Rashid Maidin

Rashid Maidin
Rashid Maidin, in uniform
Born	10 October 1917 Kampung Gunung Mesah, Gopeng, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya
Died	1 September 2006 Si Sakhon District, Narathiwat, Thailand
Allegiance	Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army Malayan Communist Party Malayan National Liberation Army
Years of service	37 years
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	Resistance against the Japanese occupation of Malaya (1941-1945) Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–1989)
Children	3 sons 2 daughters

Rashid Maidin (10 October 1917 – 1 September 2006), sometimes given as Rashid Mahideen, was a senior leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM).