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Tunku Abdul Rahman

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Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah II (Jawi: تونكو عبدالرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن المرحوم سلطان عبدالحميد حاليم شه;, 8 February 1903 – 6 December 1990) was a Malaysian politician who served as the first Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955 to 1957, before becoming Malaya's first Prime Minister after independence in 1957. [1]

158 relations: Abdul Aziz of Perak, Abdul Halim of Kedah, Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Abdul Razak Hussein, Abu Bakar of Pahang, Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, Alliance Party (Malaysia), Alor Setar, Asian Football Confederation, Badlishah of Kedah, Bagan Serai, Baling Talks, Barisan Nasional, Barristers in England and Wales, Basil Atkinson, British Malaya, Brunei, Burma Railway, Cairo, Cambridge, Chief minister, Chin Peng, Cholera, Crown Agents, David Marshall (Singaporean politician), David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore, Debsirin School, District officer, Donald MacGillivray, Elizabeth II, Federation of Malaya, Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957, Fong Chong Pik, Football Association of Malaysia, Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne, Gerald Templer, Harold MacMichael, Henry Gurney, Henry Lee Hau Shik, Hiroshima, Hisamuddin of Selangor, Hussein Onn, Ibrahim of Johor, Imperial Japanese Army, Independence, Independence of Malaya Party, Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965, Inner Temple, Ismail Abdul Rahman, ..., Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, Japanese invasion of Malaya, Jawi alphabet, Johor, Johor Bahru, Jus soli, Kambiz Atabay, Karachi, Kedah, Kedah FA, Kedah Royal Mausoleum, Kedah Sultanate, Kedah Supreme Order of Merit, Kelantan, Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Kota Bharu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Nerang, Kulim District, Labour Party (UK), Lady Meriam, Langkawi, Lee Kuan Yew, List of national founders, List of Presidents of AFC, Liverpool, Mahathir Mohamad, Malacca, Malaria, Malay styles and titles, Malayan Campaign, Malayan Communist Party, Malayan Emergency, Malayan general election, 1955, Malayan general election, 1959, Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army, Malayan Union, Malaysia, Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Chinese Association, Malaysian general election, 1964, Malaysian general election, 1969, Malaysian general election, 1990, Malaysian Indian Congress, Malaysian Indians, Malaysian Islamic Party, Malaysians, Melbourne Cup, Merdeka, Mohammad Tahir Tan Tong Hye, Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah of Selangor, Musa Hitam, Myanmar, Nagasaki, National Operations Council, Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, Onn Jaafar, Order of Australia, Order of the Companions of Honour, Order of the Crown of the Realm, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Padang Terap District, Pahang, PAP–UMNO relations, Parliament of Malaysia, Parti Melayu Semangat 46, Parti Negara, Penang, Penang Free School, People's Action Party, Perak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Proclamation of Malaysia, Putra of Perlis, Responsions, Royal Family Order of Kedah, Sabah, Sarawak, Seberang Perai, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Selangor FA, Selangor Turf Club, Sharifah Rodziah, Singapore, Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Songkhla, St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Sungai Petani, Sunni Islam, Surrender of Japan, Tan Cheng Lock, Tan Chin Nam, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Terengganu, Thai Chinese, Thailand, The New York Times, The Star (Malaysia), Think Big (horse), Tomoyuki Yamashita, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Uganda, United Malays National Organisation, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, University of Cambridge, Violet Coulson, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, 13 May Incident. Expand index (108 more) »

Abdul Aziz of Perak

Sultan Abdul Aziz Al-Mutasim Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa I (14 November 1887 – 26 March 1948) was the 31st Sultan of Perak, a state in modern Federated Malay States.

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Abdul Halim of Kedah

Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (28 November 1927 – 11 September 2017) was the 28th Sultan of Kedah, reigning from 1958 to 2017.

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Abdul Hamid Halim of Kedah

Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, (4 June 1864 – 13 May 1943) was the 26th Sultan of Kedah.

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Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan

Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad, GCMG (24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the first Supreme Head of State or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti and second Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negri Sembilan.

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Abdul Razak Hussein

Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein,, (Jawi: عبدالرزاق حسین; b. 11 March 1922 – d. 14 January 1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, serving from 1970 to 1976.

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Abu Bakar of Pahang

Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutasim Billah Shah (29 May 1904 – 7 May 1974), was the fourth Sultan of modern Pahang.

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Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton

Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC, DL (18 November 1904 – 8 March 1983) was a British Conservative politician.

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Alliance Party (Malaysia)

The Alliance Party (Parti Perikatan) was a political coalition in Malaysia.

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Alor Setar

Alor Setar (Jawi: الور ستار), formerly known as Alor Star from 2004–2008, is a city and the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia.

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Asian Football Confederation

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia.

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Badlishah of Kedah

Sultan Sir Badlishah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (17 March 1894 – 13 July 1958) was the 27th Sultan of Kedah, a present Malaysian state, between 1943 and 1958.

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Bagan Serai

Bagan Serai is a mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia.

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Baling Talks

The Baling Talks were held in Malaya in 1956 in an attempt to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.

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Barisan Nasional

The National Front (Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties.

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Barristers in England and Wales

Barristers in England and Wales are one of the two main categories of lawyer in England and Wales, the other being solicitors.

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Basil Atkinson

Basil Ferris Campbell Atkinson (1895–1971) was the under-librarian of the University of Cambridge and Keeper of Manuscripts from 1925 to 1960, and a writer on theology.

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British Malaya

The term British Malaya loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries.

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Brunei

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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Burma Railway

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Siam–Burma Railway, the Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, was a railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by the Empire of Japan in 1943 to support its forces in the Burma campaign of World War II.

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Cairo

Cairo (القاهرة) is the capital of Egypt.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately north of London.

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Chief minister

A chief minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national entity, for instance a administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity.

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Chin Peng

Chin Peng, former OBE, (21 October 1924 – 16 September 2013) born Ong Boon Hua was a long-time leader of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP).

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Crown Agents

Crown Agents Ltd is an international development company with head office in the United Kingdom.

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David Marshall (Singaporean politician)

David Saul Marshall DKJP (12 March 1908 – 12 December 1995) was a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as Singapore's first Chief Minister from 1955 to 1956.

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David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore

David Rees Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore, PC, TD (22 November 1903 – 30 August 1976) was a British politician.

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Debsirin School

Debsirin School (โรงเรียนเทพศิรินทร์) is a boys' secondary school in Thailand.

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District officer

A district officer (DO) was a commissioned officer of the Colonial Service of the United Kingdom, who was responsible for a district of one of the overseas territories of the British Empire.

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Donald MacGillivray

Sir Donald Charles MacGillivray (22 September 1906 – 24 December 1966) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as the last British High Commissioner in Malaya.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957

The Federation of Malaya Independence Act 1957 (1957 c. 60 5 and 6 Eliz 2) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

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Fong Chong Pik

Fong Chong Pik (1926 - 2004), also known as Fang Chuang Pi, was a political activist and member of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), otherwise known as the Malayan Communist Party (MCP).

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Football Association of Malaysia

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) (Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia) is the governing body for responsible for organising the Malaysia national football team within the country.

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Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne

General Geoffrey Kemp Bourne, Baron Bourne (5 October 1902 – 26 June 1982) was a British soldier.

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Gerald Templer

Field Marshal Tun Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer,, SMN (11 September 1898 – 25 October 1979) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars.

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Harold MacMichael

Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael (15 October 1882 – 19 September 1969) was a British colonial administrator.

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Henry Gurney

Sir Henry Lovell Goldsworthy Gurney (27 June 1898 – 6 October 1951) was a British colonial administrator who served in various posts throughout the British Empire.

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Henry Lee Hau Shik

Colonel Tun Sir Henry Lee Hau Shik, SMN, KBE, JP, (19 November 1900 – 22 June 1988), also known as H.S. Lee, was a Malaysian Chinese politician and businessman who served as the first Finance Minister of the Federation of Malaya and co-founded the Malaysian Chinese Association and Alliance Party, forerunner to Malaysia's ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.

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Hiroshima

is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu - the largest island of Japan.

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Hisamuddin of Selangor

Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah KCMG (13 May 1898 – 1 September 1960) was the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya from 14 April to 1 September 1960, and fifth and seventh Sultan of Selangor between 1938–1942 and again from 1945–1960.

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Hussein Onn

Tun Hussein bin Dato' Onn,, (Jawi: حسین عون; b. 12 February 1922 – d. 29 May 1990) was the third Prime Minister of Malaysia, serving in this role from 1976 to 1981 and also served for constituency.

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Ibrahim of Johor

Sultan Sir Ibrahim Al Masyhur Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Al-Khalil Ibrahim Shah (17 September 1873 – 8 May 1959) was a Malaysian sultan and the 22nd Sultan of Johor and the 2nd Sultan of modern Johor.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Independence

Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over the territory.

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Independence of Malaya Party

The Independence of Malaya Party was a political party in British-ruled Malaya that stood for political independence.

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Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965

The Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 was an agreement between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of Singapore that granted independence to Singapore with effect from 9 August 1965.

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Inner Temple

The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London.

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Ismail Abdul Rahman

Tun Dr. Ismail bin Dato' Abdul Rahman (4 November 1915 – 2 August 1973) was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).

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Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu

Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Zainal Abidin III KCMG (24 January 1907 – 20 September 1979) was the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (roughly equivalent to King) of Malaysia, and the fifteenth Sultan of Terengganu.

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Japanese invasion of Malaya

The Japanese Invasion of Malaya began just after midnight on 8 December 1941 (local time) before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Jawi alphabet

Jawi (Jawi: Jāwī; Pattani: Yawi; Acehnese: Jawoë) is an Arabic alphabet for writing Malay, Acehnese, Banjarese, Minangkabau, Tausūg and several other languages in Southeast Asia.

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Johor

Johor or Johore is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri, is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia.

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Jus soli

Jus soli, meaning "right of the soil", commonly referred to as birthright citizenship, is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.

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Kambiz Atabay

Kambiz Atabay (كامبيز آتابای) (born 2 February 1939 in Tehran, Iran) serves as the private secretary to Her Majesty Farah Pahlavi's office in New York He was also an athlete and administrator who was President of Asian Football Confederation from 1 August 1976 until his resignation on 9 December 1978.

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Karachi

Karachi (کراچی; ALA-LC:,; ڪراچي) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

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Kedah

Kedah (Jawi: قدح), also known by its honorific Darul Aman or "Abode of Peace", is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Kedah FA

Kedah Football Association (Persatuan Bola Sepak Kedah) is a football association that supervises football in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.

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Kedah Royal Mausoleum

Kedah Royal Mausoleum or Langgar Royal Mausoleum (Makam Diraja Langgar) is a Kedah royal burial grounds.

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Kedah Sultanate

The Kedah Sultanate is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula.

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Kedah Supreme Order of Merit

The Kedah Supreme Order of Merit (Bahasa Melayu: Darjah Utama Untok Jasa Kedah)Royal Ark, is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah.

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Kelantan

Kelantan (Jawi: کلنتن;, Kelantanese: Kelate) is a state of Malaysia.

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Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid

Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid (Sultan Abdul Hamid College; abbreviated SAHC; also known as Maktab Sultan Abdul Hamid) located in Alor Setar, Kedah, is one of Malaysia's oldest and most prestigious schools.

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Kota Bharu

Kota Bharu (Jawi: كوت بهارو; Chinese: 哥打峇鲁; occasionally referred to as Kota Baharu) is a city in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur), or commonly known as KL, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city in the country.

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Kuala Nerang

Kuala Nerang is the capital of Padang Terap District, Kedah, Malaysia.

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Kulim District

The Kulim District is a district and town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Lady Meriam

Lady Meriam Chong Abdullah, also known as Chong Ah Mei or Mariam Abdullah, was the first wife of Tunku Abdul Rahman, who later became the founding father and the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

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Langkawi

Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah (Langkawi Permata Kedah), is a district and an archipelago of 99 islands (+ 5 small islands visible only at low tide) in the Andaman Sea some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia.

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Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), commonly referred to by his initials LKY, was the first Prime Minister of Singapore, governing for three decades.

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List of national founders

The following list of national founding figures is a record, by country, of people who were credited with establishing their nation.

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List of Presidents of AFC

The following is a list of presidents of Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the association football governing body in Asia.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Mahathir Mohamad

Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad (Jawi:محضير بن محمد; IPA:; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time.

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Malacca

Malacca (Melaka; மலாக்கா) dubbed "The Historic State", is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca.

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Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans (a group of single-celled microorganisms) belonging to the Plasmodium type.

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Malay styles and titles

The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics, which are used extensively in Brunei and Malaysia.

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Malayan Campaign

The Malayan Campaign was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War.

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Malayan Communist Party

The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially known as the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was a political party in the Federation of Malaya and Malaysia.

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Malayan Emergency

The Malayan Emergency (Darurat Malaya) was a guerrilla war fought in pre- and post-independence Federation of Malaya, from 1948 until 1960.

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Malayan general election, 1955

A general election was held on Wednesday, 27 July 1955, the only general election before Malaya's independence in 1957.

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Malayan general election, 1959

A general election was held on Wednesday, 19 August 1959 for members of the first Parliament of the Federation of Malaya, the first parliamentary election in Malaya.

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Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army

The Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (马来亚人民抗日军; abbreviated MPAJA) was a paramilitary group that was active during the Japanese occupation of Malaya from 1942 to 1945.

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Malayan Union

The Malayan Union was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysian Chinese

The Malaysian Chinese consist of people of full or partial Chinese—particularly Han Chinese—ancestry who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia.

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Malaysian Chinese Association

The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (formerly known as Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that seeks to represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnicity; it is one of the three major component parties of the opposition coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional (BN) in Malay, or National Front in English.

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Malaysian general election, 1964

A general election was held on Saturday, 25 April 1964 for members of the 2nd Parliament of Malaysia.

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Malaysian general election, 1969

A general election was held on Saturday, 10 May 1969 for members of the 3rd Parliament of Malaysia, although voting was postponed until between 6 June and 4 July 1970 in Sabah and Sarawak.

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Malaysian general election, 1990

A general election was held between Saturday, 20 October and Sunday, 21 October 1990 for members of the 8th Parliament of Malaysia.

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Malaysian Indian Congress

The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC; மலேசிய இந்திய காங்கிரஸ்; formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress) is a Malaysian political party and is one of the founding members of Barisan Nasional, previously known as the Alliance, that was in power from when the country achieved independence in 1957 until the recent 2018 elections.

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Malaysian Indians

The Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians (Tamil: மலேசிய இந்தியர்கள்) consist of people of full or partial Indian through paternal descent —particularly Tamil Indians who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia from Tamil Nadu.

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Malaysian Islamic Party

The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; formerly known as Malayan Islamic Party) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia.

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Malaysians

Malaysians are the people who are identified with the country of Malaysia.

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Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious annual Thoroughbred horse race.

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Merdeka

Merdeka is a word in the Indonesian and Malay language meaning independent or free.

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Mohammad Tahir Tan Tong Hye

Tan Sri Mohammed Tahir Tan Tong Hye, also known as T. H. Tan (陈东海) (born 31 October 1914 - 3 November 1985), was a Singapore-born journalist and politician who became the Secretary of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the first honorary Secretary-General of the Alliance Party in Malaya.

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Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah of Selangor

Sultan Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Alauddin Sulaiman Shah (9 December 1893 – 8 November 1955) was Sultan of Selangor in Malaysia during the Japanese occupation of that state (1942–1945).

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Musa Hitam

Tun Dato' Musa bin Hitam (born 18 April 1934) is a Malaysian politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 1986, serving under Mahathir bin Mohamad.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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Nagasaki

() is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

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National Operations Council

The National Operations Council (NOC) or Majlis Gerakan Negara (MAGERAN) was an emergency administrative body which attempted to restore law and order in Malaysia after the 13 May Incident in 1969, when racial rioting broke out in the federal capital of Kuala Lumpur.

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Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos

Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos, (15 March 1893 – 21 January 1972) was a British businessman from the Lyttelton family who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.

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Onn Jaafar

Dato' Sir Onn bin Dato' Jaafar (12 February 1895 – 19 January 1962) was a Malay politician and a Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Johore in Malaysia, then Malaya.

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Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service.

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Order of the Companions of Honour

The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms.

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Order of the Crown of the Realm

The Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara) is a Malaysian Federal Award.

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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC; منظمة التعاون الإسلامي; Organisation de la coopération islamique) is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states, with a collective population of over 1.3 billion as of 2009 with 47 countries being Muslim Majority countries.

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Padang Terap District

The Padang Terap District is a district in Kedah, Malaysia.

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Pahang

Pahang (Jawi: ڤهڠ), officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific Darul Makmur (Jawi: دار المعمور, "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and a federal state of Malaysia.

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PAP–UMNO relations

The sometimes turbulent relationship between the People's Action Party (PAP), the ruling party of Singapore since 1959, and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the ruling party of Malaysia between 1955 and May 2018, has affected the recent history of both states.

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Parliament of Malaysia

The Parliament of Malaysia (Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system.

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Parti Melayu Semangat 46

The Parti Melayu Semangat 46 or Spirit of 46 Malay Party (S46) is a now defunct Malaysian political party.

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Parti Negara

The Parti Negara (Malay for "National Party," also spelled Party Negara) was a Malay-based political party which was formed by former leaders of the Independence of Malaya Party in 1953, and formally launched in February 1954.

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Penang

Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait.

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Penang Free School

Penang Free School, located at Green Lane in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is the oldest English-medium school in Southeast Asia.

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People's Action Party

The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major right-wingPartido de Ação Popular political party in Singapore.

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Perak

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Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia (Perdana Menteri Malaysia) is the head of government and the highest political office in Malaysia.

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Proclamation of Malaysia

The Proclamation of Malaysia (Permasyhuran Malaysia), was a statement, written in English and the Jawi script of Malay, that declared the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the British crown colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore into the new Federation of Malaysia, following the enactment of the Malaysia Agreement and the Malaysia Act 1963 that July.

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Putra of Perlis

Tuanku Syed Harun Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, KCMG (25 November 1920 – 16 April 2000) was the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya, and later of Malaysia (21 September 1960 – 20 September 1965), and sixth Raja of Perlis from (4 December 1945 – 16 April 2000).

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Responsions

Responsions was the first of the three examinations once required for an academic degree at the University of Oxford.

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Royal Family Order of Kedah

The Most Illustrious Royal Family Order of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: Darjah Kerabat Yang Amat Mulia Kedah)Royal Ark, is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah.

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Sabah

Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo Island.

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Sarawak

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.

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Seberang Perai

Seberang Perai, also known as Province Wellesley, is a narrow hinterland on the Malay Peninsula opposite Penang Island, which, together with the island, forms the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Secretary of State for the Colonies

The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies.

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Selangor FA

Football Association of Selangor (Persatuan Bolasepak Selangor), commonly known as FA Selangor is a Malaysian professional football club representing the state of Selangor Darul Ehsan and competes in the Malaysian Super League, the top flight of Malaysian football.

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Selangor Turf Club

The Selangor Turf Club is the major horse racing course in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Sharifah Rodziah

Tun Sharifah Rodziah binti Syed Alwi Barakbah (1920 – 12 March 2000) was the third wife of Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the founding father and first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore in the Straits Settlements

Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore from 1826 to 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca.

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Songkhla

Songkhla (สงขลา), also known as Singgora or Singora (Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ), is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia.

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St Catharine's College, Cambridge

St Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Sungai Petani

Sungai Petani (abbreviated Sg. Petani or SP; Chinese: 双溪大年; Tamil: சுங்கை பட்டாணி) is a town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia.

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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam.

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Surrender of Japan

The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.

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Tan Cheng Lock

Tun Dato' Sir Tan Cheng Lock, SMN, DPMJ, KBE (5 April 1883 – 13 December 1960) was a Chinese Malaysian businessman and a key public figure who devoted his life to fighting for the rights and the social welfare of the Chinese community in Malaya.

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Tan Chin Nam

Dato' Tan Chin Nam (born 18 March 1926).

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Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah (born 13 April 1937) is a Malaysian Member of Parliament and a senior political figure from the state of Kelantan.

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Terengganu

Terengganu (Jawi:ترڠڬانو, Terengganu Malay: Tranung, Ganu, Teganu, Ganung, Teganung), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia.

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Thai Chinese

Thai of Chinese origin, often called Thai Chinese, consist of Thai people of full or partial Chinese ancestry – particularly Han Chinese.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Star (Malaysia)

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia.

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Think Big (horse)

Think Big (1970–1995) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Australia, winning the Melbourne Cup in both 1974 and 1975.

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Tomoyuki Yamashita

was an Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II.

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Tunku Abdul Rahman University College

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, abbreviated TAR UC, is a non-profit, private university college in Malaysia.

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Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda (Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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United Malays National Organisation

The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu; Jawi: ڤرتوبوهن کبڠساءن ملايو برساتو, abbreviated UMNO or lesser known as PEKEMBAR) is Malaysia's main opposition political party.

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Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, (abbreviated UTAR; Simplified Chinese: 拉曼大学; Traditional Chinese: 拉曼大學; pinyin: Lāmàn Dàxué), is a not-for-profit, comprehensive, private university in Malaysia.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Violet Coulson

Violet Coulson was the second wife of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

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Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally "He Who Was Made Lord", Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), also known as the King, is the monarch and head of state of Malaysia.

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13 May Incident

The 13 May 1969 incident refers to the Sino-Malay sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur (then part of the state of Selangor), Malaysia.

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Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Abdul Rahman, Tunku, Putra al-Haj, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, AC, CH, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra al-Haj, Tunku Rahman.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunku_Abdul_Rahman

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