MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC PARTY SPIRITUAL LEADER DIES

PAS and the Kelantan state lost an spiritual and influential leader today after Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat passed away at the age of 84.
The former Kelantan menteri besar breathed his last at 9.45pm, an hour after he was sent home in Kota Baru after doctors took him off respiratory support at the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kubang Kerian.
"His health deteriorated after the doctors treated the ulcer last night," his son Nik Mohd Abduh had said earlier in a statement issued in the state capital Kota Baru.
A crowd started gathering at Nik Aziz's house in Pulau Melaka after he was sent home at 8.30pm. 
Among them was PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa.
Nik Aziz was the longest-serving menteri besar for Kelantan from 1990 to 2013.
Nik Aziz retired as Kelantan's Mentri Besar in 2013 and was replaced by his deputy, Datuk Ahmad Yakob. He was able to converse in Arabic, English, Tamil and Urdu.

Source: The Malaysian Insider...More