Abdul Razak Hussein

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Abdul Razak Hussein
DMN DK I (Pahang) DK (Kelantan) SMN DUK SIMP SPMJ SPMK SPMS SPMP SPCM DUPN SPDK SPMT DP SPMP SPMB DPMB GCMG
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Abdul Razak Hussein DMN DK I (Pahang) DK (Kelantan) SMN DUK SIMP SPMJ SPMK SPMS SPMP SPCM DUPN SPDK SPMT DP SPMP SPMB DPMB GCMG
عبد الرزاق حسين‎
	Abdul Razak at Soestdijk Palace, 1968.
2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
	In office; 22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976
Monarchs	Abdul Halim; Yahya Petra;
Deputy	Ismail Abdul Rahman; Hussein Onn;
Preceded by	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Hussein Onn
President of UMNO
	In office; 25 January 1971 – 14 January 1976
Preceded by	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Hussein Onn
Monarchs
Ministerial portfolios
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
	In office; 31 August 1957 – 22 September 1970
Monarchs	Abdul Rahman; Hisamuddin; Putra; Ismail Nasiruddin; Abdul Halim;
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Ismail Abdul Rahman
Menteri Besar of Pahang
	In office; 1 February 1955 – 15 June 1955
Monarch	Abu Bakar
Preceded by	Tengku Muhamad Sultan Ahmad
Succeeded by	Tengku Muhamad Sultan Ahmad
Minister
1955–1957	Education
1957–1970	Defence
1957–1970	National and Rural Development
1967–1969	Home Affairs
1970–1975	Foreign Affairs
1974	Finance
1974–1976	Defence
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament; for Pekan
	In office; 11 September 1959 – 14 January 1976
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Najib Razak
1950–1951
Political positions
1950–1951	Leader of UMNO Youth
1970–1973	Leader of Alliance Party
1973–1976	Chairman of Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Abdul Razak bin Hussein; 11 March 1922; Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States
Died	14 January 1976 (aged 53); London, England
Resting place	Makam Pahlawan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Party	Labour (1947–1950); UMNO (1950–1976);
Other political; affiliations	Alliance (1955–1973); BN (1973–1976);
Spouse	Rahah Noah (m. 1952)
Children	5 (including Najib and Nazir)
Parents	Hussein Awang Mohd Taib (father); Hajah Teh Fatimah Daud (mother);
Education	Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Alma mater	Raffles College (unfinished); Lincoln's Inn (LLB);
Awards	Full list
Military service
Branch/service	Askar Wataniah Pahang
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	Force 136
Battles/wars	World War II

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Abdul Razak bin Hussein (Jawi: عبد الرزاق بن حسين; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the second prime minister of Malaysia from 1970 until his death in 1976. He also served as the first deputy prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He is referred to as the "Father of Development" ("Bapa Pembangunan") of Malaysia.

During his term as prime minister, Abdul Razak launched the Malaysian New Economic Policy (NEP), a program aimed at reducing the socioeconomic disparity between ethnic communities, particularly those of the ethnic Malay and Chinese. He also oversaw a realignment of Malaysia foreign policy away from his predecessor's pro-West and anti-Communist attitude and towards neutrality, with the country becoming a member of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1970. Abdul Razak was also the figure responsible for setting up Barisan Nasional (BN), a political coalition which held power uninterrupted from its inception in 1974 to 2018.

His eldest son, Najib Razak, became the sixth prime minister in 2009; however, later became infamous for his involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal, which led to his conviction on multiple charges of corruption, abuse of power, and money laundering.