Penang leaders mourn Reformasi veteran Idrus
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Leaders from the Penang state chapter of PKR in Malaysia remembered Idrus, known as Cikgu Idrus, after he died at his home in Cherok Tok Kun at age 83.
During 1999, Idrus actively supported the Reformasi movement while Anwar Ibrahim was in prison, bringing its goals to local party members. Several current political figures, including Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development Minister Steven Sim, had known Idrus as a teacher and mentor.
Idrus also advised Mohamad Abdul Hamid, the deputy chief minister I, on education policy, sharing his expertise as a long-time educator. Before his death, Idrus was completing a memoir about his experiences teaching in rural Malaysian schools, and colleagues plan to publish it posthumously. He previously served as headmaster at two schools, SK Stowell and SK Permatang Bertam. The Penang education department had recently recognised Idrus’s contributions to national education with a special award on July 15.
His funeral took place at the Masjid Jamek Cherok Tok Kun Bawah cemetery.
