Abdul Razak Hussein

Prime Minister of Malaysia

Abdul Razak bin Hussein 11 March 1922 Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya

14 January 1976(1976-01-14) (53) London, United Kingdom

22 September 1970 – 14 January 1976

This article is about a former Malaysian politician. For the former Burmese politician, see U Razak. Former Malaysian politician, 2nd and former Prime Minister of Malaysia In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hussein is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Razak. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Tun Haji Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein (Jawi: عبدالرزاق بن حسين ‎; 11 March 1922 – 14 January 1976) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia from September 1970 to his death in January 1976. He is referred to as the Father of Development (Bapa Pembangunan). Tun Razak was the Prime Minister responsible for setting up Barisan Nasional, which is the ruling coalition of political parties that held power in Malaysia till 10 May 2018, with Barisan Nasional losing the 14th Malaysia General Election under his son Najib Razak, taking over from its predecessor, the Alliance. He is also renowned for launching the Malaysian New Economic Policy (MNEP).