Dato' Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman (27 February 1912 – 6 November 1963)[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of the Interior (1959–1961) and 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]

Suleiman Abdul Rahman
3rd Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia
In office
1961–1963
MonarchPutra
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byGunn Lay Teik
Succeeded byLim Yew Hock
Ministerial roles
1955–1957Minister of Local Government, Housing and Town Planning
1957–1959Minister of Interior and Justice
1959–1961Minister of the Interior
Member of the 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
Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya
Died6 November 1963(1963-11-06) (aged 51)
Melbourne, 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

Awards and recognitions

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Honours of Malaya

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Places named after him

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Several places were named after him, including:

References

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  1. ^ Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 212. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 32. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Ooi Kee Beng (2007). Bukan kerana pangkat : Tun Dr. Ismail dan masanya (in Malay). Bashir Basalamah. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 165. ISBN 978-983-3782-18-5. OCLC 191805054.
  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