A Biography of Tun Abdul Razak: Statesman & Patriot

Tun Abdul Razak, the second Prime Minister of Malaysia was the foremost architect in the development of Malaysia as a nation. During his tenure as the Leader of Malaysia, after the 13th May Incident, he organised the two-pronged strategies aimed at developing the Malaysian economy towards rapid and comprehensive growth as well as initiated a restructuring exercise on the economy and social structures of the multi-racial Malaysian society. He introduced Rukun Negara and the New Economic Policy, both of which have proven successful in helping in the process of and achieving long-term national development.

This book presents the ups-and-downs of the Iife, the struggles, vision, mission and sacrifices of Tun Abdul Razak as a statesman and a patriot of Malaysia. Important topics presented in this book include: the birth of a patriot, experiences under Japanese rule, fighting in the cause of UMNO, the formulation of the Federal Constitution, the formation of Malaysia, dealing with the Confrontation from Indonesia, the National Education Policy, New Economic Policy, the political coalition of Barisan Nasional (the National Front), and many more. Most of the extracts in this biography are resultant from research and the compilation of comprehensive and authoritative information conducted by three academic icons with very wide experience. Several matters presented as extracts here had never been of public knowledge before this.