Asri Muda
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Asri Muda |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1971–1973 |
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| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Razak Hussein |
| Preceded by | vacant (last held by Tan Chee Khoon) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Kit Siang |
| President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | |
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In office 1969–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Burhanuddin al-Helmy |
| Succeeded by | Yusof Rawa |
| Menteri Besar of Kelantan | |
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In office 1964–1974 |
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| Preceded by | Ishak Lotfi Omar |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Nasir |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 October 1923 Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
| Died | 28 August 1992 (aged 68) |
| Political party |
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (until 1983) Hamim (1983–1988) UMNO (1988–1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Sakinah Junid |
| Children | 9 |
| Religion | Islam |
Tan Sri Datuk Mohamad Asri Muda (10 October 1923 – 28 August 1992) was a Malaysian politician who served as the President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1969 to 1982, and as the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kelantan.
Asri was born on 10 October 1923 in Kota Bharu, the capital of Kelantan. He was a school teacher and journalist before entering politics. He was elected to the Kelantan State Assembly and the federal House of Representatives in the 1959 election. He married to Sakinah Junid on August 15, 1948 and has 9 children, 2 males and 7 females, namely Noordianauli Asri, Husni Zaim, Ratna Inzah, Pearl Sabihah, Aliyah, Khalidah, Nasibah, Najah and Mohd Taqiuddin
Asri became the Menteri Besar of Kelantan in 1964, replacing Ishak Lotfi Omar. He served as Menteri Besar until 1974, when he resigned to become a Minister in the federal government.
Under Asri's leadership, PAS became a member of the governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition for the first and only time, from 1973 to 1978. Asri became the Minister for Land and Rural Development in the BN government. Asri's leadership was also notable for the shifting of PAS's outlook towards Malay nationalism. Both joining the BN coalition and moving away from religious-based policy platforms caused the party to lose support. In 1982, Asri was ousted as PAS leader by the religious ulama faction of the party, to be replaced by Yusof Rawa. After Asri's tenure, PAS shifted to a more radical religious platform.
Following his loss of the PAS presidency, Asri founded the Muslim People's Party of Malaysia or Parti Hizbul Muslimin Malaysia (Hamim) but failed to achieve any electoral success. In 1988, he joined PAS's rivals, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), claiming that PAS had "deviated" and had been "infiltrated by extremist foreign elements".
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