Ismail Johari (13 March 1947 - 16 July 2017) was the author of the ''Bukit Kepong'' novel published by ''

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka ( en, Institute of Language and Literature, Jawi: ديوان بهاس دان ڤوستاک), abbreviated DBP, is the government body responsible for coordinating the use of the Malay language and Malay-language litera ...

'' (DBP) in 1990 and one of the main script writers of the ''Bukit Kepong'' film produced by

Jins Shamsuddin Mohamed Zain "Jins" Shamsudin ( Jawi: محمد زين بن شمس الدين; born 5 November 1935 – 1 March 2017) was a Malaysian film actor, director, politician, writer and producer. Early life and film career Mohamed Jin was born in Tai ...

in 1981, both of which were based on an actual armed incident that took place on 23 February 1950 between the Federation of Malaya Police and gunmen of the

Malayan Communist Party The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was a Marxist–Leninist and anti-imperialist communist party which was active in British Malaya and later, the modern states of Malaysia and Singapore from ...

during the Malayan Emergency. The ''Bukit Kepong'' novel was adopted as the Form 4 secondary school and ''

Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination taken by all fifth-form secondary school students in Malaysia. It is the equivalent of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GC ...

'' (SPM) educational teaching material.

Personal life

Ismail, the second child out of five siblings was born and raised in

Tanjung Karang Tanjong Karang is a mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is loosely translated into English as the "Cape of Corals". Tanjong Karang town is divided by the Sungai Tengi at the middle but connected with a bridge. The local ...

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

. His parents held various laborious jobs to provide Ismail and his siblings good education and a comfortable living. Ismail was a dedicated and committed police officer, holding various ranks during his 19-year service with the Royal Malaysia Police before pursuing a career as a private investigator and a fraud examiner. He died on 16 July 2017 at the age of 70.

References

External links

Bukit Kepong by Ismail Johari - Goodreads
{{Authority control 2017 deaths 1947 births People from Selangor Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian police officers Malaysian anti-communists Malaysian writers Malaysian novelists