Abdullah CD | |
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| Chairman of the Central Committee of theMalayan Communist Party | |
| In office 1988 – 2 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Musa Ahmad |
| Politburo Member of theMalayan Communist Party | |
| In office 15 May 1957 – 2 December 1989 | |
| Commander of the10th Malay Regiment of theMalayan National Liberation Army | |
| In office 21 May 1949 – 2 December 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cik Dat bin Anjang Abdullah (1923-10-02)2 October 1923 |
| Died | 13 January 2024(2024-01-13) (aged 100) Sukhirin,Narathiwat, Thailand |
| Party | Communist Party of Malaya |
| Other political affiliations | Malay Nationalist Party Revolutionary Malay National Party of Malaya |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | Sukhirin,Thailand |
| Education | Clifford School,Kuala Kangsar |
| Known for | Key figure in theMalayan Emergency |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Malayan National Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1949–1989 |
| Unit | 10th Malay Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Malayan Emergency
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Cik Dat bin Anjang Abdullah (2 October 1923 – 13 January 2024), commonly known asAbdullah CD, was a Malaysian politician who served as chairman and General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Malaya (CPM).[1]
Abdullah was born on 2 October 1923, inParit,Perak, toMalay parents ofMinangkabau descent.[2] His political involvement was sparked by interest in the Maharajalela Wars against the British.[3] As a young man, he joined theKesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM). He became KMM secretary in the Lambor district in Perak during the early stages of theJapanese occupation.
AfterWorld War II, Abdullah CD was involved in the setting up of the Malay Nationalist Party (in Malay, theParti Kebangsaan Melayu Muda; PKMM) in October 1945 with other early leftist Malay leaders such asMokhtaruddin Lasso, Dr.Burhanuddin al-Helmy,Ahmad Boestamam,Ishak Haji Muhammad, amongst others.[4]
He was also responsible for organising the Malay labour movement and was elected vice-president of the Pan-Malayan Federation of Trade Unions (PMFTU).
Not long before the declaration of emergency in Malaya in June 1948 by theBritish colonial government, Abdullah CD, Dr Burhanuddin Helmi, and Ahmad Boestamam met to discuss the conditions and the steps to be taken in the struggle for Malayan independence. When the British declared an emergency, Abdullah led many members from the CPM, PKMM, API (Angkatan Pemuda Insaf), AWAS, and PETA into an anti-British guerrilla revolution in the jungles of Malaya. In July 1948, he was captured in north Pahang, but he managed to escape.
On 12 May 1949, Abdullah started the 10th Regiment of the CPM inTemerloh,Pahang.[5]
Abdullah was involved in many armed battles against the British and suffered serious injuries from a hand grenade explosion.[6]
Abdullah CD continued to be the leader of the 10th Regiment, until peace was achieved in 1989.[7]
On 2 December 1989, he was one of the signatories of thepeace agreement between the CPM and the government of Malaysia, finally ending the period of armed struggle.[8]
Abdullah CD was married toSuriani Abdullah (née Eng Ming Ching), also a leader of the CPM in February 1955. They remained married inSukhirin,Thailand until Suriani's death in 2013.[9]
On 3 October 2023, Abdullah CD celebrated his100th birthday, surrounded by well-wishers and former party members in the peace village in Sukhirin.[10] He died at the Sukhirin Peace Village in Narathiwat, Thailand on 13 January 2024.[11] He underwent a period of ailing health before his death.[12]
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