Suleiman Abdul Rahman

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Malaysian Parliament
for Muar Selatan
In office
11 September 1959 – 6 November 1963
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byAwang Hassan
Personal details
Born(1912-02-27)27 February 1912
Victoria, Australia
Resting placeMahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation
RelationsIsmail Abdul Rahman (brother)
Awang Hassan (brother-in-law)
Yahya Awang (nephew)
ChildrenAbu Bakar Suleiman
Parents
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge

Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1961 until his death on 6 November 1963. He was the eldest son of Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin, 1st President of the Dewan Negara (1959–1968)[2] and the brother of Ismail Abdul Rahman, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970–1973).[3]

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaya

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

References

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  4. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lagi dua orang bergelar Tun". Berita Harian. 31 August 1959. p. 1.
  6. ^ "90 RECEIVE SULTAN'S C-DAY AWARDS". The Straits Times. 12 February 1960. p. 2.
Political offices
Preceded by
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Minister of Interior and Justice
1957 – 1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Himself
Minister of the Interior
1959 – 1961
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Gunn Lay Teik
Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia

1961 – 1963
Succeeded by