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Brigadier General Kyai
A kyai ( ) is an expert in Islam. This denomination is usually used among the ethnic Javanese people.
Origins
The word kyai is originally from Javanese. Sometimes, it is spelled kiai. Traditionally, students of Islam in Indonesia would study ...
Hajji
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Etymology
''Hajji'' is derived from the Arabic ' (), which i ...
Syam'un
[posthumously
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Indonesian
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: ''anumerta'') to the rank
Brigadier general Indonesian National Armed Forces
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (; abbreviated as TNI) are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Indonesian Army, Army (''TNI-AD''), Indonesian Navy, Navy (''TNI-AL''), and Indonesian Air Force, Air Force ('' ...
. (5 April 1894 – 28 February 1949) better known as Ki Syam'un was an Islamic scholar and fighter for Indonesian Independence.
In 1916, Syam'un founded the
Pesantren
''Pesantren'' is a traditional Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. It is taught either in private houses, a ''wiktionary:pondok, pondok'' or a mosque, the teaching includes classical Islamic texts and ''santri'' thought, taught by Kyai, ''kya ...
Al-Khairiyah, which in subsequent development became Al-Khairiyah Islamic College as an educational institution and organization. Syam'un received military education during the
Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
The Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945.
In May 1940, Germany German invasion of the Netherlands, occupied the Netherlands, and ma ...
and was later appointed Battalion Commander (''Daidancho'') in the ''
Pembela Tanah Air
The Defenders of the Homeland (; , PETA) was a volunteer army established on 3 October 1943 in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, occupying Japanese. The Japanese intended PETA to a ...
'' volunteer army. In 1945, he was appointed regent of
Serang
Serang (, , Sundanese: ) is a city and the capital of Banten province and was formerly also the administrative center of Serang Regency in Indonesia (the Regency's capital is now at Ciruas). The city is located towards the north of Banten pro ...
until his death in 1949.He was awarded the title
National Hero of Indonesia
National Hero of Indonesia () is the highest-level Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia, title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual de ...
in 2018.
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1894 births
1949 deaths
Al-Azhar University alumni
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National Heroes of Indonesia
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