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Fadzil Noor
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File:Fadzil Noor 2.jpg
7th Leader of the Opposition
In office
29 November 1999 – 23 June 2002
MonarchJaafar
Salahuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Preceded byLim Kit Siang
Succeeded byAbdul Hadi Awang
6th President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
In office
1989 – 23 June 2002
Preceded byYusof Rawa
Succeeded byAbdul Hadi Awang
Personal details
Born
Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor

(1937-03-13)13 March 1937
Kampung Seberang Pumpung, Alor Setar, Kedah
Died23 June 2002(2002-06-23) (aged 65)
Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996)
Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999-2002)
Spouse(s)Siti Khadijah Ibrahim
Children8 (5 sons & 3 daughters)
Parent(s)Mohd Noor Abdul Hamid
Hindun Abdul Rahman
Alma materAl-Azhar University
ProfessionReligious teacher

Dato' Ustaz Haji Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor[1] (Jawi: فاضل بن محمد نور‎; 13 March 1937 – 23 June 2002) was a Malaysian politician and religious teacher. He was the president of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1989 to 2002 and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1999 to 2002.

Fadzil became the Deputy President of PAS in 1983, when Yusof Rawa ascended to the party's presidency. The election of Yusof and Fadzil marked a victory for the party's conservative ulama faction. Both men wanted PAS to advocate for an Islamic state in Malaysia modelled on the one that had arisen in Iran following the 1979 revolution there.[2]

When Yusof resigned due to health reasons in 1989, Fadzil became PAS's President. He set PAS on a more moderate path, diverting from the hardline Islamism of Yusof's presidency. This involved reorienting the party's platform away from the propagation of religious doctrine towards a greater focus on social and economic issues such as poverty alleviation.[3] This approach brought greater electoral success for the party. PAS captured the state of Kelantan at the 1990 election and Terengganu in 1999.[4] His presidency saw the formation of the Barisan Alternatif coalition between PAS, the Democratic Action Party and Keadilan, which made large gains in the 1999 election.[5] In the face of criticism from the party's conservatives, he justified cooperation with non-Muslim opposition parties by arguing that PAS's 'struggle for justice' was 'not only for the Malays, not only for the Muslims, but for all Malaysians'.[6]

Fadzil also set about infusing the party's youth ranks with urban professionals, such as Hatta Ramli, Dzulkefly Ahmad and Nasharudin Mat Isa, to diversify the party's future leadership beyond religious clerics.[7]

Fadzil died on 23 June 2002 after undergoing heart bypass surgery.[8] He was succeeded as PAS President and leader of the opposition in Parliament by Abdul Hadi Awang.

He was an alumnus of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.[9]

Early life and education[edit]

Fadzil was born in Kampung Seberang Pumpung, Alor Setar, Kedah. He is the eldest of four siblings. His father was Mohd Noor Abdul Hamid and his mother Hindun Haji Abdul Rahman. His great-grandfather, Tuan Guru Haji Idris Al-Jarumi was a respected scholar from Pattani, Thailand.

He received his early education at the Derga Malay School (1946-1951), Derga, Alor Setar and Maktab Mahmud (1951 -1959) before furthering his studies at Al Azhar University, Egypt (1963-1967) majoring in Islamic Law from 1963 to 1967. His higher-education was sponsored by the Kedah government. In 1967, during his time in Egypt, he held the position of Secretary and Deputy President of the Malay Association in the Arab Republic of Egypt (PMRAM). PMRAM is the oldest association in the Middle East, it was officially established since 1930. The only Malaysian association in Egypt at that time, even before the government Malaysian embassy established in Cairo in late 60s.

Educational career[edit]

Upon returning from Egypt he taught at Maktab Mahmud and later as a lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) (1973-1978). He was fired from UTM for contesting in the 1978 Malaysian general election as a candidate for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). He brought the case to court as the dismissal did not follow the correct channels. The court ordered UTM to pay damages and to reinstate Fadzil as a lecturer. Fadzil later resigned as a lecturer to pursue political activities full-time.

ABIM President[edit]

Ustaz Fadzil Noor had been the Information Secretary of the Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) (1973-1974) and ABIM Deputy President (1974-1978) and Secretary of the Malaysian Ulama Association (PUM) (1974-1976). ABIM actively spread books and writings of the Muslim Brotherhood such as Hassan al Banna, Syed Qutb and Jamiat Islami, Maududi. Some PUM leaders have also been prominent members of PAS including Ustaz Ahmad Awang and Ustaz Abdul Ghani Shamsuddin.

Fadzil Noor was appointed as President of ABIM when Anwar Ibrahim was arrested under the Internal Security Act 1960 in 1974 following the Baling Demonstrations caused by a famine in Baling.

Political career[edit]

Fadzil's political career began in 1978 when he stood as the PAS candidate against Datuk Senu Abdul Rahman for the Kuala Kedah parliamentary seat. However, he was unable to defeat the incumbent. In the same election, PAS was defeated in Kelantan, which it had ruled since 1959 by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition who formed the federal government. He became the PAS President of the Kuala Kedah area and the Kedah PAS State Liaison Member.[when?] In 1981, he was elected as Vice President of PAS and served in the position until 1982. In 1983, Fadzil and Yusof Rawa were elected as Deputy President and President respectively. Their election signified a take-over by the party's conservative ulama faction who advocated for the establishment of an Islamic state. On March 30, 1989 he was elected as President of PAS after the retirement of Rawa. His presidency saw a moderation of the party's rhetoric whilst remaining committed to the establishment of an Islamic state. In the 1990 Malaysian general election Fadzil led the party into an informal alliance with the UMNO-breakaway group Semangat 46 and other Islamic parties called Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU). PAS was able to win an additional 6 seats in parliament and the APU won all of the 39 state legislate assembly seats in Kelantan.

In 1998, he was appointed as Chairman of Gerakan Keadilan Rakyat Malaysia. The organisation was set up by PAS, the Democratic Action Party (DAP), and the Malaysian People's Party (PRM). The organisation included 15 non-governmental organizations and various individuals and sought to uphold justice after the sacking of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Deputy Prime Minister and his detention without trial under the ISA the same year by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

In the 1999 Malaysian general election Fadzil stood as a candidate for the Anak Bukit state assembly seat as well as a candidate for the Pendang parliamentary seat. He was able to win both seats. Fadzil's victory coincided with PAS' biggest electoral victory in history, where they were able to win an additional 20 seats and re-take the state of Terrenganu whilst contesting together with the DAP, PRM and the newly-formed Parti KeADILan Nasional (now Parti Keadilan Rakyat) as part of the Barisan Alternatif coalition. In 1999 he was appointed Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia) in the Dewan Rakyat succeeding Lim Kit Siang as PAS had become the largest opposition party in parliament.

Death[edit]

Fadzil died as a result of complications following a heart bypass surgery 23 June 2002. He was survived by a wife and eight children.[8]

Election results[edit]

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1978 Kuala Kedah rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 14,028 47.97% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional| Senu Abdul Rahman (UMNO) 14,907 50.98% 29,243 879
Template:Party shading/Independent | Yaacob @ Salleh Abdullah (IND) 337 1.41%
1982 Ulu Muda Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 11,711 43.40% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Hashim Endut (UMNO) 15,271 56.60% 27,803 3,560 81.29%
1986 Kuala Kedah Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 14,035 46.74% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Mohammad Abu Bakar Rautin Ibrahim (UMNO) 15,992 53.26% 30,775 1,957 72.13%
1990 Pendang Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 17,349 45.77% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Othman Abdul (UMNO) 20,554 54.23% 38,768 3,205 82.57%
1995 Kuala Kedah Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 19,223 46.40% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Zakaria Mohd Said (UMNO) 22,209 53.60% 42,612 2,986 74.23%
1999 Pendang Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 22,413 53.51% Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Othman Abdul (UMNO) 19,474 46.49% 43,292 2,939 81.08%
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 Bukit Raya rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) % Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional| Haji Safirol Haji Hasim (UMNO) % 346 %
Template:Party shading/Independent | Mohd Mokhtar Abdullah (IND) %
1986 Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) % Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Ahmad Zakuan Haji Ahmad (UMNO) % 2,215 %
1990 Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) % Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Syed Mansor Barakbah (UMNO) % 1,829 %
1995 Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) % Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Fadzil Hanafi (UMNO) % 2,414 %
1999 Anak Bukit Template:Party shading/PAS | Fadzil Noor (PAS) 8,480 % Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Abdullah Hasnan Kamaruddin (UMNO) 6,640 % 1,840 %

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Islam and Violence in Malaysia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  2. Stark, Jan. "Constructing an Islamic Model in Two Malaysian States: PAS Rule in Kelantan and Terengganu". Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (April 2004).[dead link]
  3. Liow, Joseph Chinyong (2009). Piety and Politics: Islamism in Contemporary Malaysia. Oxford University Press. p. 76.[dead link]
  4. Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid (2006). "5". In Saw Swee-Hock (ed.). Malaysia: Recent Trends and Challenges. K. Kesavapany. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 110.[dead link]
  5. "The Passing of Datuk Fadzil Noor, a Great Malaysian". Aliran Monthly. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  6. Liow, Joseph Chinyong (2009). Piety and Politics: Islamism in Contemporary Malaysia. Oxford University Press. p. 77.[dead link]
  7. Liew Chin Tong (1 January 2007). "PAS LEADERSHIP: New Faces and Old Constraints". Southeast Asian Affairs.[dead link]
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Fadzil Noor, a Malaysian Islamist, Dies at 65". The New York Times. 25 June 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  9. "Death of PAS leader leaves party facing difficult decisions - Media Monitors Network (MMN)". Media Monitors Network (MMN). 8 July 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  10. "Fadzil Noor - highly respected leader with a moderate outlook" (PDF). New Straits Times. Perdana Leadership Foundation. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lim Kit Siang
Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia
1999–2002
Succeeded by
Abdul Hadi Awang
Party political offices
Preceded by
Yusof Rawa
President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
1989–2002
Succeeded by
Abdul Hadi Awang

Template:Leaders of the Opposition (Malaysia)