the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, has been designated as a historic building. Located at 18 Lorong Kilang Ais, off Jalan Pegawai, it was restored by the National Archives in 1992. Rumah Merdeka - Independence House is a designated historic building which houses the collection and memorial of Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia. It is owned by the national archives. Notable people from Alor Setar Arts Singers: Yunalis Zarai, Shanon Shah Actors: Azean Irdawaty, Bront Palarae, Angelica Lee, Farid Kamil, Rozita Che Wan, Jit Murad Writers and Arts: Dato' Abdullah Hussain, Dato' Shahnon Ahmad Sports Badminton: Tan Boon Heong, Lee Zii Jia Football: Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias, Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri Team manager: Dato' Paduka Ahmad Basri Akil Football manager: Tan Cheng Hoe Government and politics Politicians: Tunku Abdul Rahman, first Prime Minister of Malaysia, 1957–70 Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad, fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, 1981-2003 and 2018–20 Tun Daim Zainuddin, Finance Minister 1984-91 Dato' Fadzil Noor, PAS President 1989–2002, Judiciary: Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi Tun Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim Tun Mohamed Azmi Mohamed Tun Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah Businessmen Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary See also List of tallest buildings in Alor Setar References External links Towns and Cities in Malaysia Populated places in Kedah Alor Setar, Kedah Populated places established in 1735 1735 establishments in Asia