This caused Tunku to be transferred with 24 hours ' notice to Kulim as District Officer.

Violet was no longer happy and Tunku had little time to spare to search for a remedy.

His wife and daughters went on national television to plead for his safe return, and the Malysian Prime Minister at the time, Tunku Abdul Rahman, made a personal appeal from Kuala Lumpur and sent Malaysia's chief of protocol, Enche Abdul Rahman Jallal, to Sydney to help in the search.

This produced a crisis in the MCA in 1959, in which a more assertive leadership under Lim Chong Eu defied UMNO over the education issue, only to be forced to back down when Tunku Abdul Rahman threatened to break up the coalition.

Ezekiel arranged for Tunku to move to Cambridge and to be taught by and live with a Mr Basil Atkinson.

Tunku Ibrahim, the Regent, listened without comment and after a short silence, he ordered Tunku to returned to England to be admitted to the English Bar.

About a year later, Tunku was promoted to be District Officer of Padang Terap.

As soon as Tunku took over the district, he gave orders for a survey to be made of the swamps which bordered the town, obtained an estimate for draining them and applied for the State Secretariat for the necessary funds.

Tunku Ibrahim, the Regent, was known to be strongly opposed to mixed marriages, but he died unexpectedly in 1934 and was succeeded as Regent by Tunku Mahmud, the Sultan's younger brother, who was more broad-minded and gave consent to the marriage.

Tunku said that he believed this would be Sultan's own wish, to which his father nodded.

The Regent was very angry and he threatened to arrest Tunku, Tunku will be arrested on 4 o ' clock in the evening.

Meanwhile, news of the Regent's order for Tunku to be arrested by the police had spread through the town.

The Japanese Military Governor of Kedah an assuming office appointed another of Tunku's brothers, Tunku Mohamed Jewa, to be a temporary Regent until the Sultan returned to Alor Setar.

The next day, Tunku was told to come to Alor Setar, but instead of receiving congratulations for his devotion to duty, the Japanese Custodian of Enemy Property accused Tunku of stealing nine knives which appeared in the list, but could not be found when the lorry arrived in Alor Setar.

Finally, three candidates, including Tunku, were suggested to be nominated for the post of President if Onn stepped down.

Instead, Tunku replied that Razak himself was much better qualified to be nominated.

In his speech, Tunku demanded that Independence should be granted to Malaya as soon as possible.

When Tunku closed the UMNO headquarters in Johor Bahru, party funds ceased to be available to the new President.

Tunku possessed charisma that affected even those who were ready to be hostile.

Tunku held and expressed the view that Malayan communities could not be united within a single political party.

But Tunku also knew that he must act now if the granting of Independence was not to be delayed indefinitely.

His persuasion proved to be potent, and on April 24, Lyttleton agreed to meet Tunku.

In Kulim Tunku devoted much of his time touring the district and getting to know the problems of the peasants who made up 90 % of the population.

Although Tunku gave her the best remedies that he could obtain from Penang, and Meriam made a little progress.

An English doctor from Alor Setar who visited her mistakenly gave her an injection of undiluted quinine that killed her instantly, It was tragic misadventure so that Tunku made no attempt to lodge an official report.

Tunku recognized the need to prepare for the evacuation of civilians in the event of invasion and in 1941 he gave orders for the constructions of six " Long Houses " made of round timber and with attap roofs on a low hill about two miles away from the town.

Opening the door nearest to the Sultan, Tunku removed his helmet and made himself known to his father.

Meanwhile, Tunku took his father to his house and made him comfortable in a large armchair.

A crowd of Tunku's friends had been surrounded his office and made it known that they would only allow Tunku in, and no one else.

When Tunku identified himself to the young Chinese guard, they made no attempt to delay him further.

As soon as Tunku had settled into his flat, he made enquiries at the Inns of Court for a law tutor.

Tunku also had a great sense of humour and an infectious laugh and he had acquired a wealth of experience as a district officer in Kedah, which enable him to understand and sympathise with the problems of the rural population, who made up a large proportion of the UMNO membership.

On August 9, Tunku made his first broadcast to the nation from an old wooden structure at Young Road, Kuala Lumpur.

In 1903, Tunku Musa Eddin had been made Tengku Mahkota and was promoted to Raja Muda or heir apparent in 1920.

These claims were made by citing records of past notorious incidents, which include an experience of being disinherited from being the Tunku Mahkota ( or Crown Prince in English ) by his father, in 1961, as well as a series of alleged criminal acts occurring between the 1970s and the 1990s which were published in the press and provoked widespread moral outrage within the Malaysian public.

Tuanku Muhriz was made Tunku Besar, or heir presumptive in 1960.

He was made the Tunku Mahkota of Johor on 2 November 1895, when Tunku Ibrahim was installed as the Sultan of Johor following Sultan Abu Bakar's death.

Tunku Ismail was made the state's regent to take care of state affairs in 1928 as Sultan Ibrahim began to spend more time travelling overseas.

In 1968, Malay film called Raja Bersiong or Fanged King directed by Jamil Sulong was made from the initiative of Malaysia's Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman.

In another meeting on 5 March 1958, Chief Ministers of the eleven states in the Federation of Malaya, a proposal was made to name the mosque Masjid Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, in recognition of Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ’ s efforts in guiding the country to gaining independence.

Singapore was a part of Malaysia for two years ( 1963-65 ), but it ultimately was asked by Tunku to secede after increased racial tensions due to the election campaigns in 1964.

At the height of the Profumo scandal, the first prime minister of independent Malaya ( now Malaysia ) Tunku Abdul Rahman arrived in London for a visit.

De Weldon also contributed in creating Malaysia's Tugu Negara ( National Monument ) when the country's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman saw the USMC War Memorial statue in his visit to America in October 1960 and personally met him for favour to design the monument.

At that time, cholera and malaria were very common all over Kedah and at least two of Tunku's brothers and older sister died from cholera while Tunku himself suffered from intermittent attacks of malaria until he left for London in 1920.

All the patients, including Tunku remained in the palace for three weeks.

Living in an English village was a totally new experience for Tunku.

Soon, Tunku played regularly on the Right Wing position for Little Stukeley.

Atkinson was an experienced tutor and he prepared Tunku to sit for university entrance examinations known as " Littlego ".

Tunku worked hard and prepared himself for the examinations that took place late in summer the following year.

When the results were published, Tunku obtained high marks for all his papers with a Pass for the whole examination.

But after reading the syllabus for an Honours Degree in Law, Tunku decided to enter his name for a Pass Degree instead.

In football, Tunku played right wing for his college.

Few undergraduates owned cars in 1923 and Tunku became widely known for it.

In 1924, Tunku sat for his examinations at the end of his second year, getting a pass in his B. A.

In May 1930, Tunku sat for Part One of the Bar examination.

His eldest brother, Tunku Ibrahim, was still the regent and he told Tunku that he was in disgrace for failing the Bar examinations in London.

Tunku also devoted some of his time to prepare for Cadet's Law exam in order to qualify for promotion.