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Ibrahim Yaacob
Malaysian politician
Ibrahim bin Yaacob ( – 8 March ) was a Malayan politician.
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An opponent of the Britishcolonial government, he was president and founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM).[1] During World War II, he supported the Japanese during their occupation of Malaya[1] and led the Malayan Volunteer Army.
Arrested by the British colonial government, he was freed by the Japanese in February , and went on to save hundreds of Malayan soldiers from being killed during the occupation; this saved him from being arrested by Force after the war.[2] He died in Jakarta on 8 March [3]
Ibrahim was born in Temerloh, Pahang, to a family of Bugis descent.[4] In , he joined the Sultan Idris Teachers' Training College and graduated two years later as a teacher.
During the s, he wrote a series of articles that were critical of the British administration in Malay newspapers and was later forced to resign after receiving a