Remembering the Tunku in pictures
Exactly one hundred years ago today,a prince was born, whose destiny was to preside over the birth of a new nation. The prince who would become,in his own words,the happiest Prime Minister in the world, nurtured this fledgling multi-ethnic nation through the most difficult early years.
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj,born Feb 8,1903, laid the foundations of nationhood that brought the people together as one big family.He was more than just our leader.He was our Bapa.
And so we all grieved deeply when he died on Dec 6, 1990,at the age of 87,even though he had long taken his exit from the national centrestage.It has often been said that the hallmark of Malaysia's success is that it has been blessed with the right leaders at the right time.And among our founding fathers,the humble Tunku stood tall in a class of his own.
And so today,on the occasion of what might have been his 100th birthday, we pay tribute to our forever-loved Bapa Malaysia
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