K.H. Masjkur ( EISS: ''Masykur''; 15 December 1917 ‒ 25 December 1994) was the

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in the years 1947–1949 and 1953–1955. He was also a member of

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in 1956–1971 and a member of

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in 1968. Masjkur was prominently involved in the struggle for independence in the days of the Japanese occupation, as a member of the Board of Inquiry Efforts Preparation of Indonesian Independence. Masjkur was also noted as the founder of Homeland Defenders (PETA), a Japanese backed militia made in preparation of a possible allied invasion, and a predecessor to the

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. When the

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broke out, he supported the Laskar Hizbullah with his own wealth. His Islamic boarding school is also being used to train Laskar Hizbullah's forces.

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{{Members of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence 1917 births 1994 deaths BPUPK Government ministers of Indonesia Members of Pembela Tanah Air Nahdlatul Ulama people People from Malang Politicians from East Java