Abdul Rahman Andak

Abdul Rahman bin Dato Wan Andak (13 June 1859 – 10 September 1930), was the second Prime Minister also second to hold the office for two non-consecutive terms.

Early Life
Abdul Rahman was the son of Andak bin Meng, a minor government official, with his first wife Hawa Binti Abdullah. When in 1871 the childless Maharaja Abu Bakar sent a nephew, Ungku Othman, to be educated in England Andak was sent too in recognition of his potential. Following his graduation Andak was recruited into the Johor Civil Service in 1878.

Political Career
In 1883, Abdul Rahman were resign from his post in state of Johor and enter the candidates of Malaya general election for Tanjung Puteri seat. He won the seats unopposed and were appointed as deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs by Wan Mohd Saman.

After Jaafar Muhammad reappointed as prime minister, Abdul Rahman were appointed as Minister of War which made him the youngest person to appointed as minister at the age of 26. As a minister, Abdul Rahman sought a large scale reform in the military and were responsible for the established of modern TDM, Tentera Diraja Malaya which consists the TDM ( Land ) and TLDM ( Navy ) army. He also advocated the Imperialism Act that were passed by parliament on 7 April 1887. During in his interview with the Utusan Malaya press, he highlighted that his supported for the act were important for Empire of Malaya's growth as powerhouse in the Southeast Asia and Asian continent. He also oversaw several military mission including Joseph Mission (1886), Operation Malaya (1888) and Archibald Mission (1890).

In 1890, Abdul Rahman became one of the most influential politicians in Malaya and imperialism faction within the government. Due to his growing population and fame, Jaafar were appointed him as Interior Minister while maintaining his current ministry portfolio. As interior minister, Abdul Rahman suggested the creation of state military force in order to less reliable of of state towards the government in terms of military and security of the states. Shortly before his appointment as prime minister, Abdul Rahman help passed the Rebellion Act 1892.

Prime Minister (1892 - 1901)
During 1892 Unionist Party Convention in Tanjung Puteri, Jaafar Muhammad, then prime minister were announced his resignation and announced Abdul Rahman as his successor. His sudden resignation were came as shocked from his minister as he still popular among the people and the appointment of Abdul Rahman as successor were unpopular due to his's age. Abdul Rahman were sworn in as new Prime Minister on 23 May 1892 at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur.