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Buya Hamka(1908-1981)

  • Writer
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Buya Hamka was born on 17 February 1908 in Agam, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies [now Indonesia]. Buya was a writer, known for Para Perintis Kemerdekaan (1977), Under the Protection of Ka'bah (2011) and The Sinking of Van Der Wijck (2013). Buya was married to Siti Khadijah and Sitti Raham binti Rasul Endah Sutan. Buya died on 24 July 1981 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
BornFebruary 17, 1908
DiedJuly 24, 1981(73)
BornFebruary 17, 1908
DiedJuly 24, 1981(73)
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Known for

Para Perintis Kemerdekaan (1977)
Para Perintis Kemerdekaan
6.0
  • Writer(as Hamka)
  • 1977
Under the Protection of Ka'bah (2011)
Under the Protection of Ka'bah
6.6
  • Writer
  • 2011
The Sinking of Van Der Wijck (2013)
The Sinking of Van Der Wijck
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2013
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
  • Writer(as Dr. Buya Hamka)
  • 1981

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Writer

  • The Sinking of Van Der Wijck (2013)
    The Sinking of Van Der Wijck
    7.7
    • novel
    • 2013
  • Under the Protection of Ka'bah (2011)
    Under the Protection of Ka'bah
    6.6
    • novel
    • 2011
  • Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
    • novel (as Dr. Buya Hamka)
    • 1981
  • Para Perintis Kemerdekaan (1977)
    Para Perintis Kemerdekaan
    6.0
    • story (as Hamka)
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dr. Buya Hamka
  • Born
    • February 17, 1908
    • Agam, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies [now Indonesia]
  • Died
    • July 24, 1981
    • Jakarta, Indonesia(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Siti Khadijah1973 - July 24, 1981 (his death)
  • Parents
      Sitti Shafiyah
  • Relatives
      Abdul Wadud Karim Amrullah(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Granted honorary doctorate in Al-Azhar University and Malaysian National University (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - UKM).
  • Nickname
    • Hamka

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