Ibrahim Yaacob Explained

Ibrahim bin Yaacob (1911 – 8 March 1979) was a Malayan politician. An opponent of the British colonial government, he was president and founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM).[1] During World War II, he supported the Japanese during their occupation of Malaya[1] and led the Malayan Volunteer Army. Arrested by the British colonial government, he was freed by the Japanese in February 1942, and went on to save hundreds of Malayan soldiers from being killed during the occupation; this saved him from being arrested by Force 136 after the war.[2] He died in Jakarta on 8 March 1979.[3]

Ibrahim was born in Temerloh, Pahang, to a family of Bugis descent.[4] In 1929, he joined the Sultan Idris Teachers' Training College and graduated two years later as a teacher. During the 1930s, he wrote a series of articles that were critical of the British administration in Malay newspapers and was later forced to resign after receiving a warning from the British authorities. He became the editor of a nationalistic newspaper, Majlis, and formed the KMM in 1938.[5] The goal of KMM was to achieve independence for Malaya through union with Indonesia.[6] As a member of KMM, he welcomed and worked with Japanese as he believed that Japanese would aid Malaya in gaining independence and support its fifth column activities.[7]

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malaysia Today: MT-Book Section: Introduction. Malaysia-Today.net. 21 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071229104648/http://www.malaysia-today.net/books/2005/07/introduction.htm. 29 December 2007. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Bartleby.com: Great Books Online -- Quotes, Poems, Novels, Classics and hundreds more. Bartleby.com. 21 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218000706/http://www.bartleby.com/67/2455.html. 18 December 2002. dmy-all.
  3. The Japanese Occupation of Malaya, 1941-45: Ibrahim Yaacob and the Struggle for Indonesia Raya, Cheah Boon KhengIndonesia, Vol. 28, Oct. 1979 (October 1979), pp. 84–120
  4. Asia, the Winning of Independence: The Winning of Independence: the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaya, by Robin Jeffrey, Macmillan, 1981,, pg 297
  5. Asia, the Winning of Independence: The Winning of Independence: the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaya, Jeffery, pg 297
  6. Book: Lebra, Joyce. Japanese-trained Armies in Southeast Asia. 1 January 2010. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 9789814279444. 21 April 2017. Google Books.
  7. Book: Southeast Asian Culture and Heritage in a Globalising World: Diverging Identities in a Dynamic Region. Ooi Giok. Ling. Assoc Prof Rahil. Ismail. Dr Brian J.. Shaw. 28 November 2012. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 9781409488019. 21 April 2017. Google Books.

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