Honorific-Prefix: | Brigadier General Kyai Hajji |
Syam'un | |
President: | Sukarno |
2Blankname: | Deputy |
2Namedata: | Abdul Fatah Hasan |
1Blankname: | Resident |
Office: | Regent of Serang Regency |
Term Start: | 1945 |
Term End: | 1949 |
Predecessor: | Hilman Djajadiningrat |
Successor: | Mas Parmadidjaja |
Birth Date: | 5 April 1894 |
Birth Place: | Beji, Bojonegara, Serang Regency, Banten, Dutch East Indies |
Death Place: | Cinangka, Serang Regency, Banten, Indonesia |
Allegiance: | ![]() |
Serviceyears: | 1945–1949 |
Rank: | Brigadier General |
Nationality: | Indonesian |
Parents: | Alwiyan Siti Hajar |
Children: | Fathullah Syam'un Hikmatullah A. Syam'un[1] |
Relatives: | Ki Wasyid (grandfather) |
Residence: | Serang Regency |
Alma Mater: | Al-Azhar University |
Occupation: | Founder of al-khairiyah |
Brigadier General Kyai Hajji Syam'un[2] (5 April 1894 – 28 February 1949) better known as Ki Syam'un was an Islamic scholar and fighter for Indonesian Independence.[3] [4] In 1916, Syam'un founded the Pesantren Al-Khairiyah, which in subsequent development became Al-Khairiyah Islamic College as an educational institution and organization.[5] Syam'un received military education during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and was later appointed Battalion Commander (Daidancho) in the Pembela Tanah Air volunteer army. In 1945, he was appointed regent of Serang until his death in 1949.He was awarded the title National Hero of Indonesia in 2018.[6]