Upon his return in 1931
, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj entered the Kedah Public Service and
served as District Officer, Field Apply. Kuala Nerang, Langkawi
Island and Kulim. In colonial Malaya, almost all the District Officers were
British. Abdul Rahman who was the only Malay District Officer at that time had
the people’s interest at heart. This made him cross swords with the British
Administration many times.
Sometime later, he back to
England to complete his law studies at the Inner Temple but was forced to stop
in 1938. At the eruption of World War II, he returned
to Malaya. During the Japanese Occupation of Kedah, the Tunku was responsible
for saving many lives, both Malay and Chinese. He being of royal blood was
highly revered by the Japanese and could not be touched by them, and he used
this to his advantage. Many people from Kulim today depend their lives to the
Tunku. He continues his studies at the Inner Temple in 1947. And in
1949, And in 1949, he failed for the Bar. During this period, Abdul Rahman
met Abdul Razak Hussein (later known as Datuk and Tun). He was elected president
of the Malay Society of Great Britain, and Abdul Razak, who was twenty-six, was
his secretary.
Source:-
- http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/tunku-abdul-rahman-93.php
- http://examsupport.blogspot.com/2008/11/biodata-allahyaraham-ytm-tunku-abdul.html
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