Awards and Recognition
- Tunku Abdul Rahman was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961.
- He was appointed an honorary Companion of the Order of Australia in 1987.
- Tunku Abdul Rahman Stamp Issues: In 1991, he adorned part of the collection of Past Prime Ministers of Malaysia stamps issue. In 2003, stamps of Tunku Abdul Rahman were issued to commemorate his 100th birthday anniversary and to pay tribute to him as he was the first prime minister of Malaysia since Malaysia became an independent nation in 1957.
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