Senu Abdul Rahman | |
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| سنو عبدالرحمن | |
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| 4thYouth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 1964–1971 | |
| President | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Preceded by | Sardon Jubir |
| Succeeded by | Harun Idris |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1965–1968 | Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
| 1968–1969 | Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKuala Kedah | |
| In office 1973–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Tunku Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim |
| Constituency | Kuala Kedah |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forKubang Pasu Barat | |
| In office 1964–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Azahari Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Abu Bakar Umar |
| Constituency | Kubang Pasu Barat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1919-10-10)10 October 1919 Jitra,Kedah,Unfederated Malay States,British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 16 June 1995(1995-06-16) (aged 75) Ampang,Selangor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Fatimah Abdullah |
| Alma mater | University of California (BA) |
| Profession | Teacher, diplomat |
Senu bin Abdul Rahman (Jawi:سنو بن عبدالرحمنMalay pronunciation:[senu]; 10 October 1919 – 16 June 1995)[1] was aMalaysian politician and former federal minister and diplomat.
Born inJitra,Kedah, Senu was trained as a teacher at theSultan Idris Education University in southern Perak. After graduating, he taught at Sekolah Sungai Korok Tinggi in Alor Setar from 1939 to 1941.
When Kedah state was placed under Siamese rule during the Japanese occupation, he was an officer at the Alor Setar Education Department (1942-1943). He also worked as an illustrator and producer at the Japanese Information Department. In 1943, together with Ahmad Nordin, Mohd Jamil,Mohamed Khir Johari and Wan Din, he formed the Syarikat Bekerjasama Am Saiburi (SABERKAS) with the objectives of improving social and economic welfare forKedahan Malays and served as its secretary general (1945-1947).
After the war, he was determined to further his studies abroad. He signed up as a sailor and set off on a ship toLos Angeles in 1948 without his family knowledge. He worked as a dishwasher, waiter and cook to finance his high school diploma and degree at theUniversity of California (UCLA). He graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Prior to the 1957 independence, Senu was the secretary general ofUMNO and joint secretary of theAlliance party. He worked with the Indonesian embassy at the United Nations the same year he was appointed Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia and served as ambassador from 1957 to 1962.[2]
He was elected to theParliament of Malaysia as member ofKubang Pasu Barat in the1964 election and became Malaysia's first Minister for Information and Broadcasting then Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports (1964-1969) before losing his seat in the1969 election.[3] He re-entered Parliament in 1972 as the member for the seat ofKuala Kedah Langkawi but resigned after the1978 election.[3]
Senu was married to Puan Sri Fatimah Abdullah and have seven children.[4] He died in 1995, at the age of 75.[5]
Malaysia :
Recipient of theMalaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold) (PPM) (1965)-_PMN.svg)
Commander of theOrder of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) –Tan Sri (1988)[6]
Kelantan :
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) –Dato' (1986)
Sabah :
Commander of theOrder of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (1973)| International | |
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