Rahman [Putra al-Haj], Abdul(Tunku Rahman)

1903 - Born on February 8

1910-1920 - After early schooling in Malaya and Thailand, Abdul Rahman attended Cambridge University and studied law at London’s Inner Temple

1946 - A founder of the United Malayas National Organizational

1952 - He was chief architect of its alliance with the Malayan Chinese Association

1954 - Headed Malayan Indian Congress

1957-1963 - 1st prime minister of Malaya

1961 - Abdul Rahman is credited with founding the Association of South-east Asia, consisting of Malaya, Thailand, and the Philippines, to resist the claims of Sukarno of Indonesia including Indonesia and Singapore

1963 - He was also the key figure in the formation of the Federation of Malaysia

         - He tried to accommodate the Chinese and Indian minorities

1970 - Abdul Rahman’s resignation

1990 - Died on December 6