Abdul Rahman Talib

Abdul Rahman Talib
PJK PPM
Abdul Rahman Talib PJK PPM
Minister of Transport
	In office; 31 August 1957 – 7 October 1959
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	H. S. Lee
Succeeded by	Sardon Jubir
Minister of Health
	In office; 1962–1964
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Personal details
Born	1916; Temerloh, Pahang, Federated Malay States
Died	18 October 1968 (aged 51–52); Cairo, Egypt
Party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Alliance Party

Abdul Rahman bin Talib (1916 – 18 October 1968) was a former minister of Malaysia.^[1]

Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman

Preceded byH. S. Lee

Succeeded bySardon Jubir

Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman

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He served as minister of transport, health and education. In 1965, opposition MP DR Seenivasagam made an allegation of corruption against Abdul Rahman Talib in Parliament, and repeated it in front of a huge crowd, including Rahman, at the Chinese Assembly Hall.

Rahman sued DR for defamation but lost the case and ended up resigning as a minister.^[2]

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Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1964	P061 Kuantan		Abdul Rahman Talib (UMNO)	10,696	69.42%		Mohamed Kameil Ibrahim (PRM)	2,957	19.19%	16,118	7,739	73.64%
1964	P061 Kuantan		Abdul Rahman Talib (UMNO)	10,696	69.42%		Jamahir Idris (PMIP)	1,755	11.39%	16,118	7,739	73.64%

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Abdul Rahman Talib PJK PPM


Minister of Transport
In office 31 August 1957 – 7 October 1959
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	H. S. Lee
Succeeded by	Sardon Jubir
Minister of Health
In office 1962–1964
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman

Personal details
Born	1916 Temerloh, Pahang, Federated Malay States
Died	18 October 1968(1968-10-18) (aged 51–52) Cairo, Egypt
Party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Alliance Party