TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN THE FATHER OF INDEPENDENCE AND FATHER OF MALAYSIA

Fatin Afyqah Binti Roszlan Siti Nur Fatin bt Mohd Darus

WHO IS TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN..?

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni

Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah Born on February 8, 1903, in Alor Setar, Kedah. Tunku was the twentieth child of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the twentyfifth ruler of Kedah, Islam Tunku was raised in Isatan, the Palace, which was built by a Chinese contractor and had a royal childhood with a number of servants around him.

EARLY LIFE
Tunku was sent to a Malay Primary School Jalan Baharu Tunku attempted the London bar exam but did not pass,then he returned to Penang and join the Kedah civil Service Tunku returned to London and continue his study of law at the Inner Temple as a regular student He soon transferred to Kulim,taking the position of Assitant District Officer In Kulim,Tunku devoted much of his time to touring the district and getting to know the problems of the peasant who made up most of the population

Tunku was later moved to the Government English School in Alor Setar

Tunku was sent to Debsirin School in Bangkok to study with his three brothers

He enrolled at St. Catharines college in Cambridge University and graduated with a bachelor degree in Art

EARLY CAREER
After his return to Malaya Tunku was first posted at the Legal Officer's office in Alor Star. He later asked to be transferred to Kuala Lumpur where he became a Deputy Public Prosecutor. He was later appointed as president of the Sessions Court. During this period, nationalism was running high among the Malays with Datuk Onn Jaafar leading the United Malays National Organisation(UMNO) in the struggle against Britain's Malayan Union Abdul Rahman joined UMNO and became active in Malayan nationalist politics. He was popular and later became head of the Kedah branch of UMNO. In August 1951 an internal crisis in UMNO forced Datuk Onn Jaafar to resign as party president. Abdul Rahman was elected as the new president, eventually holding the post for 20 years

FAMILY
Tunku Abdul Rahman married at least four times. By his first

wife, a Thai Chinese woman named Meriam Chong, he had Tunku Khadijah and Tunku Ahmad Nerang. On Meriam's death, he married his former landlady in England, Violet Coulson, He was ordered to divorce her by the Regent of Kedah. He then married Sharifah Rodziah Syed Alwi Barakbah, with whom he adopted four children, Sulaiman, Mariam, Sharifah Hanizah and Faridah. Wanting to have more children of his own, he secretly married another Chinese lady named Bibi Chong who converted upon marriage. He had two daughters with her, Tunku Noor Hayati and Tunku Mastura.

PICTURES OF TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FAMILY

TUNKU

ABDUL

RAHMAN ACHIEVEMENT

Tunku Abdul Rahman Independence of Malaya

Begin his campaign

He fail and he consolidated a political alliance

The alliance party win,Tunku tavel to Japan and achieve independence for Malaya

Tunku Other Achievement

In 1960, when he was still the Chief Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman

declared Islam the official religion of Malaysia and established the Islamic Welfare Organization (PERKIM) as a guiding body for Muslim converts. Tunku Abdul Rahman became the president of PERKIM and served until a year before his death. As President of PERKIM, he organized the first International Quran Recital Competition in 1961. Tunku Abdul Rahman played a key role when the Organization of Islamic Conference was established in 1969 and served as its first Secretary-General. Tunku Abdul Rahman was a co founder of the Islamic Development Bank and President of the Regional Islamic Dawah Council of South East Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP), serving from 1982 till 1988.

 Tunku Abdul Rahman promoted many sports events in Malaysia,

viewing is a medium to bring people of different race and religion together. Tunku Abdul Rahman started an international football tournament in 1957 and was elected as the first president of Asian Football Confederation in the next year in 1958.

 All the efforts and contributions he has rendered finally enabled

him to get recognition from Pakistan with Hijrah presents awards in March 1983, and Al-Malik Faisal Award from Saudi Arabia in the same year. Tunku Abdul Rahman is a very successful Islamic fighters. He has brought much benefit in the development of Islam.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN QUALITIES

Optimism(Trait Model) He always think positive possibilities coupled with his confidence to bring about a better future for the community Social Responsibility(Trait Model) He had his first taste of racial discrimination at England. The experience deepened his faith in the equality of man as an ideal to be fought for, At the same time, it kindled a desire in him to free his people from British rule.

Leadership(Trait Model) In England Tunku found that the number of Malay students had increased but they had no association or organization of any sort. He showed initiative, leadership qualities and a nascent nationalism in the way be got them together to form "Kesatuan Melayu Great Britain (the Malay Association of Great Britain). He was elected secretary of the association. Empathy(Trait Model) Tunku works hard to improve the lives of the people in the districts where he worked. He was always vocal typing the living conditions there. He has also taken the initiative to bring a lot of good changes.

Tunku Abdul Rahman Later Life & Death

In 1977, Tunku Abdul Rahman became the chairman of The

Star, a newspaper which was banned in 1987 by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad because of its provoking columns that were harshly critical of the Malaysias government. Following a rift with in UMNO, he unsuccessfully tried to establish a new party UMNO Malaysia. In the general election of 1900, Tunku Abdul Rahman actively participated and widely campaigned against Mahathir Mohammad despite his worsening health. Turku Abdul Rahman died on 6 December 1990, aged eighty seven and his body was buried at the Langgar Royal Mausoleum in Alor Star.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MEMORIALS

PARLIAMENT HOUSE The statue of Tunku Abdul Rahman holding a copy of the constitution of the Federation of Malaya stands on the steps leading to Parliament House, Kuala Lumpur. He is the only prime minister with a statue at Parliament House. Photo by Heng Hau Yeo.

STADIUM MERDEKA This stadium was commissioned by Tunku Abdul Rahman for the Declaration of Independence ceremony Now largely abandoned, the lobby still features four larger-than-life photo murals of Tunku and wellresearched captions about the days of his eventful premiership.

FEDERAL HOTEL Until 2007, there was a statue of Tunku Abdul Rahman giving his right-handed open hand salute in front of Federal Hotel. This was mysteriously removed by the city of Kuala Lumpur and disappeared forever. The management of Federal Hotel, when asked about the whereabouts of the statue, had no comment.

Proclamation of Independence Memorial Located next to the Porta De Santiago on Jalan Parameswara in Melaka, the Proclamation of Independence Memorial was built in 1912, being the former Melaka Club clubhouse. It marks the return of Tunku from the Merdeka talks in London (his plane landed at the airport in Malacca) and the speech he gave declaring the talks a success.

BANGUNAN TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN Nicknamed "Wisma Bapa Malaysia", this building hosted the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from August 1976 to May 2009. It was opened after Tunku Abdul Rahman had left office, while Hussein Onn was in power. The lobby features a white plaster bust of Tunku.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN TIMELINE

1903 - Tunku Abdul Rahman was born on 8 February 1903. 1909 - Tunku Abdul Rahman was sent to a Malay Primary School in 1909. 1911 - Tunku Abdul Rahman was sent to Debsirin School in Bangkok. 1918 - Tunku Abdul Rahman enrolled at St. Catharines College in Cambridge University. 1925 - Tunku Abdul Rahman graduated with a bachelor degree in Arts in 1925. 1949 - Tunku Abdul Rahman was admitted to bar in 1949. 1951 - Tunku Abdul Rahman was made the president of UMNO. 1954 - Tunku Abdul Rahman began his campaign for Malayas independence in 1954. 1955 - Tunku Abdul Rahman became the first Chief Minister of Malaya. 1957 - Malaya was declared independent on 31 August. 1957 - Tunku Abdul Rahman started an international football tournament in 1957.

 1958 - Tunku Abdul Rahman was elected as the first president of

Asian Football Confederation. 1960 - Tunku Abdul Rahman declared Islam the official religion of Malaysia. 1960 - Tunku Abdul Rahman established the Islamic Welfare Organization (PERKIM). 1963 - Malaya became Malaysia in 1963. 1963 - Tunku Abdul Rahman became the first Prime Minister of Malaysia. 1965 - Singapore seceded and declared its Independence on 9 August 1965. 1970 - Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned from the position of Prime Minister on 22 November. 1971 - Tunku Abdul Rahman resigned from the presidency of UMNO. 1977 - Tunku Abdul Rahman became the chairman of The Star. 1982 - Tunku Abdul Rahman became the president of the Regional Islamic Dawah Council of South East Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP). 1987 - The Star was banned in 1987. 1990 - Tunku Abdul Rahman died on 6 December 1990.

CONCLUSION
Tunku Abdul Rahman has left us. We are inheriting

Tunku precious relics. Our memory to the Tunku would be more meaningful if we can continue the good efforts of Tunku to make Malaysia a nation of peace . Tunku has used all his higher level of emotional intelligence by bringing up our country and his effort of giving us back our own freedom from others . As a teacher we should know how to use the skills to make sure that our students respects us not by scaring them with violent .