History
Bandar Tun Razak was once a very small town in Kuala Lumpur in the 1970s, previously known as Kampung Konggo (or Congo Village). It was named Kampung Konggo as this area was a settlement for retired Malaysian army personnel who served in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1960s under the United Nations. Some veterans still live in their modern houses built during the redevelopment of the area.
It was renamed in 1981 by the fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. Bandar Tun Razak is separated from Cheras constituency in the late 1990s, making it a single parliamentary constituency. Bandar Tun Razak was a stronghold of UMNO and Barisan Nasional (BN) until the 2008 General Election which was won by PKR, Abdul Khalid bin Ibrahim, former CEO of Guthrie Berhad. Khalid a supporter of Anwar bin Ibrahim, who is former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Chief Opposition in Malaysian Parliament.
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