The ‘unknown’ Aziz Ishak


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 Aug 2007

Cabinetcolleagues:Abdul Azizhaving aconversationwith theTunku afterthe firstCabinet wasformed.

ABDUL Aziz Ishak (1922-1999) was a controversial figure, whether as colonial civil servant, journalist or politician. He remains an enigma unlike his brother Yusof who was well known both as a journalist and the founder of Utusan Melayu and as the first President of Singapore after the separation with Malaysia in 1965. 

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