Putra (name)

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Putra (Sanskrit: पुत्र, meaning son) is a Malay and Indonesian name. It derives from the word son in Sanskrit

Notable people with the name include:

  • Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, whose name was used for the new city of Putrajaya
  • Tuanku Syed Putra (1920-2000), the 6th Raja of Perlis (1945-2000) and the 3rd Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya and later Malaysia (1960-1965)
  • Budi Putra, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based journalist
  • Putra Nababan, Indonesian journalist
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