Nik Aziz Nik Mat
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YAB Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, PAS Mursyidul Am (Spiritual Advisor)
YAB Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, PAS Mursyidul Am (Spiritual Advisor)
Tuan Guru Dato' Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (born 1931 in Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia) is a Malaysian cleric and an opposition politician from Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS). He is perceived as an Ulema and is currently Kelantan’s PAS commissioner and the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state.
He pursued his study majoring in Shari'ah (Islamic Law) at Egyptian Al-Azhar University. During the time of his study, he is one of the witnesses and a civilian to lived in the heat of Arab-Israeli Wars.
He survived his administration even under intense pressure politically and economically by the former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, who clashed frequently on the role Islam should or should not play in state- and national-level politics in multi-ethnic and multi-religious Malaysia.
He has a son, Nik Adli Nik Aziz who is detained under the Malaysian Internal Security Act (ISA), which is an act that lock the accused (mostly opposition party members) up without any trial, for smuggling illegal immigrants into Malaysia. Nik Adli also has been accused of colllusion with Thai Muslim separatists and terrorists, reportedly having been active in the procurement and movement of weapons and explosives across the Malaysia-Thailand border. To date, there's still no evidence found on any of these accusations and Nik Adli is still imprisoned.
He is generally respected as a positive and well-meaning political leader, but has drawn criticism for his expressed views on the necessity of unequivocal application of Islamic shariah law to all facets and levels of society of Muslims. As much as he is regarded as political opponent, he is also well respected by them even by former Prime Minister Mahathir
Despite his position as the head of the Kelantan State, Tuan Guru lives in his small house and lead a very moderate life instead of using an official government residence. Being a prominent figure of an Islamic party, he is well received and get a lots of supports from Non-Muslims especially those from Kelantan.
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