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Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah, (born 21 May 1953 in Tapah, Perak, Malaysia) is a notable indigenous Malaysian social activist, and politician who campaigned for most of his life seeking greater social justice, land rights, and improved life opportunities for Aboriginal Malaysians in Peninsular Malaysia.〔(Bah, who handed his resignation letter to DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng, is said to be unhappy with the DAP's decision to field a Chinese candidate for the Chenderiang state seat. )〕 He is the first Orang Asli male to be admitted into the legal fraternity.〔( Orang asli realises his ambition. )〕 He was called to the Bar in front of High Court judge Datuk Zainal Adzam Abd Ghani in Ipoh on 22 October 2010 .〔( Orang Asli Activist is Admitted to the Bar. )〕 He is also the first Malaysian Aborigines to stand in Malaysia's 13th election; the first time in the history of the Peninsular Malaysia. He is fondly known as ''Bah Tony'' amongst the Orang Asli communities throughout the country, is very active in Orang Asli advocacy and was President of Persatuan Orang Asli Semenanjung Malaysia from 1987 to 1991. ==Biographical details== Born Anthony Williams-Hunt, he is the only son of Peter Darell Rider Williams-Hunt, the advisor to the aborigines in Malaysia shortly after World War II, and Wah Draman, an Orang Asli Semai woman from Kuala Woh located at the foot of the Cameron Highlands.〔( Amani was born in Tapah, the son of an English father, Peter Williams-Hunt, who served as a director and first advisor to the British government on Orang Asli affairs. His mother, Wak Draman, was an Orang Asli from the Semai tribe in Tapah. )〕 His father died in an accident at an orang asli village in the jungle when he was barely one year old. Peter Williams-Hunt had made a journey to Tapah for the wedding of his sister-in-law. On the return trek to Wah Draman's village, the wooden bridge he was crossing collapsed, and in his fall Peter Williams-Hunt's chest was pierced by one of the wooden supports. He died eight days later in Batu Gajah hospital on 11 June 1953. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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