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'''Dato' Dr. Sheikh Hussain Yee''' or '''Hussein Yee''' (born 1950), is a [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] Islamic [[preacher]] and an International [[Da'i]] of Islam as well as the President of Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem in [[Malaysia]].<ref>
'''Dato' Sheikh Hussain Yee''', also known as '''Sheikh Hussain Yee''', (born 1954) is a Chinese Muslim scholar, internationally recognized speaker, and community leader. He is the Founder and President of [https://alkhaadem.com Al Khaadem] (Serving Mankind) and an advisor to the Japan Halal Foundation. Additionally, he serves as a Halal advisory committee member for the Islamic Da’wah Council of the Philippines, a member of the World Halal Council. With over forty years of experience in strategic management, advisory, and consulting to Islamic agencies worldwide, Sheikh Hussain Yee is passionate about promoting peace, family and social harmony. He dedicates significant time to family and marriage counselling as well as youth development.<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |title=Islam Events - Sheikh Hussain Yee Biography |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081332/http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |url=http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |title=Islam Events - Sheikh Hussain Yee Biography |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081332/http://www.islamevents.com/speakers/speaker_detail.php?spid=37 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live }}
</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hussain Yee • Lectures • Muslim Central|url=https://muslimcentral.com/audio/hussain-yee/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Muslim Central|language=en-US}}</ref>
</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hussain Yee • Lectures • Muslim Central|url=https://muslimcentral.com/audio/hussain-yee/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=Muslim Central|language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Background==
==Background==


=== '''Early Life and Education''' ===
===Early years===
Born into a [[Buddhist]] [[Malaysian Chinese]] family, Hussain Yee converted to [[Islam]] at the age of 18. Yee studied under the scholar [[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]].<ref>
Sheikh Hussain Yee, a Malaysian Chinese who embraced Islam during his teens, is fluent in English, Malay, Chinese dialects, and Arabic. He received his training in the science of hadith from the prestigious '''University of Madinah'''. Sheikh Hussain Yee is recognised as a global ambassador of peace, whose adherence to the authentic message of Islam garners broad acceptance from individuals of all races, nationalities, and ethnicities.

As a prominent revert, he is highly sought after as a leader, speaker, and guide by fellow reverts who can relate to his personal struggles and challenges. In the early stages of his career, Sheikh Hussain Yee served in Paris, working with Muslim refugees, and later in Hong Kong, where he engaged with the Muslims and new Muslim community. Notably, he was invited by Saudi Arabia's leading Al-Rajhi Bank to support their Hajj program for reverts living in Makkah in 2010, a privilege rarely extended to other Malaysian scholars and Islamic leaders.<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://kingfaisalprize.org/sheikh-mohammad-nasir-ad-din-al-albani/ |title=King Faisal Prize &#124; Sheikh Mohammad Nasir Ad-Din Al-Albani |access-date=2018-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614095133/http://kingfaisalprize.org/sheikh-mohammad-nasir-ad-din-al-albani/ |archive-date=2018-06-14 |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |url=http://kingfaisalprize.org/sheikh-mohammad-nasir-ad-din-al-albani/ |title=King Faisal Prize &#124; Sheikh Mohammad Nasir Ad-Din Al-Albani |access-date=2018-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614095133/http://kingfaisalprize.org/sheikh-mohammad-nasir-ad-din-al-albani/ |archive-date=2018-06-14 |url-status=live }}
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=== '''Career''' ===
===Positions held===
Hussain Yee is the Founder and President of Al-Khaadem.<ref>
Upon returning from Madinah, Sheikh Hussain Yee worked as an advisor for the Islamic Refugees of Cambodia (FRANCO) in Paris in 1980. The following year, he returned to Malaysia and served as a counselor with [https://www.perkim.net.my/ PERKIM] (Malaysia Welfare Organization). Shortly after, he was appointed as the director of the Islamic Center in Hong Kong. In 1984, he founded Al Khaadem, a non-profit charitable and humanitarian organisation.
{{Cite web |url=http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/who-we-are/ |title=About Al-Khaadem &#124; Al-Khaadem &#124; Serving Mankind |access-date=2018-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140309/http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/who-we-are/ |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=live }}
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Among other positions, he spent a year in 1980 as an Advisor for the Cambodian Islamic Refugee Organisation in Paris, France. He has also served as a Counsellor at PERKIM Kuala Lumpur and as the Director of Da’wah for the Islamic Center in Hong Kong from 1984 to 1985.<ref>
Sheikh Hussain Yee's ability to effectively connect with multicultural and international audiences has made him highly sought after on the global stage. He has been invited to share Islam's message of peace at various prestigious platforms, including the Scandinavian Peace Conference in Oslo since 2010. In 2018, Sheikh Hussain Yee delivered a talk on "Wasatiyyah" ("the middle path") at the biennial World Peace Forum in Jakarta, upon the personal invitation of corporate leader and Malaysian business tycoon Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew. The event attracted participants from various countries, including scholars, activists, religious figures, and government officials. Notable attendees included Micronesian President Peter M. Christian, former East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, and Bishop Gunnar Stalsett, who serves on the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Sheikh Hussain Yee also serves as an expert advisor and holds advisory roles in several global bodies, including the World Halal Council and Assalam Foundation of Japan.
{{Cite web |url=http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/founder-president/ |title=Founder & President &#124; Al-Khaadem &#124; Serving Mankind |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104210/http://www.al-khaadem.com.my/founder-president/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=live }}

On a lighter note, his extensive ties with Saudi Arabia as an alumnus of the University of Madinah also saw him make global media headlines as the “elderly Chinese man” who kissed Saudi monarch King Salman on the forehead during the Royal’s visit to Malaysia in 2017.<ref>
{{Cite web |title=Malaysian Man Pictured Kissing Saudi King Head |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/variety/2017/02/28/Who-s-the-Malaysian-man-pictured-kissing-Saudi-King-Salman-s-head- |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=2015-12-08 |access-date=2015-10-31}}
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==Controversy and response==
=== '''Recognition''' ===
In 2015, he gave a keynote address at the Australian Islamic Peace Conference (AIPC), which was attended by religious leaders from [[Jewish]] and [[Christianity|Christian]] faiths.<ref name=":2" />
Sheikh Hussain Yee's contributions in the fields of community service, interfaith dialogue, and social justice have been acknowledged with prestigious honours. He was awarded the Penang state honour of Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri, earning him the title of "Dato”. The same year, he was named the Tokoh Maal Hijrah 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-05 |title=Sheikh Hussain Yee Tokoh Maal Hijrah Perlis 1444H {{!}} Suara Merdeka |url=https://suaramerdeka.com.my/sheikh-hussain-yee-tokoh-maal-hijrah-perlis-1444h/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |language=en-US}}</ref> by the state of Perlis for his contributions in upholding Islam at the national and international levels.


Yee has said that Muslims terrorists were not responsible for the [[September 11 attacks]] on the United States, just based on "suspicion".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/03/30/jews-were-behind-911-attack-says-msian-preacher/|title=Jews were behind 9/11 attack, implies Malaysian preacher|date=30 March 2015|work=[[Free Malaysia Today]]|accessdate=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602031313/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/03/30/jews-were-behind-911-attack-says-msian-preacher/|archive-date=2 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>
=== '''Books''' ===
{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOfbTeve1Q|title=Hussein Ye about 9/11|author=Hussein Ye|date=13 December 2007|work=[[Memri TV]]|accessdate=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123152504/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOfbTeve1Q|archive-date=2016-01-23|url-status=live}}
''The Foundation of the Deen'', 2023. ISBN 978-629-98182-0-5
</ref>

Hussain Ye later responded to the accusations and denied ever saying that "Jews were behind 9/11 attack", and accused [[The Australian]] newspaper of "inept journalism".<ref name=":2">
{{cite news|last1=Yee|first1=Hussain|title=Skewed reporting incites hatred of Islam: An Islamic scholar exercises his right of reply to an FMT article|url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/04/skewed-reporting-incites-hatred-of-islam/|accessdate=31 October 2015|agency=Free Malaysia Today|publisher=Free Malaysia Today|date=4 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928231645/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/04/skewed-reporting-incites-hatred-of-islam/|archive-date=2015-09-28|url-status=live}}
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==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 24 November 2024

Dato' Dr. Sheikh Hussain Yee
Hussain Yee
TitleDato' Dr. Sheikh
Personal life
Born1950
Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
NationalityMalaysian
EducationIslamic University of Madinah
OccupationPreacher
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanbali
CreedAthari
MovementSalafism
Muslim leader
Influenced by
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013 (Presently active on other channels)
Subscribers11.1 thousand[1]
Total views539,457 thousand[1]
Associated actsIslam Net
Last updated: 12 April 2024
Websitealkhaadem.com (founder/president)

Dato' Dr. Sheikh Hussain Yee or Hussein Yee (born 1950), is a Malaysian Islamic preacher and an International Da'i of Islam as well as the President of Pertubuhan Al-Khaadem in Malaysia.[2][3]

Background

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Early years

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Born into a Buddhist Malaysian Chinese family, Hussain Yee converted to Islam at the age of 18. Yee studied under the scholar Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.[4]

Positions held

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Hussain Yee is the Founder and President of Al-Khaadem.[5]

Among other positions, he spent a year in 1980 as an Advisor for the Cambodian Islamic Refugee Organisation in Paris, France. He has also served as a Counsellor at PERKIM Kuala Lumpur and as the Director of Da’wah for the Islamic Center in Hong Kong from 1984 to 1985.[6]

Controversy and response

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In 2015, he gave a keynote address at the Australian Islamic Peace Conference (AIPC), which was attended by religious leaders from Jewish and Christian faiths.[7]

Yee has said that Muslims terrorists were not responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States, just based on "suspicion".[8][9]

Hussain Ye later responded to the accusations and denied ever saying that "Jews were behind 9/11 attack", and accused The Australian newspaper of "inept journalism".[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About Hussain Yee". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Islam Events - Sheikh Hussain Yee Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. ^ "Hussain Yee • Lectures • Muslim Central". Muslim Central. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ^ "King Faisal Prize | Sheikh Mohammad Nasir Ad-Din Al-Albani". Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  5. ^ "About Al-Khaadem | Al-Khaadem | Serving Mankind". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  6. ^ "Founder & President | Al-Khaadem | Serving Mankind". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  7. ^ a b Yee, Hussain (4 April 2015). "Skewed reporting incites hatred of Islam: An Islamic scholar exercises his right of reply to an FMT article". Free Malaysia Today. Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Jews were behind 9/11 attack, implies Malaysian preacher". Free Malaysia Today. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ Hussein Ye (13 December 2007). "Hussein Ye about 9/11". Memri TV. Archived from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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