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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{short description|Malaysian politician (1919–1995)}}
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{{Malay name|Senu|Abdul Rahman|note=on}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berbahagia]] [[Malay styles and titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] [[Malay styles and titles#State titles|Dato']]
| name = Senu Abdul Rahman
| name = Senu Abdul Rahman
| honorific-suffix = {{small|[[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|PMN]] [[List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan)|DJMK]]}}
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|PMN]] [[List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan)|DJMK]] [[Order of Kinabalu#Commander|PGDK]]
| image = Senu Abdul Rahman.jpg
| image = Senu Abdul Rahman.jpg
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| office3 = 4th Youth Chief of <br> [[United Malays National Organisation]]
| office3 = 4th [[UMNO Youth|Youth Chief]] of the <br> [[United Malays National Organisation]]
| president3 = [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]
| president3 = [[Tunku Abdul Rahman]]
| term_start3 = 1964
| term_start3 = 1964
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| successor8 = Abu Bakar Umar
| successor8 = Abu Bakar Umar
| constituency8 = [[Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu Barat]]
| constituency8 = [[Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu Barat]]
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| birth_place = [[Jitra]], [[Kedah]]
| birth_place = [[Jitra]], [[Kedah]], [[Unfederated Malay States]], [[British Malaya]] (now Malaysia)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|6|16|1918|10|10}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1995|6|16|1919|10|10}}
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| death_place = [[Ampang, Selangor|Ampang]], [[Selangor]], Malaysia
| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| spouse = Fatimah Abdullah
| spouse = Fatimah Abdullah
| party = [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO)
| party = [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN)
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]] (UCLA)
| alma_mater = [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| profession = Teacher, diplomat
| profession = Teacher, diplomat
| signature =
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'''Senu bin Abdul Rahman''' ({{langx|ms-Arab|سنو بن عبدالرحمن|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]}} {{IPA-ms|senu}}; 10 October 1919 – 16 June 1995)<ref name="50 years">{{cite book|last=Jeshurun|first=Chandran|title=Malaysia: fifty years of diplomacy, 1957-2007|publisher=The Other Press|date=2007|pages=40|isbn=978-983-9541-58-8}}</ref> was a [[Malaysia]]n politician and former federal minister and diplomat.


==Early life, education and early career==
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[[Malay styles and titles#Tan Sri|Tan Sri]] '''Senu bin Abdul Rahman''' (10 October 1918 – 16 June 1995)<ref name="50 years">{{cite book|last=Jeshurun|first=Chandran|title=Malaysia: fifty years of diplomacy, 1957-2007|publisher=The Other Press|date=2007|pages=40|isbn=978-983-9541-58-8}}</ref> was a [[Malaysia]]n politician and former federal minister and diplomat.


Born in [[Jitra]], [[Kedah]], Senu was trained as a teacher at the [[Sultan Idris Education University]] in southern Perak. After graduating, he taught at Sekolah Sungai Korok Tinggi in Alor Setar from 1939 to 1941.
Born in [[Jitra]], [[Kedah]], Senu was trained as a teacher at the [[Sultan Idris Education University]] in southern Perak. After graduating, he taught at Sekolah Sungai Korok Tinggi in Alor Setar from 1939 to 1941.


When Kedah state was placed under Siamese rule during the Japanese occupation, he was an officer at the Alor Setar Education Department (1942-1943). He also worked as an illustrator and producer at the Japanese Information Department. In 1943, together with Ahmad Nordin, Mohd Jamil, [[Khir Johari|Mohamed Khir Johari]] and Wan Din, he formed the Syarikat Bekerjasama Am Saiburi (SABERKAS) with the objectives of improving social and economic welfare for [[Kedahan Malay people|Kedahan Malays]] and served as its secretary general (1945-1947).
When Kedah state was placed under Siamese rule during the Japanese occupation, he was an officer at the Alor Setar Education Department (1942-1943). He also worked as an illustrator and producer at the Japanese Information Department. In 1943, together with Ahmad Nordin, Mohd Jamil, [[Khir Johari|Mohamed Khir Johari]] and Wan Din, he formed the Syarikat Bekerjasama Am Saiburi (SABERKAS) with the objectives of improving social and economic welfare for [[Kedahan Malay people|Kedahan Malays]] and served as its secretary general (1945-1947).

==Political career==


After the war, he was determined to further his studies abroad. He signed up as a sailor and set off on a ship to [[Los Angeles]] in 1948 without his family knowledge. He worked as a dishwasher, waiter and cook to finance his high school diploma and degree at the [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]] (UCLA). He graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Prior to the 1957 independence, Senu was the secretary general of [[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]] and joint secretary of the [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]] party. He worked with the Indonesian embassy at the United Nations the same year he was appointed Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia and served as ambassador from 1957 to 1962.<ref>{{cite book |date=15 September 2015 |title=Kuala Lumpur Street Names: A Guide to Their Meanings and Histories |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WWLDgAAQBAJ&q=IMP+party+secretary+general&pg=PT188 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd |isbn=978-9-814-72144-8 }}</ref>
After the war, he was determined to further his studies abroad. He signed up as a sailor and set off on a ship to [[Los Angeles]] in 1948 without his family knowledge. He worked as a dishwasher, waiter and cook to finance his high school diploma and degree at the [[University of California, Los Angeles|University of California]] (UCLA). He graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Prior to the 1957 independence, Senu was the secretary general of [[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]] and joint secretary of the [[Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance]] party. He worked with the Indonesian embassy at the United Nations the same year he was appointed Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia and served as ambassador from 1957 to 1962.<ref>{{cite book |date=15 September 2015 |title=Kuala Lumpur Street Names: A Guide to Their Meanings and Histories |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WWLDgAAQBAJ&q=IMP+party+secretary+general&pg=PT188 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd |isbn=978-9-814-72144-8 }}</ref>


He elected to the [[Parliament of Malaysia]] as member of [[Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu Barat]] in the [[1964 Malaysian general election|1964 election]] and became Malaysia's first Minister for Information and Broadcasting then Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports (1964-1969) before losing his seat in the [[1969 Malaysian general election|1969 election]].<ref name="Success">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=mwAQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7054,1829895&dq=senu-abdul-rahman&hl=en|title=Success despite the odds|last=Marzuki|first=Nora|date=23 October 1988|work=[[The New Straits Times]]|access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref> He re-entered Parliament in 1972 as the member for the seat of [[Kuala Kedah]] Langkawi but resigned after the [[1978 Malaysian general election|1978 election]].<ref name="Success"/>
He was elected to the [[Parliament of Malaysia]] as member of [[Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)|Kubang Pasu Barat]] in the [[1964 Malaysian general election|1964 election]] and became Malaysia's first Minister for Information and Broadcasting then Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports (1964-1969) before losing his seat in the [[1969 Malaysian general election|1969 election]].<ref name="Success">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=mwAQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7054,1829895&dq=senu-abdul-rahman&hl=en|title=Success despite the odds|last=Marzuki|first=Nora|date=23 October 1988|work=[[The New Straits Times]]|access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref> He re-entered Parliament in 1972 as the member for the seat of [[Kuala Kedah]] Langkawi but resigned after the [[1978 Malaysian general election|1978 election]].<ref name="Success"/>

==Personal life==


Senu was married to Puan Sri Fatimah Abdullah and have seven children.<ref>{{cite book |date=1995 |title=New Malaysian Who's who, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sqc-AQAAIAAJ&q=senu+abdul+rahman+born+1919 |publisher=Kasuya Publishing Sdn. Bhd |page=1006 |isbn=978-9-839-62402-1 |edition=2nd }}</ref> He died in 1995, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=MuYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4260,2627822&dq=senu-abdul-rahman+dies&hl=en|title=It all adds up|date=25 December 1999|work=[[The New Straits Times]]|access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref>
Senu was married to Puan Sri Fatimah Abdullah and have seven children.<ref>{{cite book |date=1995 |title=New Malaysian Who's who, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sqc-AQAAIAAJ&q=senu+abdul+rahman+born+1919 |publisher=Kasuya Publishing Sdn. Bhd |page=1006 |isbn=978-9-839-62402-1 |edition=2nd }}</ref> He died in 1995, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=MuYVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eRQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4260,2627822&dq=senu-abdul-rahman+dies&hl=en|title=It all adds up|date=25 December 1999|work=[[The New Straits Times]]|access-date=27 January 2010}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
===Honours of Malaysia===
===Honours of Malaysia===
* {{flag|Malaysia}} :
* {{flag|Malaysia}} :
**[[File:Malaysian_Commemorative_Medal_ribbon.gif|50px]] Recepient of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia#Honorary orders and medals|Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold)]] (PPM) (1965)
**[[File:Malaysian_Commemorative_Medal_ribbon.gif|50px]] Recipient of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia#Honorary orders and medals|Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Gold)]] (PPM) (1965)
**[[File:MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)-_PMN.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (PMN) – '''Tan Sri''' (1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT|publisher=[[Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)]]|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929181530/https://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[File:MY_Darjah_Yang_Mulia_Pangkuan_Negara_(Defender_of_the_Realm)-_PMN.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of the Defender of the Realm#Commander|Order of the Defender of the Realm]] (PMN) – '''Tan Sri''' (1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT|publisher=[[Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)]]|access-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929181530/https://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Kelantan}} :
*{{flag|Kelantan}} :
**[[File:My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_1925-2006.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan)|Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan]] (DJMK) – '''Dato'''' (1986)
**[[File:My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_1925-2006.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[List of post-nominal letters (Kelantan)|Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan]] (DJMK) – '''Dato'''' (1986)
* {{flag|Sabah|1963}} :
**[[File:MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK.svg|50px]] Commander of the [[Order of Kinabalu#Commander|Order of Kinabalu]] (PGDK) – '''Datuk''' (1973)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 28 November 2024

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Senu. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato'
Senu Abdul Rahman
PMN DJMK PGDK
سنو عبدالرحمن‎
4th Youth Chief of the
United Malays National Organisation
In office
1964–1971
PresidentTunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded bySardon Jubir
Succeeded byHarun Idris
Ministerial roles
1965–1968Minister of Information and Broadcasting
1968–1969Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Kedah
In office
1973–1982
Preceded byTunku Abdul Rahman
Succeeded byMohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim
ConstituencyKuala Kedah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Pasu Barat
In office
1964–1969
Preceded byAzahari Ibrahim
Succeeded byAbu Bakar Umar
ConstituencyKubang Pasu Barat
Personal details
Born(1919-10-10)10 October 1919
Jitra, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died16 June 1995(1995-06-16) (aged 75)
Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseFatimah Abdullah
Alma materUniversity of California (BA)
ProfessionTeacher, diplomat

Senu bin Abdul Rahman (Jawi: سنو بن عبدالرحمن Malay pronunciation: [senu]; 10 October 1919 – 16 June 1995)[1] was a Malaysian politician and former federal minister and diplomat.

Early life, education and early career

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Born in Jitra, Kedah, Senu was trained as a teacher at the Sultan Idris Education University in southern Perak. After graduating, he taught at Sekolah Sungai Korok Tinggi in Alor Setar from 1939 to 1941.

When Kedah state was placed under Siamese rule during the Japanese occupation, he was an officer at the Alor Setar Education Department (1942-1943). He also worked as an illustrator and producer at the Japanese Information Department. In 1943, together with Ahmad Nordin, Mohd Jamil, Mohamed Khir Johari and Wan Din, he formed the Syarikat Bekerjasama Am Saiburi (SABERKAS) with the objectives of improving social and economic welfare for Kedahan Malays and served as its secretary general (1945-1947).

Political career

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After the war, he was determined to further his studies abroad. He signed up as a sailor and set off on a ship to Los Angeles in 1948 without his family knowledge. He worked as a dishwasher, waiter and cook to finance his high school diploma and degree at the University of California (UCLA). He graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Prior to the 1957 independence, Senu was the secretary general of UMNO and joint secretary of the Alliance party. He worked with the Indonesian embassy at the United Nations the same year he was appointed Malaysian ambassador to Indonesia and served as ambassador from 1957 to 1962.[2]

He was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia as member of Kubang Pasu Barat in the 1964 election and became Malaysia's first Minister for Information and Broadcasting then Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports (1964-1969) before losing his seat in the 1969 election.[3] He re-entered Parliament in 1972 as the member for the seat of Kuala Kedah Langkawi but resigned after the 1978 election.[3]

Personal life

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Senu was married to Puan Sri Fatimah Abdullah and have seven children.[4] He died in 1995, at the age of 75.[5]

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ Jeshurun, Chandran (2007). Malaysia: fifty years of diplomacy, 1957-2007. The Other Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-983-9541-58-8.
  2. ^ Kuala Lumpur Street Names: A Guide to Their Meanings and Histories. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. 15 September 2015. ISBN 978-9-814-72144-8.
  3. ^ a b Marzuki, Nora (23 October 1988). "Success despite the odds". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ^ New Malaysian Who's who, Volume 2 (2nd ed.). Kasuya Publishing Sdn. Bhd. 1995. p. 1006. ISBN 978-9-839-62402-1.
  5. ^ "It all adds up". The New Straits Times. 25 December 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  6. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
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