Wan Ji Wan Hussin
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Wan Ji Wan Hussin (born 12 January 1982) is an independent preacher, author and political activist formerly affiliated with the People's Justice Party in Malaysia.[1][2]
He served a nine-month jail term for charges under the Sedition Act relating to his comments on the role of royalty in religion in Malaysia. Advocacy groups claimed that his jailing was politically motivated.[3][4]
Wan Ji was born in Pasir Mas, Kelantan on January 12, 1982. His father was a worker with the KL City Hall. He studied at the Lubuk Tapah religious school in Pasir Mas before continuing his studies at Jamia Farooqia in Karachi, Pakistan at the age of 17.[5]
He went on to study Islamic law at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt graduating with a degree in sharia law.[5]
Religious and political career
Upon his return to Malaysia he joined the Selangor PAS Ulama Council in 2008.[5]
On 10 September 2014, he was arrested by the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) at his residence in Shah Alam.He was charged at the Shah Alam Sessions Court under Section 4 (1) (c) of the Sedition Act 1948 for insulting the Sultan of Selangor following his writings questioning the sultan's qualifications as a religious leader.[6]
The comments had been made on a Facebook post on November 5, 2012.[7]
Following the arrest, Wan Ji joined PKR in 2015 and was appointed as religious adviser and information officer to the Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng in 2017.[8]
An author of more than 10 books, his book titled Ulama yang bukan pewaris Nabi (2015) was banned in 2017. He also began a spell as a columnist at news portal Malaysiakini at this point.[9][10]
He also criticised the Home Ministry's action in banning the use of the word "Allah" in the Malay version of the Bible.[11]