Fadzil Noor

Datuk Ustaz Haji Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor (فاضل بن محمد نور) [ [http://www.idss.edu.sg/publications/WorkingPapers/WP123.pdf Islam and Violence in Malaysia] ] (March 13, 1937-June 23 2002) was a Malaysian politician and religious teacher. He was the president of Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), and was the parliamentary opposition leader.

During his time as PAS president since 1989, he together with other opposition leaders formed a merger called the Barisan Alternatif. [cite web|publisher=Aliran Monthly|url=http://www.aliran.com/oldsite/ms/2002/0623.html|title=The Passing of Datuk Fadzil Noor, a Great Malaysian|accessdate=2008-01-23] He also managed to lead PAS in capturing the state of Kelantan in 1990, and Terengganu in 1999. Fadzil, although part of an Islamist party, has been viewed as a moderate compared to other party members.

He passed away June 23, 2002 after having a bypass surgery. cite news|publisher=The New York Times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E7D91F3FF936A15755C0A9649C8B63|date=June 25, 2002|accessdate=2008-01-23|title= Fadzil Noor, a Malaysian Islamist, Dies at 65] After his death, he was succeeded by Abdul Hadi Awang as PAS president, who was later succeeded by Lim Kit Siang as opposition leader in 2004.

He was an alumni of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. [ [http://www.mediamonitors.net/abdrahmankoya4.html Death of PAS leader leaves party facing difficult decisions (by Abd Rahman Koya) - Media Monitors Network ] ]

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