A tribute to a great Malaysian patriot and comrade in struggle ― Mohideen Abdul Kader

JULY 2 ― Syed Husin Ali passed on peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at the age of 87. May Allah swt shower His blessings upon his soul and place him among the pious in Jannah. Ameen.

Syed and I have been involved in the peoples’ struggle for a progressive Malaysia rooted in social justice since 1967, for over half a century. When I heard he was not well I visited him in early June with my family. We had more than two hours of animated conversation while his daughter Nur Aini served us drinks and cakes and told us about her father’s condition. We regaled each other with stories of our friends and of our struggles. I did not then expect him to leave us so soon.

Syed was a tenacious fighter who always stood up for the poor and the oppressed. This made the people in power very uncomfortable. He was detained without trial in 1974 under the draconian Internal Security Act for over six years. This included periods when he was put in solitary confinement to break his spirit. Syed however was a man of great resilience. During a six-month isolation when he didn’t even have anything to read and did not know night from day, he wrote a book entirely from memory.

In 2003, Syed was the president of Partai Rakyat Malaysia , when, at a special congress, the members, by an overwhelming majority, decided to merge with Parti Keadilan Nasional to form the new party known as Parti Keadilan Rakyat or PKR. There was a heated debate and some members were opposed to the merger. Finally, in the long-term interest to strengthen progressive forces and to have a platform to achieve PRM’s struggle for social justice, the members decided to proceed with the merger.

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