Complex sentence: The hostel was named the MHS Boys' Hostel (Asrama Putera Sekolah Tinggi Melaka) in 1985 and was renamed Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad Hostel, after the former Director-General of Education, who was an MHS student from 1948 until 1956.
Split into simpler sentences: The hostel was earlier named as "MHS Boys' Hostel (Asrama Putera Sekolah Tinggi Melaka)" in 1985 but was then renamed as "Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad Hostel". It was renamed after the former Director General of Education, Malaysia; who was an MHS student from 1948 until 1956.