Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Tunku (b. Alor Setar, 8 Feb. 1903; d. Kuala Lumpur, 6 Dec. 1990) Malaysian; Prime Minister of Malaya 1957–63 and of Malaysia 1963–70 A son of the Sultan of Kedah, the Tunku was educated at schools in Bangkok, Alor Setar, at the Penang Free School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He entered Kedah government service in 1931 and in December 1941 prevented the British from taking his father out of the state as they retreated before the Japanese. After the Japanese occupation (1941–5), during which he continued in administration, he resumed legal studies at the Inner Temple. Having been called to the bar, in 1949 he joined the Kedah ...