Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussain was born on 11^th March 1922 in Pekan, Pahang. He was married to Toh Puan Rahah and they were blessed with four sons. Tun Abdul Razak was educated at Malay School Langgar, Pekan, Malay College Kuala Kangsar; Raffles College, Singapore, and Lincoln�s Inn, London. He passed the Bar Final Examinations in April 1949. He started his career with the Malayan Civil Service in 1949 and was appointed the State Secretary of Pahang in 1952 and Menteri Besar of Pahang in 1955.