Abim founder dies at 83

Malaysian Islamic Youth Movement (Abim) founder and first president Razali Nawawi died at the An-Nur Specialist Hospital at 6.45am today. He was 83.

In a Facebook post, Abim confirmed the passing of Razali, who was also a close friend of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“May Allah have mercy on the deceased,” the post read.

The funeral prayers will be held at Masjid Al-Umum in Section 1, Bandar Baru Bangi, after the Zohor prayers.

Abim president Muhammad Faisal Abdul Aziz, when contacted, said Razali died of prostate cancer which he had been battling for a long time.

Last Saturday, Anwar visited ailing Razali at his home in Bangi.

Razali became the first Abim president in 1972 and introduced the ‘usrah’ system. Anwar took over as the second Abim president in 1974.

Born in Kampung Hutan Pasir, Kelantan, Razali obtained his first degree from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, in 1966.

In 1971, he completed his Master’s degree in Comparative Religion at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom and then obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1992.

Razali was a professor at IIUM’s Law Faculty from Sept 1, 1983, to Dec 31, 2008, and the dean of the faculty, now known as the Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws, from 1983 until 1990.

- Bernama

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