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Tun Abdul Razak bin Dato' Hussein (1922-1976) was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976. He launched the Malaysian New Economic PolicyThe Malaysian New Economic Policy is a controversial economic policy first implemented by the Malaysian government lead by Tun Abdul Razak in 1971. Originally planned to end in 1999, the NEP is currently in its eighth incarnation and is scheduled to run u in 1971. He passed away from leukemiaLeukemia leukaemia in international English) is a group of cancers of the blood-forming tissues. The word leukemia tends to be used as an umbrella term. In the 19th century, it was seen as one single, homogenous deadly disease, characterized by a white ap in 1976.

Abdul Razak's son, Najib Tun Razak, became the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia under Abdullah Badawi in 2004.