Our Mudir

Do you know who is Ustaz Dahlan Mohd Zain? For who does not know, let me introduce him first. His real name is Dahaman @ Dahlan bin Mohd Zain. He was born at 16 February 1934 in Kampung Jejawi Dalam, Perlis. He was the son 4 from 5 siblings. Ustaz Dahlan received his early education in Sekolah Melayu Jejawi and his secondary in Sekolah Menengah Agama Alawiyah, Arau. Then he furthered his studies in Bachelor of Shariah and Arabic literature at Baghdad Universiti, Iraq.

After return home, he choose to be a teacher in Sekolah Kuliah Abu Bakar, Pekan Pahang. He then moved to Kuala Lumpur and work as Religious Official State Electricity Board before returning as a teacher where he received his education, SM Al-Alawiyah Arau. Then he continued his responsibilities as educators in SM Agama Perempuan, Perlis. After establishing MATRI in 1987, that is where he devoted himself as mudir and also murabbi until the end of his life. Ustaz Dahlan is married to Datin Halimaton Hussin that more friendly to call ummi among students of MATRI and blessed with 4 children.

 The biggest contribution Ustaz Dahlan he was a founder of the Islamic movement in the injected awareness and comprehension of Islam as a whole and awaken awareness Islam in Malaysia. For anyone who ever met him must be aware of the strength of his personalitywhich is owned by him. Between up bringing which is done by Almarhum was to speak with wisdom and gentle. The presentation style always fresh.

At 18 September 2010, Ustaz Dahlan passed away in his house in Kampung Kersik after return from Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, Kangar after beingin the Intensive Care Unit (CCU) in unconscious condition for 41 days. Departure of Ustaz Dahlan accompanied by family, friends, students and peoples when his burial ceremony safe laid to rest in Tanah Perkuburan Islam Perkampungan Tunjung located in Beseri, Kangar Perlis. Hopefully, the late soul ranks among group solihin, cautious and theologians that champion deen Allah.

Message from ustaz Dahlan: 

"A good murabbi is murabbi that affordable educate the students in order to be better than him."

Ustaz Dahlan