Background
Abdullah Fahim known as “Pak Him” was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1869.
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Career
He was Penang"s first mufti after Independence. He is also the paternal grandfather of former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He was a respected Islamic scholar and had set up and ran many religious schools, also known as madrasah or sekolah pondok.
He was the mudir or director of Madrasah Idrisiah in Kuala Kangsar.
He also started a madrasah in Kepala Batas, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi"s current hometown. This was around the time he became Penang"s first mufti.
