Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, ‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...

formed the second Rahman cabinet after being invited by

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Tuanku Sir Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad ( Jawi: ; 24 August 1895 – 1 April 1960) was the first Paramount Ruler or Yang di-Pertuan Agong of the Federation of Malaya, eighth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Seri Menanti and second Yang d ...

to begin a new government following the 19 August 1959 general election in the

Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya ( ms, Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya comprising eleven states (nine Malay states and two of the British Empire, British Straits Settlements, P ...

. Prior to the election, Rahman led (as

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) the

first Rahman cabinet Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the first Rahman cabinet after being invited to begin a new government following the 27 July 1955 general election in Malaysia. Upon receiving the assent of the Rulers of the Malay States, the composition of the cabin ...

, a

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that consisted of members of the component parties of Alliance Party. The cabinet was sworn in on 22 August 1959 and Rahman assumed the office of

from

Abdul Razak Hussein Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein ( ms, عبد الرزاق بن حسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia f ...

who was the Acting Prime Minister after Rahman took a three-month leave of office to campaign for the elections. All federal ministers from the

First Rahman cabinet Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the first Rahman cabinet after being invited to begin a new government following the 27 July 1955 general election in Malaysia. Upon receiving the assent of the Rulers of the Malay States, the composition of the cabin ...

were retained with the exception of H.S. Lee who did not contest the 1959 elections and Mohd Khir Johari who was contesting in the constituency of Kedah Tengah, where elections had been postponed to 30 September 1959.Arkib Negara: http://www.arkib.gov.my/web/guest/pilihanraya-umum-pertama-1955 This is a list of the members of the second cabinet of the first

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(then Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya),

Composition

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The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

First reshuffle (November 1959 – 1961)

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Assistant ministers

Second reshuffle (1961 – 1962)

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Assistant ministers

Third reshuffle (1962 – )

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Assistant ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

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Assistant ministers

References

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Composition

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First reshuffle (November 1959 – 1961)

Full members

Assistant ministers

Second reshuffle (1961 – 1962)

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Assistant ministers

Third reshuffle (1962 – )

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Assistant ministers

Composition before cabinet dissolution

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Assistant ministers

See also

References