Abdul Rahman Talib

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Talib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Rahman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Rahman bin Talib (1916–1968) was a former minister of Malaysia.^[1]

Abdul Rahman Talib PJK PPM
Minister of Transport
In office 31 August 1957 – 7 October 1959
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	H. S. Lee
Succeeded by	Sardon Jubir
Minister of Health
In office 1962–1964
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Personal details
Born	1916 Temerloh, Pahang, Federated Malay States
Died	18 October 1968(1968-10-18) (aged 51–52) Cairo, Egypt
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Alliance Party

He served as minister of transport, health and education. In 1965, opposition MP DR Seenivasagam made an allegation of corruption against Abdul Rahman Talib in Parliament, and repeated it in front of a huge crowd, including Rahman, at the Chinese Assembly Hall.

Rahman sued DR for defamation but lost the case and ended up resigning as a minister.^[2]

Elections result

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1959	P061 Kuantan		Abdul Rahman Talib (UMNO)	8,856	76.25%		Hamzah Dahaman (PMIP)	2,758	23.75%	11,720	6,098	70.81%
1964			Abdul Rahman Talib (UMNO)	10,696	69.42%		Mohamed Kameil Ibrahim (SF)	2,957	19.19%	16,118	7,739	73.64%
							Jamahir Idris (PMIP)	1,755	11.39%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the Malaysia Commemorative Medal (Silver) (PPM) (1965)^[3]
• Pahang :
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (1959)^[4]