{
  "id": 4303208,
  "title": "The Tunku beyond the history books",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/the-tunku-beyond-the-history-books",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/08/30/the-tunku-beyond-the-history-books"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tengku Qistina Petri, granddaughter of Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, grew up hearing family stories that painted a very different picture of her grandfather compared to the historical accounts. Her parents, Tengku Mohamad Rizam and Tunku Noor Hayati, shared stories of the affectionate father and grandfather who was also known as \"Tok Merdeka\". Despite Tunku's prominent role in the nation's history, Qistina had to learn about his softer side through these personal anecdotes.",
  "summary": "To his daughter and granddaughter, Malaysia’s first prime minister was also a warm, generous man who found joy in life’s simplest moments.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "The Tunku beyond the history books",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/the-tunku-beyond-the-history-books-4305633",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}