TeungkuMalik Mahmud Al-Haythar (born 29 March 1939) is an Indonesian politician and former high-ranking official of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) who has served as the Head of State of Aceh since 2 November 2012.[1] He became the Prime Minister of Aceh after the death of Ilyas Leube who had previously served in his position. He was appointed the Prime Minister of Aceh in 2002 and then in 2007 founded the Aceh Party,and became chairman of the party's executive council.
His mother is from Lampreh,Lambaro,Aceh Besar. His father,Mahmud Haytar,is from Lampuuk,Banda Aceh. He moved to Singapore when he was about to be arrested by the Indonesian Army in Aceh,because he was known to be a member of Darul Islam.
Malik Mahmud's father was a successful Acehnese businessman who was very rich and owned land in Singapore. He was also one of the leaders of Darul Islam and was very friendly with Ilyas Leube and Daud Beureueh. His relationship with Hasan di Tiro was almost like a child. Hasan di Tiro during Darul Islam was very close to the Mahmud family,especially with Amir Rashid Mahmud (brother of Malik Mahmud,one of the Ministers in the Free Aceh Movement cabinet).[2]
Mahmud Haytar,Malik Mahmud's father,was very helpful to the Acehnese diaspora in Singapore and also to the Malays,known as the "Father of Aceh". When racial riots occurred in Singapore,Malays in Geylang ran for cover in their homes.
The Acehnese entrepreneurs Kongsi,Permi and Permai were large Acehnese companies in Malaya,most of whom found their initial connections abroad through Mahmud Haytar.[3] Malik Mahmud has many cousins in Indonesia. One of them is the Indonesian Coffee King,the late Mustapha ("Van Mook"),who was one of his paternal cousins.
During a meeting in Stavanger,Norway,Nur Djuli proposed to Hasan di Tiro to appoint Malik Mahmud as the Prime Minister and Zaini Abdullah as the Foreign Minister of Aceh. The agreement was stated in the Stavanger Declaration on Sunday,2 June 2002.[4]
After the death of Hasan di Tiro,Malik Mahmud was appointed Wali Nanggroe Aceh (lit.'Head of State of Aceh'),and on Friday,2 November 2012,he officially became Wali Nanggroe Aceh period 2012–2019.[5]
In the Aceh regional regulations (qanun),Institution of Wali Nanggroe Aceh is a traditional leader. Among its duties are to confirm the Aceh Parliament and the head of the Aceh Government according to custom,to provide views,direction and advice to the executive and legislative.[6]
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