Fadzil Noor
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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ustaz Hajji Fadzil Noor |
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| President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | |
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In office 1989 – 23 July 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Yusof Rawa |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia | |
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In office 29 November 1999 – 23 July 2002 |
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| Monarch |
Jaafar Salahuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir bin Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Lim Kit Siang |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 March 1937 |
| Died | 23 July 2002 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Siti Khadijah Ibrahim |
| Children | 8 (5 sons & 3 daughters) |
| Parents | Mohd Noor Abdul Hamid Hindun Abdul Rahman |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Profession | Religious teacher |
| Religion | Islam |
Dato' Ustaz Haji Fadzil bin Muhammad Noor (13 March 1937 – 23 June 2002) was a Malaysian politician and religious teacher. He was the president of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1989 to 2002 and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1999 to 2002.
Fadzil became the Deputy President of PAS in 1983, when Yusof Rawa ascended to the party's presidency. The election of Yusof and Fadzil marked a victory for the party's conservative ulama faction. Both men wanted PAS to advocate for an Islamic state in Malaysia modelled on the one that had arisen in Iran following the 1979 revolution there.
When Yusof resigned due to health reasons in 1989, Fadzil became PAS's President. He set PAS on a more moderate path, diverting from the hardline Islamism of Yusof's presidency. This involved reorienting the party's platform away from the propagation of religious doctrine towards a greater focus on social and economic issues such as poverty alleviation. This approach brought greater electoral success for the party. PAS captured the state of Kelantan at the 1990 election and Terengganu in 1999. His presidency saw the formation of the Barisan Alternatif coalition between PAS, the Democratic Action Party and Keadilan, which made large gains in the 1999 election. In the face of criticism from the party's conservatives, he justified cooperation with non-Muslim opposition parties by arguing that PAS's 'struggle for justice' was 'not only for the Malays, not only for the Muslims, but for all Malaysians'.
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