1. Name: Yusof Rawa / Yusof Rawa bin Haji Abdullah, Hj.
2. Occupation: Politician, Religious scholar, Writer, Publisher, Book dealer, Bookshop owner, Printer
3. Date and place of birth: May 8, 1922, Lebuh Acheh, Georgetown, Penang
4. Date and place of death: April 28,2000, Gelugor, Penang
5. Education:
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Diploma Thaqasur Al-Deeni, Maadul Falah / Ma’ahad Al-Fatah, Mecca
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Junior Cambridge, Penang Free School
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Goverment English School
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Chowrasta School, Penang
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Malay School, Penang
6. Contributions:
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Mushid Al-Umum (Advisor), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
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4 th President of PAS (1983-1989)
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Represent Malaysia to United Nations Association
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Ambassador to Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Turkey (during the merger era of PAS – Barisan Nasional), 1970s
- Deputy Minister for Primary Industries
- Took over father’s printing firm and expanded it
- Printed religious, Arabic, and Jawi books
- Wrote and published Tafsir Ar-rawi (1950) and al-Islah magazine
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Published books: Ke Arah Pembebasan Ummah (1983), Menggempur Pemikiran Assabiyah (1984), Bertindak Menentang Kezaliman (1985), Teguhkan Jamaah Teruskan Jihad (1986), Ke Arah Tajdid Hadhari (1987), Bertekad Membulatkan Jemaah (1988), Membina Ketahanan Ummah (1989)
- Appointed the Penang Commissioner of Malayan Pan Islamic Party (PAS)
- Central committee member of PAS
- Started a foundation, Warathat Haji Yusof Rawa (1996)
- Worked at an import-export company with Hosni Gamal in Mecca
7. Honours and Awards:
- Pingat Jaksa Pendamai
- Tokoh Maal Hijrah, Penang (1992)
Source:
Loh Wei Ling, Badriyah Haji Salleh, Mahani Musa, Wong Yee Tuan & Marcus Langdon (Eds). (2013). Biographical Dictionary of Mercantile Personalities of Penang . Kuala Lumpur: THINK CITY and MBRAS.
