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First Prime Minister of Malaya and Malaysia. A skilled negotiater, he was an architect of modern Malaysia.
Born in Alor Star, the son of former sultan of Kedah, Abdul Rahman was educated at school in Malaya and Thailand before attending Cambridge University, where he graduated in 1925.
He studied law at Inner Temple in London but failed the bar exam. On his return to Malaya in 1931 he became a district officer in the civil service. After world war 2 he returned to London and qualified as a barrister (1949).
Abdul Rahman began his political career in 1945, when he became one of the founders on UMNO – United Malays National Organization.; in 1951 he was elected president of the organization. In this role he formed a coalition with Malayan Chinese Association – MCA and Malayan Indian Association., which became the alliance party.
As the leader of the alliance party he was involved in negotiation for the independence of Malaya and became the first Malayan Prime Minister.
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