Abdullah Nur

Abdullah Nur (1910 – 4 January 1997), also known as Andak Dolah, was an Indonesian ulama, soldier, and politician.

Early life
Nur was born in 1910 in Bengkalis, Dutch East Indies, as the son of Haji Muhammad Nur and Mardiah. He started his education at Europeesche Lagere School and continued his study with Kiai Haji Syekh Maksum at a boarding school in Medan for seven years. After he returned from Medan, Nur began to do preaching activities from village to village in Bengkalis, Selat Panjang, Sungai Pakning, and Merbau.

Personal life
Nur was married to Sri Banun and has had three children. He later married Juriah and had eight more children with her.

Death
Nur died on 4 January 1997 and was buried in Kelapapati Laut, Bengkalis.

Soldier
During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Nur ate paddy as his daily food. He led the resistance movement along with Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin and nationalists in Bengkalis.

In 1945, Nur became an Indonesian soldier who fought the Netherlands in Bengkalis. According to her eldest daughter, Zawiyah, he was caught by another Indonesian soldier who worked for the Netherlands when fleeing to Sungai Alam. He was brought with his colleagues to Rimba Sekampung in front of the Dutch Troops and had a pit prepared for his body if he was killed. He later was rescued by another Indonesian soldier who worked for the Netherlands.

Scholar
In 1948, Nur worked at Bengkalis Religious Office as the assistant of Haji Zakaria. In 1959, he was appointed in Surabaya as a Religious Judge at the Bengkalis Sharia Court and served there until he retired.

Politician
Nur was a member of the Masyumi Party and attended the Masyumi congress in 1959 in Palembang, South Sumatra. After the party was banned by President Sukarno on 15 August 1960 for supporting the PRRI rebellion, Nur joined the Nahdlatul Ulama party. During the political party diffusion in New Order, Nur joined Golkar and served as a member of the People's Representative Council in Bengkalis, Riau, for four years.