MAJALAH berpengaruh di rantau ini, Asiaweek, menyenaraikan Timbalan Presiden PAS, Tuan Guru Hj Abd Hadi Awang sebagai antara tokoh paling berkuasa di Asia. Menurut majalah itu, selepas satu dekad memperjuangkan konsep Negara Islam di Parlimen, kini Haji Hadi berpeluang melaksanakan Islam sebagai satu cara hidup di Terengganu.
Selain menutup pintu-pintu kemaksiatan seperti judi dan arak, dan mencegah eksploitasi terhadap wanita, kesan besar dari pemerintahan Haji Hadi ialah meletakkan isu Islamisasi sebagai agenda politik yang terpenting di Malaysia dan memaksa Umno menilai semula kedudukannya dari perspektif Islam.
 Chan Looi Tat for Asiaweek |
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DEPUTY PRESIDENT, PARTI ISLAM SEMALAYSIA (PAS)
BORN Oct. 20, 1947, in Trengganu state, Malaysia
EDUCATION Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia; Al-Azhar University, Egypt
FAMILY Two wives; thirteen children
E-MAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HOBBIES Fishing, shooting, hunting, reading
POWER POINTS For a decade in parliament the fiery orator has espoused his dream of an Islamic state. As chief minister of Trengganu, he now has a chance to promote Islam as a way of life. Since his November election, Hadi has closed down many of the state's liquor shops, karaoke joints, massage parlors and gambling outlets, and Musli! m women have been told to wear veils. But Hadi's biggest impact has been on a national scale, putting the issue of Islamization high on the political agenda - and forcing UMNO to re-evaluate its own position.
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