24 Facts About Fadzil Noor

Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor was a Malaysian politician and religious teacher.

Fadzil Noor was the president of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party from 1989 to 2002 and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1999 to 2002.

The election of Yusof and Fadzil Noor marked a victory for the party's conservative ulama faction.

When Yusof resigned for health reasons in 1989, Fadzil Noor became PAS's President.

Fadzil Noor set PAS on a more moderate path, diverting from the hardline Islamism of Yusof's presidency.

Fadzil Noor's 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.

Fadzil Noor 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.

Fadzil Noor died on 23 June 2002 after undergoing heart bypass surgery.

Fadzil Noor was succeeded as PAS President and leader of the opposition in Parliament by Abdul Hadi Awang.

Fadzil Noor was an alumnus of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.

Fadzil Noor was born in Kampung Seberang Pumpung, Alor Setar, Kedah.

Fadzil Noor's great-grandfather, Tuan Guru Haji Idris Al-Jarumi was a respected scholar who hailed from Pattani, Thailand.

Fadzil Noor received his early education at the Derga Malay School in Derga, Alor Setar and Maktab Mahmud before furthering his studies at Al Azhar University, Egypt majoring in Islamic law from.

Fadzil Noor's higher-education was sponsored by the Kedah state government.

Fadzil Noor was fired from UTM for contesting in the 1978 Malaysian general election as a candidate for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party.

Fadzil Noor brought the case to court as the dismissal did not follow the correct channels.

Fadzil Noor later resigned as a lecturer to pursue political activities full-time.

Ustaz Fadzil Noor had been the Information Secretary of the Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia and ABIM Deputy President and Secretary of the Malaysian Ulama Association.

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.

Fadzil Noor became the PAS President of the Kuala Kedah area and the Kedah PAS State Liaison Member.

Fadzil Noor's presidency saw a moderation of the party's rhetoric whilst remaining committed to the establishment of an Islamic state.

Fadzil Noor'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 as part of the Barisan Alternatif coalition.

Fadzil Noor died as a result of complications following a heart bypass surgery 23 June 2002.

Fadzil Noor was survived by a wife and eight children.