Baharuddin Abdul Latif

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Latif is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Baharuddin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Baharuddin bin Abdul Latif was a Malaysian politician from PAS. He was the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Gunong Semanggol from 1959 to 1964 and from 1974 to 1978. He was one of the founders and was the General-Secretary of PAS.^[1]

Ustaz Haji Baharuddin Abdul Latif
بحرالدين عبداللطيف‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Gunong Semanggol
In office 1959–1964
Succeeded by	Ahmad Yusof (UMNO)
Personal details
Born	1927 Gunong Semanggol, Perak
Died	11 December 2001(2001-12-11) (aged 73–74) Hospital Tawakkal, Kuala Lumpur
Political party	PAS
Spouse	Fatimah Hassan
Relations	Subky Abdul Latif (brother)
Occupation	Politician

Family

Baharuddin was the brother of Subky Abdul Latif.^[2] He was married to Ustazah Fatimah Hassan and had 12 children.^[3]

Activist

Before establishing PAS, Baharuddin was active in Angkatan Pemuda Insaf (API) together with Pak Sako, Burhanuddin Helmi dan Aishah Ghani.^[4]

Death

Baharuddin passed away at the age of 74 on 11 December 2001 in Hospital Tawakkal due to shingles.^[3]

Books

• Baharuddin b. Hj. Abd. Latif (1994). Rencana-rencana sekitar perjuangan PAS, 1951-1987: Islam memanggil. Gunung Semanggol: Pustaka Abrar. ISBN 9839999907.