at ▁Bek er jas ama ▁Am ▁Sa ib uri ▁( S AB ER K AS ) ▁with ▁the ▁object ives ▁of ▁impro ving ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁w elf are ▁for ▁K ed ah an ▁Malays ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁secretary ▁general ▁( 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 7 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁further ▁his ▁studies ▁abroad . ▁He ▁signed ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁sail or ▁and ▁set ▁off ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁without ▁his ▁family ▁knowledge . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁d ish w ash er , ▁wait er ▁and ▁cook ▁to ▁fin ance ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁di pl oma ▁and ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁( U CLA ). ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Political ▁Science . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁independence , ▁S enu ▁was ▁the ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁U M NO ▁and ▁joint ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁party . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁emb ass y ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Malays ian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁amb assador ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁Kub ang ▁Pas u ▁Bar at ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁election ▁and ▁became ▁Malays ia ' s ▁first ▁Minister ▁for ▁Information