NUR AL-HILMI, BURHANUDDIN BIN MUHAMMAD


Meaning of NUR AL-HILMI, BURHANUDDIN BIN MUHAMMAD in English

n.

born 1911, Kota Bharu, Malaya

died Oct. 25, 1969, Taiping, Malaysia

Malay nationalist leader.

After serving the administration of the Japanese occupation during the war, N 016B; r al-Hilm 012B; became a prominent left-wing leader who worked for an independent and multiracial Malaysia. In 1956 he became president of the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party, which became the principal opposition party in Malaysian politics. Detained in 1965 for allegedly pro-Indonesian activities, he was released in 1966; he remained nominal president of the party until his death.

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