Prof. Dr. H. Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by the pen name Hamka (17 February 1908 – 24 July 1981) was an Indonesian ulama, philosopher, writer, lecturer, politician and journalist[1]. First affiliated with the Masyumi Party until it was disbanded, he served as the inaugural chief cleric of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas, and was active in Muhammadiyah until he died. Al-Azhar University and Malaysian National University both granted him honorary doctorates, while Moestopo University of Jakarta appointed him a Distinguished Professor. He is further honoured by being the namesake of Hamka Muhammadiyah University, and is an Indonesian National Hero {Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamka}
