Only when Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman and his brother Suleiman assured Tunku Abdul Rahman of their support did the Tunku accept the post of Umno president in August 1951 following the resignation of Dato Onn Jaafar.
IN June 1945, Ismail Abdul Rahman of Johor Baru qualified as a doctor at the age of 30. He was the first Malay to graduate from Melbourne University.
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