Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer)

Malaysian writer

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1895

Place of Birth: Batu Kikir, Malaysia

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1973

Profession: writer, politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tan Sri Zainal Abidin bin Ahmad (16 September 1895 – 23 October 1973) 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.
The book contained guidelines in modernising the structure of the classical Malay language, transforming it into the Malay language that is in use today.
The most important change was in syntax, from the classical passive form to the modern active form.