burhanuddin bin muhammad nur al-hilmi

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Burhanuddin bin Muhammad Nur al-Hilmi

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, Nr al-Hilm 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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burhanuddin bin Mu-ham-mad NUR al-hilmi