Fadzil Noor

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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ustaz Hajji
Fadzil Noor
President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
In office
1989 – 23 July 2002
Preceded by Yusof Rawa
Succeeded by Abdul Hadi Awang
Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia
In office
29 November 1999 – 23 July 2002
Monarch Jaafar
Salahuddin
Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad
Preceded by Lim Kit Siang
Succeeded by Abdul Hadi Awang
Personal details
Born (1937-03-13)13 March 1937
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Political party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
Spouse(s) Siti Khadijah Ibrahim
Children 8 (5 sons & 3 daughters)
Parents Mohd Noor Abdul Hamid
Hindun Abdul Rahman
Alma mater Al-Azhar University
Profession Religious teacher
Religion Islam

Dato' Ustaz Haji Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor[1] (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]

References

  1. ↑ Islam and Violence in Malaysia
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  9. ↑ Death of PAS leader leaves party facing difficult decisions (by Abd Rahman Koya) - Media Monitors Network
Political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia
1999–2002		 Succeeded by
Abdul Hadi Awang
Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
1989–2002		 Succeeded by
Abdul Hadi Awang

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