Background
Abdul was born April 12, 1916 in Singapore.
Abdul was born April 12, 1916 in Singapore.
He attended Raffles Institution.
He was credited as "Singapore"s first Malay minister", as well as the "first Singaporean ambassador to Germany". He founded the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Singapore. He served as Deputy Chief Minister in Lim Yew Hock"s cabinet.
He also served as Minister of Local Government, Lands and Housing, as well as Minister of Communications and Works.
His father was Haji T. P. Jumat, and his mother was M. Datin Kartini. Abdul had seven children.
Following David Marshall"s rise to power as Chief Minister in 1955, Abdul was given the role of Minister for Local Government, Lands, and Housing, making him the first such minister. He was initially intended to be Minister of Communication and Works.
Cited as "Singapore"s first Malay minister", he carried the position until June 1959.
Abdul subsequently became the "first Singaporean ambassador to Germany". He was ambassador to other countries too, such as Egypt, the Netherlands, and the Philippines. In addition, Abdul served as Deputy Chief Minister of Singapore from 1956 to 1959.
In 1973, Abdul went back to Malaysia, where he lived most of his later life as ambassador to various countries.
He died some five years later in 1978.
During his political career, Abdul was an acquaintance with Lee Kuan Yew, although they were not in the same political party. Abdul first started out as a skins exporter with his own company until around 1955, when he founded the Singaporean division of UMNO (Abbreviation for the United Malays National Organisation) Abdul was a member of political party Labour Front.
April 12, 1916 – 1978) was a member of Singapore Legislative Assembly of Malay ethnicity.