Abdul Hadi Awang

In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Awang is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Abdul Hadi . Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Hadi bin Awang ( Jawi : حاج عبدالهادي اوڠ, born 20 October 1947) is the current President of the Parti Islam SeMalaysia , an Islamist political party in Malaysia. He was Mentri Besar of Terengganu from 1999 to 2004, and he is the current state assemblyman for Rhu Rendang and Member of Parliament for Marang , both in Terengganu. Hadi received his education in the neighbourhood schools before continuing his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah between 1969 to 1973, and later at Al-Azhar University . Upon his return to Malaysia he joined ABIM in 1977, where he quickly became the Selangor state chief for ABIM. A year later, Hadi joined PAS, under which he contested a parliamentary seat in the 1978 Malaysian General Elections. He quickly rose through the ranks. He became PAS deputy president in 1989, when Fadzil Noor was elected to the party presidency. In 2002, Hadi, then the PAS deputy President, became the party's president when Fadzil died of a heart attack. He was advocated by Adam Tudor of Carter-Ruck . On 10 April 2008, he was hospitalised after suffering a mild stroke.

In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Awang is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Abdul Hadi . Tuan Guru Dato' Seri Haji Abdul Hadi Awang ( Jawi : حاج عبدالهادي اوڠ, born 20 October 1947) is the current President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party , an Islamist political party in Malaysia. He was Menteri Besar of Terengganu from 1999 to 2004, and he is the current state assemblyman for Rhu Rendang and Member of Parliament for Marang , both in Terengganu. At the international level, he has been appointed as the Vice President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars . Hadi received his education in the neighbourhood schools before continuing his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah between 1969 to 1973, and later at Al-Azhar University . Upon his return to Malaysia he joined ABIM in 1977, where he quickly became the Selangor state chief for ABIM. A year later, Hadi joined PAS, under which he contested a parliamentary seat in the 1978 Malaysian General Elections. He quickly rose through the ranks. He became PAS deputy president in 1989, when Fadzil Noor was elected to the party presidency. In 2002, Hadi, then the PAS deputy President, became the party's president when Fadzil died of a heart attack. On 10 April 2008, he was hospitalised after suffering a mild stroke.

Malaysian politician In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Awang is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Abdul Hadi . Abdul Hadi bin Awang ( Jawi : عبدالهادي بن اوڠ; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician who has been President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), an Islamic political party in Malaysia , since July 2002. He was the Menteri Besar of Terengganu from 1999 to 2004, and the state assemblyman for Ru Rendang . He is currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang , both in Terengganu. At the international level, he has been appointed as Vice-President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars . Hadi received his education in neighbourhood schools before continuing his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah between 1969 and 1973, and later at Al-Azhar University . Upon his return to Malaysia, he joined Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) in 1977, where he quickly became its Terengganu state chief. A year later, Hadi joined the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and contested a parliamentary seat in the 1978 general election. He rose quickly through the ranks. He became PAS deputy president in 1989 when Fadzil Noor was elected to the party presidency. He remained deputy president until 2002, when Fadzil died of a heart attack, resulting in Hadi succeeding him as PAS President.

Malaysian politician In this Malay name , there is no surname or family name . The name Awang is a patronymic , and the person should be referred to by their given name , Tan Sri Abdul Hadi . The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Abdul Hadi bin Awang ( Jawi : عبدالهادي بن اواڠ; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician and religious teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang since October 1990, 7th President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), an Islamist political party and a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, since July 2002. He served as Leader of the Opposition from July 2002 to March 2004, Menteri Besar of Terengganu from December 1999 to March 2004 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang from 1986 until 2018. At the international level, he formerly served as vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars . Hadi received his education in neighbourhood schools before furthering his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah between 1969 and 1973, and later at Al-Azhar University . Upon his return to Malaysia, he joined Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) in 1977, where he quickly became its Terengganu state chief. A year later, Hadi joined the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and contested a parliamentary seat in the 1978 general election. He rose quickly through the ranks. He became PAS deputy president in 1989 when Fadzil Noor was elected to the party presidency. He remained deputy president until 2002, when Fadzil died of a heart attack, resulting in Hadi succeeding him as PAS President. Hadi Awang is a highly controversial politician in Malaysia. Since the 1980s he has routinely made incendiary remarks against non-Muslim minorities as well as Malay Muslims who do not subscribe to his ultraconservative religious views. Consequently, he has often been the target of investigation by the Malaysian police.