Zainal Abidin Ahmad
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 52 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 16,1895 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Batu Kikir |
| Malaysia | |
| Date of died | October 23,1973 |
| Other name | Za'aba or Za'ba |
| Books | The Various Significations of the Malay Word 'sejok' |
| Habit of Self-reliance | |
| Batu Kikir, Malaysia | |
| Life in the Malay Kampongs of Kuching, Fifty Years Ago | |
| Full name | Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Education | St. Paul's Institution |
| University of London | |
| Founded | United Malays National Organisation |
| Died | Petaling Jaya |
| Malaysia | |
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| ID | 522576 |
Zainal Abidin Ahmad Life story
Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad or better known by the moniker Za'aba, was a Malaysian writer and linguist. He modernised the Malay language with the publication of a series of grammar books entitled Pelita Bahasa in 1936 at the Sultan Idris Training College.