Yaakub Isa

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Yaakub Isa
Native name
يعقوب عيسى
Born(1939-09-07)7 September 1939
Kampung Ganchong, Pekan, Pahang
Died7 July 2019(2019-07-07) (aged 79)
Pekan, Pahang
OccupationTeacher, researcher, writer
GenreShort stories
Notable awards
  • Order of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang and the title of Dato (2003)
  • Medal of Merit (Pingat Jasa) of the
    Scout Federation of Malaysia
    (2015)

Yaakub Isa (7 September 1939, Kampung Ganchong, Pekan, Pahang – 7 July 2019, Pekan, Pahang) was a Malaysian teacher, writer, scholar of the Malay language and literature.

Short biography

In 1954, he graduated from the Malay school in

Tanjung Malim, and in 1972, he graduated from the University of Malaya. From 1960 to 1969, he worked as a school teacher. He worked as a principal from 1972 to 1983. From 1983 to 1985, he served as an officer of the Pahang State Department of Education, and from 1985 until retirement in 1994 as a deputy director for school programs. Later he worked as a coordinator of educational programs of the Pahang Foundation Buletin.[1] He was also a member of the governing council of the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum,[2]
the committee of the Council for Cultural Affairs of Pahang and the coordinator of writing textbooks of the Koran Academy and religious commandments (Kuantan, Pahang).

Creativity

He wrote short stories, studied the history of Pahang, the problems of education and development of the Malay language, literature and traditional culture.[3] He was the author of the Dictionary of the Classical Malay language (1997)[4][5] and the biography of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdul Razak Hussein.[6]

Awards

  • Order of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang and the title of Dato (2003)[7]
  • Medal of Merit (Pingat Jasa) of the Scout Federation of Malaysia (2015)

Publications

References

  1. ^ Yayasan Pahang
  2. ^ V. Pogadayev. The Pahang Museum of the Sultan Abu Bakar // East (Oriens), Moscow, N 2, 1999, p. 154-156
  3. ^ Senarai Nama Penulis-Penulis Pahang. Yaakub Isa, Dato (Pekan). Cerpen: Kereta baru aki (Kumpulan Cerpen Puisi. Begini Rupanya 1993) [1]
  4. ^ Pogadaev V.A. (review). "Kamus Bahasa Melayu Klasik. Penyusun: Yaakub Isa. Penerbit: Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. Tahun terbit: 1997 ” // Jurnal Dewan Bahasa, 1999, Jilid 43, Bil. 6. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, p. 562-565
  5. ^ Pogadaev V.A. (review). ”Yaakub Isa. Kamus Bahasa Melayu Klasik. Siri Kamus Berita. Kuala Lumpur, Berita Publishing Sdn. Bhd. 1997, 218 h.” // East (Oriens), Moscow, 1999, N 2, p. 196-199
  6. ^ Idealisme dan pemikiran Tun Abdul Razak. Tanjong Malim: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 2007
  7. ^ Pahang royalty heads state honors list // The Star, 25 October 2003