Tun Dr. Ismail bin Abdul Rahman was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from September 1970 to his death in August 1973. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he previously held several ministerial posts.
Official portrait, pre-1963.
Tun Dr. Ismail's gravesite at the Makam Pahlawan (Heroes' Mausoleum) in Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur.
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
The deputy prime minister of Malaysia is the second-highest political office in Malaysia. There have been 15 officeholders since the office was created in 1957. The first prime minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman, started the convention of appointing a deputy prime minister, but some cabinets have opted not to appoint a deputy prime minister.
Image: The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on July 19, 2016 (cropped 2)
Image: Fadillah Yusof 2021
Image: Tun Abdul Razak (MY 2nd PM)
Image: Tun Dr. Ismail