Raja Ali Haji

Raja Ali Haji
راج علي حاج
Raja Ali Haji; راج علي حاج
Born	Raja Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad; 1808; Selangor Sultanate or Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, Johor Sultanate
Died	1873; Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Occupation	Poet, Historian
Language	Malay

Raja Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad (1808/9–1869/75) was a 19th-century Bugis-Malay historian, poet and scholar who wrote Tuhfal al-Nafis.^[1]^[2] He was elevated to the status of National Hero of Indonesia in 2004. Haji has been described as one of the most important Malay writers of the 19th century.^[3]

^ Salleh, Siti Hawa Hj (2010). Malay Literature of the 19th Century. ITBM. p. 136. ISBN 978-983-068-517-5.
^ Cite error: The named reference KellyBoyd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Riddell, Peter G. (2001). Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World: Transmission and Responses. Hurst. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-1-85065-336-3.

[:1-1] Salleh, Siti Hawa Hj (2010). Malay Literature of the 19th Century. ITBM. p. 136. ISBN 978-983-068-517-5.

[KellyBoyd-2] Cite error: The named reference KellyBoyd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:0-3] Riddell, Peter G. (2001). Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World: Transmission and Responses. Hurst. pp. 188–189. ISBN 978-1-85065-336-3.

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Raja Ali Haji راج علي حاج

Born	Raja Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad 1808 Selangor Sultanate or Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, Johor Sultanate
Died	1873 Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, Riau-Lingga Sultanate
Occupation	Poet, Historian
Language	Malay