Suleiman Abdul Rahman

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Not to be confused with Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib.
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suleiman. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato'
Suleiman Abdul Rahman
PMN SPMJ
Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia
In office
1961–1963
MonarchPutra
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byGunn Lay Teik
Succeeded byLim Yew Hock
Minister of the Interior
In office
1959–1961
MonarchAbdul Rahman
Hisamuddin
Putra
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of Interior and Justice)
Succeeded byIsmail Abdul Rahman
Minister of Interior and Justice
In office
1957–1959
MonarchAbdul Rahman
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLeong Yew Koh (as Minister of Justice)
Minister of Local Government, Housing and Town Planning
In office
1955–1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKhaw Kai Boh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Muar Selatan
In office
1959–1963
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byAwang Hassan
Member of the Malayan Federal Legislative Council for Johore Bahru
In office
1955–1959
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1912-02-27)27 February 1912[1]
Muar, Johor, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died6 November 1963(1963-11-06) (aged 51)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting placeMahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation
Spouse(s)Fatum Abdul Majid
RelationsIsmail Abdul Rahman (brother)
Awang Hassan (brother-in-law)
Yahya Awang (nephew)
ChildrenAbu Bakar Suleiman
Parents
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge

Dato' Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman (27 February 1912 – 6 November 1963)[2] was a Malaysian politician who served as the 1st Minister of the Interior (1959–1961) and the 3rd 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) and the brother of Ismail Abdul Rahman, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970–1973).[3]

Awards and recognitions[]

Honours of Malaya[]

Places named after him[]

Several places were named after him, including:

References[]

  1. ^ Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru, Johor: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 210. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "Envoy Dato Suleiman, 51, dies in Melbourne". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Singapore: The Straits Times. 7 November 1963. OCLC 556448185. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  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". eresources.nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Singapore: Berita Harian. 31 August 1959. OCLC 220731980. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. ^ "90 RECEIVE SULTAN'S C-DAY AWARDS". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Singapore: The Straits Times. 12 February 1960. OCLC 556448185. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
Political offices
First
Office established
 Minister of Local Government, Housing and Town Planning
1955 – 1957 		Succeeded by
Khaw Kai Boh
First
Office established
 Minister of Interior and Justice
1957 – 1959 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Gunn Lay Teik
 Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia
1961 – 1963 		Succeeded by
Lim Yiew Hock


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