Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah
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Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (2 May 1925 - 20 August 2008) was a Malaysian businessmen and a founder of the Melewar Corporation
Melewar Corporation
Melewar Corporation or Melewar Industrial Group Berhad is a manufacturing company in Malaysia. It is owned by the family of its late founder and chairman Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman from Negeri Sembilan royal family and operates manufacturing and trade of steel...

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Background

Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah was born on 2 May 1925 at Kuala Pilah
Kuala Pilah
Kuala Pilah is a town and district in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Commonly called Pilah by the mainly Malay Minangkabau inhabitants, it is also the name of a district. It is an old valley town with many of the pre-war Chinese shophouses still fronting the main streets surrounded by traditional style...

, Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

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He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia
Parliament of Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....

 for the Rawang constituency from 1964 to 1974.

In 1963, Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah set up the Melewar Group
Melewar Corporation
Melewar Corporation or Melewar Industrial Group Berhad is a manufacturing company in Malaysia. It is owned by the family of its late founder and chairman Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman from Negeri Sembilan royal family and operates manufacturing and trade of steel...

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Deaths

Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah died on 20 August 2008 at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...

 (KLIA) clinic. He was 83 years old. He was buried at the Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum
Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum
Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum is a Negeri Sembilan royal mausoleum located in the royal town of Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This mausoleum is located next to the Tuanku Munawir Royal Mosque.-Yang di-Pertuan Besar graves:...

 in Seri Menanti
Seri Menanti
Seri Menanti is the royal capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Situated in the Kuala Pilah district, it houses the seat of the head of state or Yamtuan Besar, the local equivalent of theSultan...

, Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

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