Abdul Muis
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| Born | 3 July 1886 Sungai Puar, West Sumatra |
| Died | 17 June 1959 (aged 72) Bandung, West Java |
| Language | Indonesian |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Genre | Fiction |
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Salah Asuhan Pertemuan Jodoh |
Abdul Muis (also spelt Abdoel Moeis; 1886 – 17 July 1959), was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist. He argued tirelessly for Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands.
Born in Sungai Puar in West Sumatra in 1886 to a leading member of the Minangkabau, Muis received a western education and studied medicine in Jakarta for three years before being forced to pull out due to ill health. Muis first found employment in the civil service, before switching to journalism and becoming involved in nationalist publications such as Kaoem Moeda, a paper he co-founded in 1912. He became known for his inflammatory articles, which were highly critical of Dutch involvement in Indonesia. For example, essays published in De Express, a Dutch language newspaper, were highly critical of Dutch attitudes towards Indonesians. During the First World War he was active in the movement for greater automony for the Indies, and was a member of a delegation of the Comité Indië Weerbaar (Committee for the Defence of the Indies).
Around the same time he joined the Sarekat Islam (Islamic Union). He became an active member of the organization, and was rapidly promoted through the ranks, becoming its representative to the Netherlands in negotiations aimed at obtaining direct representation for Indonesia in the Dutch parliamentary system. In 1920 he was appointed a member of the Volksraad (Peoples Council), which later developed into a semi-legislative assembly. Among the members of this body were prominent nationalist leaders like Dr. Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo, H.O.S. Tjokroaminoto, Dr. Sam Ratulangi, M.H. Thamrin, Wiwoho, Sutardjo Kartohadikusumo, Dr. Radjiman, and Soekardjo Wiryopranoto.
Muis ran into trouble with the Dutch administration a number of times. He was arrested in 1919 following the murder of a Dutch Controleur in North Sulawesi just after Muis had completed a speaking tour there. Not long after, in 1922, he led a protest strike in Yogyakarta, and was consequently arrested and confined to the city of Garut, in West Java for a period of three years.
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