46 which is UMNO splinter
group led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
• 1990
He campaigned actively for the Spirit of 46 in the
1990 General Election.

10.  December 6 1990
He was treated in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. He
died at age 87. Remains taken to his home in
the hills Tunku and Buried in a Royal Tomb
Violated, Alor Setar.

11.  He can be the person you should evaluate
 He reminds us that we must care about other
people too
 He is a dedicated leader
 He is a trustworthy person