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First Rate (at Lloyd's) Azhar.
First Rate (at Lloyd's) Azhar.
He was the president of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society) from 1989 to 2002 and Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Malaysia from 1999 to 2002. Fadzil became the Deputy President of Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society in 1983, when Yusof Rawa ascended to the party"s presidency. The election of Yusof and Fadzil marked a victory for the party"s conservative ulama faction.
Both men wanted Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society to advocate for an Islamic state in Malaysia modelled on the one that had arisen in Iran following the 1979 revolution there.
When Yusof resigned due to health reasons in 1989, Fadzil became Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society"s President. He set Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society on a more moderate path, diverting from the hardline Islamism of Yusof"s presidency.
This involved reorienting the party"s platform away from the propagation of religious doctrine towards a greater focus on social and economic issues such as poverty alleviation. This approach brought greater electoral success for the party.
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society captured the state of Kelantan at the 1990 election and Terengganu in 1999.
His presidency saw the formation of the Barisan Alternatif coalition between Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, the Democratic Action Party and Keadilan, which made large gains in the 1999 election. Fadzil also set about infusing the party"s youth ranks with urban professionals, such as Hatta Ramli, Dzulkefly Ahmad and Nasharudin Mat Isa, to diversify the party"s future leadership beyond religious clerics. Fadzil died on 23 June 2002 after undergoing heart bypass surgery.
He was succeeded as Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society President and leader of the opposition in Parliament by Abdul Hadi Awang.
He was an alumnus of First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt.