{
  "id": 4305633,
  "title": "The Tunku beyond the history books",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/the-tunku-beyond-the-history-books-4305633",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/08/30/the-tunku-beyond-the-history-books"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Growing up, Tengku Nur Qistina Petri heard family stories about her grandfather, Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia and Father of Independence. However, these narratives painted a very different picture of him than the one portrayed in history books. To her, Tunku was known as \"Tok Merdeka,\" a familiar figure during August and a central figure in Malaysia's independence story. For Qistina, growing up with tales of her grandfather revealed a man whose character was far more human and approachable than the public image she was used to.",
  "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",
        "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."
}