    dato' bentara setia haji nik abdul aziz bin nik mat (born 10 january 1931 in pulau melaka, kelantan) is a malaysian politician, a muslim ulama and a former menteri besar of the state of kelantan. he is the mursyidul am or spiritual leader of the pan-malaysian islamic party (pas). ==early life== nik abdul aziz was born in 1931 to a single father (tok kura) who was an aspiring blacksmith in his hometown of pulau melaka, being the second eldest of five siblings. his islamic studies began in pondok schools in kelantan and terengganu. he went on to study at darul uloom deoband in uttar pradesh, india for five years. he obtained his bachelor of arts in arabic studies and master of arts in islamic jurisprudence from al-azhar university, egypt. during his university studies, he was one of the witnesses and a civilian to have lived in the heat of the arab-israeli conflict. 
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