Abdul Razak Hussein
Abdul Razak bin Dato’ Hussein (; 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 Minis ...
formed the first Razak cabinet after being invited by
Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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,
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman (8 February 19036 December 1990), commonly referred to as Tunku, was a Malaysian statesman who served as prime minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970. He previously served as the only chief minister of Federation of Malaya ...
. Prior to the resignation, Rahman led (as
Prime Minister
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) the
third Rahman cabinet
Tunku Abdul Rahman formed the third Rahman cabinet after being invited by Syed Putra of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Putra to begin a new government following the Malaysian general election, 1964, 25 April 1964 general election in Malaysia. Prior to the ...
, a
coalition government
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that consisted of members of the component parties of
Alliance Party. It was the 5th
cabinet of Malaysia
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formed since
independence
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.
This is a list of the members of the first cabinet of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Abdul Razak Hussein
Abdul Razak bin Dato’ Hussein (; 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 Minis ...
.
Composition
Full members
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
Assistant ministers
Composition before cabinet dissolution
Full members
Deputy ministers
Assistant ministers
Composition before cabinet dissolution
Full members
Deputy ministers
See also
*
Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 3rd Malaysian Parliament
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 3rd Parliament of Malaysia, elected in 1969. From 1969 to 1971, the National Operations Council
The National Operations Council (NOC) or Majlis Gerakan Neg ...
*
List of parliamentary secretaries of Malaysia#First Razak cabinet
References
{{Malaysian cabinets
Cabinet of Malaysia
1970 establishments in Malaysia
1974 disestablishments in Malaysia
Cabinets established in 1970
Cabinets disestablished in 1974