Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra

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Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra was born on February 8, 1903 in Alor Setar, the capital of the State of Kedah. He is the seventh prince of Sultan Abdul Hamid Shah, the twenty fourth Sultan of Kedah, and Che Manjalara. Said to be a robust and bright boy with a particular fondness for sports, Tunku received his early education at the Debsurin School, Bangkok and Penang Free School.

On a Kedah Government scholarship, he went on to study at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in law and history in 1925. A firsthand experience in racial discrimination with the college's administration was said to have intensified his conviction in fighting for equality and ignited his desire in making his homeland an independent state, free from British colonialism.

His party won the country's first general election in July 1955. Tunku Abdul Rahman was then appointed the country's Chief Minister and Minister of Home Affairs. The independence of Malaya in August 31, 1957. Tunku Abdul Rahman was then elected as the first Prime Minister of Malaya.