- Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
Infobox_President
name=Abdul Rahman Ya'kub
nationality= Malaysian
wh
order=3rdChief Minister ofSarawak
term_start=1970
term_end=1981
deputychiefminister=Abdul Taib Mahmud
predecessor=Tawi Sli
successor=Abdul Taib Mahmud
order2=Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
term_start2=1981
term_end2=1985
predecessor2=Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
successor2=Ahmad Zaidi Adruce
birth_date=birth date and age|1928|1|3|mf=y
birth_place=Kampung Jepak ,Bintulu ,Sarawak ,British Colony
Political Party=Barisan Nasional
religion=Islam
occupation=Politician Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub (born birth date|1928|1|3|mf=y) is a
Malaysia n politician ofMelanau descent. He is the formerChief Minister ofSarawak andYang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor ) of Sarawak and uncle ofAbdul Taib Mahmud .Early life and career
Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub was born in the village of Kampung Jepak, near
Bintulu ,Sarawak to Tuan Wan Ya'kub bin Wan Yusuf and Siti Hajar binti Haji Mohd. Tahir. He first attended a Malay school and then the Sekolah Anchi inMiri . His father, who wished that Abdul Rahman be given an Islamic education, attempted to send him to the Al-Juned Arabic School in 1939, a decision that was opposed by his mother due to the outbreak ofWorld War II . He then transferred to St. Joseph Miri, but his studies was cut short by theJapan ese invasion.He worked as an oil-tester for the Sarawak Shell Company and a school teacher before being accepted as a Native Officer in the Sarawak Civil Service in 1948.
See also
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Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak
*Yang di-Pertua Negeri References
*Suhaimi Mokhtar, "Putera Kenyalang: Satu Dekad Penuh Cabaran", 1981.
Persondata
NAME=Abdul Rahman bin Ya'kub
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Abdul Rahman bin Yaakub
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Sarawak ian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=3 January 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH=Bintulu ,Sarawak ,Malaysia
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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