Fakhruddin, H. A. R. - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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H aji A bdur R ozak Fakhruddin (1916-95) was a national leader of the Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Muslim organisations in Indonesia. Fondly nicknamed "Pak A. R." (after his initials), he was born in February 1916 in the village of Cilangkap, in the Purwanggan area of Pakualaman, near Yogyakarta, Central Java. Yogyakarta had been the birthplace of the Muhammadiyah in 1912. His father was K. H. Fakhruddin (d. 1972), who was a penghulu (judge) and batik trader. Fakhruddin completed his primary education at Standaard School Muhammadiyah in 1923,