Abdul Razak

Tun Abdul Razak

Tun Abdul Razak

Order:2nd Prime Minister
Term of Office:September 22, 1970 - January 14, 1976
Preceded by:Tunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by:Tun Hussein Onn
Date of BirthMarch 11, 1922
Place of Birth:Pekan, Pahang
Date of Death:January 14, 1976
Place of Death:London, England
Wife:Tun Rahah Tan Sri Noah
Occupation:lawyer
Political Party:UMNO
Deputy PM:Tun Hussein Onn (1970 - 1976)

Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein (1922-1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976. He launched the Malaysian New Economic Policy in 1971. He passed away from leukemia in 1976.

Abdul Razak's son, Najib Tun Razak, became the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia under Abdullah Badawi in 2004.

Preceded by:
Tunku Abdul Rahman		 Prime Ministers of Malaysia Succeeded by:
Tun Hussein Onn


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