On March 11 1922, Dato' Hussein bin Mohd Taib and Hajah Teh Fatimah were blessed with the birth of their first child, Abdul Razak. He was born in Pekan, Pahang Darul Makmur. Being of aristocratic descent, he received his high school education at Malay College Kuala Kangsar. In 1940, he was awarded the Raffles College scholarship for his constant excellence in studies, after joining the Malay Administrative Service a year before then. However, he went through a pause in his college life due to the scenario of The Second World War. On the other hand, he did not let his waiting go to waste. During the onset of the war, he had helped in organizing the Wataniah resistance movement in his beloved state, Pahang. After the Second World War wrapped, Tun Razak left for Britain in 1947, to pursue his love for the law studies. He finally received his law degree and got himself qualified as barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London. Tun Razak was also a member of British Labour Party during his student days. Apart from that, he was also Malay Association Great Britain's student leader. A little ways down the road, he managed to form the Malayan Forum, which is the association where Malay students go about to discuss Malaysia's political issues. Tun Abdul Razak's education background made him a distinguish leader.
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