Abdul Razak Hussein
Malaysian politician and Prime Minister
Born
March 11th, 1922
103 years ago
Died
January 14th, 1976
49 years ago — 53 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Malaysia
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Introduced the New Economic Policy
Held positions as Minister of Defence and Finance
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