▁was ▁a ▁Th ai ▁Muslim ▁convert , ▁C ik ▁Ma im una ▁b int i ▁Abd ul lah , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁the ▁K ual a ▁Ter eng gan u ▁Mal ay ▁School , ▁he ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Ter eng gan u ▁administrative ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Ass istant ▁Collect or ▁of ▁Land ▁Re venue ▁in ▁K ual a ▁Ter eng gan u . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ide - de - camp ▁to ▁his ▁elder ▁half ▁brother ▁Sultan ▁S ula iman , ▁accomp any ing ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁coron ation ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁Reg istr ar ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Land ▁Court ▁Reg istr ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Ter eng gan u ▁state ▁cabinet , ▁having ▁been ▁made ▁T eng ku ▁Sri ▁P adu ka ▁R aja . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁First ▁Class ▁Mag istr ate ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁Ter eng gan u ▁State ▁Secretary ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4