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Ismail Abdul Rahman

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ismail. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr.
Ismail Abdul Rahman
SSM PMN SPMJ
إسماعيل عبدالرحمن‎
Official portrait, pre-1963.
2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
In office
22 September 1970 – 2 August 1973
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byAbdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded byHussein Onn
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
20 May 1969 – 2 August 1973
MonarchsIsmail Nasiruddin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byAbdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded byGhazali Shafie
In office
1965–1967
MonarchIsmail Nasiruddin
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byTunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byAbdul Razak Hussein
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
3 January 1973 – 12 August 1973
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHussein Onn
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
20 September 1959 – 17 November 1959
MonarchAbdul Rahman
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byTan Siew Sin
Succeeded byKhir Johari
Minister of External Affairs
In office
3 February 1959 – 31 August 1960
MonarchsAbdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byTunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byTunku Abdul Rahman
2nd Deputy President of the
United Malays National Organisation
In office
22 September 1970 – 2 August 1973
PresidentAbdul Razak Hussein
Preceded byAbdul Razak Hussein
Succeeded byHussein 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 byHimself
(as Member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Johore Timor)
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Sabri
Member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Johore Timor
In office
1955–1959
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHimself
(as Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johore Timor)
Personal details
Born
Ismail bin Abdul Rahman

(1915-11-04)4 November 1915
Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died2 August 1973(1973-08-02) (aged 57)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeMakam Pahlawan, Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse
Norashikin Mohd Seth
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(m. 1950)​
RelationsSuleiman Abdul Rahman (brother)
Awang Hassan (brother-in-law)
Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth (brother-in-law)
Abu Bakar Suleiman (nephew)
Yahya Awang (nephew)
Children6 (including Tawfik Tun Dr Ismail)
Parents
Alma materQueen'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]

  1. ^ "The man who saved Malaysia" (PDF). New Straits Times. Perdana Leadership Foundation. 31 December 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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