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Book Review: Three Who Built Malaysia

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Jun 08, 2011
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Among those credited with having built Malaysia, three came from the same family: Jaafar Mohamed, the first chief minister of Johor;his son Onn Jaafar, the founder of the United Malays National Organization; and then his son Tun Hussein Onn, the country's third prime minister.

Yet, although their involvement in public affairs spanned nearly a century and…

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