Abdullah Haron

Abdullah Haron
Born(1924-02-08)8 February 1924
Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
DisappearedMay 28, 1969 (aged 45)
Caledon Square Police Station
Died27 September 1969(1969-09-27) (aged 45)
Cape Town, South Africa
Cause of deathTortured
NationalitySouth African
CitizenshipSouth African
OccupationMuslim cleric
Organization(s)
Al-Jamia Mosque, Claremont, Cape Town
Known foranti-apartheid activist, community leader
TitleImam
SpouseGaliema Sadan

Abdullah Haron (8 February 1924 – 27 September 1969), also known as Imam Haron, was a South African Muslim cleric and anti-apartheid activist. He is best known for his anti-apartheid activism and subsequent death by the Security Branch of the apartheid-era South African Police Force in 1969. Haron was posthumously awarded the Order of Luthuli in Gold in 2014 for his "exceptional contribution to raising awareness of political injustices".[1]

  1. ^ "National Orders Booklet 2014", Presidency of South Africa, 27 April 2014, retrieved 27 September 2021