By: Shannon Teoh
Source: The Straits Times
Parti Islam seMalaysia (PAS) spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat died at the age of 84 Wednesday night after years of battling prostate cancer.
His death is the second loss of a key figure for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition alliance in three days after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was put behind bars on Tuesday.
“The Honourable Tuan Guru passed away at his home at 9.45 at night,” his official Facebook page said, using the honorific widely used in the Islamic party to refer to their top religious scholars.
He had been in critical condition since the end of last year, when floods raged across the East Coast including Kelantan, where he had been chief minister for 23 years.