Biography abdul muis
Abdul Muis, was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist..
Abdul Muis (also spelt Abdoel Moeis; – 17 July ), was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist.
Abdul Muis
Indonesian journalist and national hero
Abdul Muis (also spelt Abdoel Moeis;[1] 1886 – 17 July 1959), was an Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist.
He advocated for Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands. He was the first person to be named a national hero by President Sukarno.
Biography
Born in Sungai Puar, West Sumatra in 1886 to a leading member of the Minangkabau,[2] Muis received a western education and studied medicine[2] in Jakarta for three years before being forced to pull out due to ill health.[3]
Muis first found employment in the civil service, as a clerk at the Department of Education, but was discriminated by his Dutch colleagues, leaving in 1905,[4] switching to journalism and becoming involved in nationalist publications such as Kaoem Moeda, a paper he co-founded in 1912.[1] He became known for his inflammatory articles, which were highly critical of Dutch involvemen