Ilyas Yakoub
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| Born | (1903-06-14)14 June 1903 Asam Kumbang, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 2 August 1958(1958-08-02) (aged 55) Indonesia |
| Occupations | Islamic scholar, journalist, politician |
| Known for | Indonesian nationalist movement, exile to Boven-Digoel, National Hero of Indonesia |
| Honors | National Hero of Indonesia (1999) |
Ilyas Yakoub (14 June 1903 – 2 August 1958) sometimes spelled Ilyas Ya'kub, was an Indonesian Islamic scholar, journalist and politician. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 1999.[1]
Ilyas Yakoub was born in Asam Kumbang, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) on 14 June 1903.[2] His father Haji Yakoub was a cloth merchant.[2] Ilyas was sent to in a Hollandsch-Inlandsche School, a Dutch-language school for native children, and he also studied Islam with his grandfather.[2] After graduating during the First World War, he worked as a clerk for a mining company in Sawahlunto until 1919.[2] In 1923, he went to Egypt to study further; he became active in student and Islamic politics and began to write for Egyptian newspapers.[2] He returned to the Indies in 1929.[citation needed]
In 1930 he cofounded the Persatuan Muslim Indonesia, a nationalist party with an Islamist orientation.[2] Because of this he was exiled by the Dutch to the Boven-Digoel concentration camp.[3]
He died on 2 August 1958. In 1958 he was declared a Pioneering Hero of Indonesian Independence and was declared a National Hero in 1999.[2]
References
- ↑ Mirnawati (2012). Kumpulan Pahlawan Indonesia Terlengkap [Most Complete Collection of Indonesian Heroes] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: CIF. ISBN 978-979-788-343-0.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Adryamarthanino, Verelladevanka; Nailufar, Nibras Nada (18 June 2021). "Ilyas Ya'kub: Kehidupan, Perjuangan, dan Akhir Hidup Artikel ini telah tayang di Kompas.com dengan judul "Ilyas Ya'kub: Kehidupan, Perjuangan, dan Akhir Hidup". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ↑ Seno, Seno; Hasanadi, Hasanadi (December 2016). Perkembangan organisasi Muhammadiyah di Minangkabau Provinsi Sumatera Barat 1925-2010. Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sumatera Barat. p. 36. ISBN 978-602-8742-87-0.
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