Ahmad Boestamam
Ahmad Boestamam | |
|---|---|
| احمد بوايستمم | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Setapak | |
| In office 19 August 1959 – 1 March 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Chan Seong Yoon (Alliance) |
| Majority | 2,096 (1959) |
| President of Parti Rakyat Malaysia | |
| In office 11 November 1955 – 20 July 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kassim Ahmad |
| President of Parti Marhaen Malaysia | |
| In office 20 July 1968 – 19 July 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chairmen of Malaysian Social Justice Party | |
| In office 1977–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Chee Khoon |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1959–1964 | Parti Rakyat Malaysia |
| 1959–1964 | Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdullah Thani bin Raja Kechil 30 November 1920 Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Died | 19 January 1983 Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) (1955-1968, 1978-1983) Parti Marhaen Malaysia (PMM) (1968-1974) Malaysian Social Justice Party (PEKEMAS) (1977-1978) |
| Other political affiliations | Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front (SF) (1959–1964) |
| Spouse | Rohani Zainal Abidin |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Anderson School Ipoh |
| Occupation | Politician, editor, reporter, writer |
Ahmad Boestamam (30 November 1920 – 19 January 1983), or Abdullah Thani bin Raja Kechil, was a Malaysian freedom fighter and politician. He was the founding president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia and Parti Marhaen Malaysia and former chairmen of Malaysian Social Justice Party. He was an editor and reporter for several newspapers and took a pen-name honouring Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. He was elected Setepak MP in Malaysia' first post-independence elections in 1959, but also served lengthy spells as a political prisoner.