The State of Kedah

Kedah also known by its honorific Darul Aman which means the "Abode of Peace" is a state of Malaysia, located in the the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a totak area of over 9,000 km square. It consists of the mainland and the Langkawi archipelago. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice, while Langkawi islands mostly are uninhabited.

Kedah previously was known as Kataha or Kalahbar by the Arabs and Saiburee by the Siamese when it was under their influence. To the north, Kedah borders the state of Perlis and shares international boundary with the Songkhla and Yala provinces of Thailand. It borders the states of Perak to the south and Penang to the southwest.

The state's capital is Alor Setar and the royal seat is in Anak Bukit. Other major towns in Kedah include Sungai Petani and Kulim on the mainland and Kuah in Langkawi.

Books of Tajuddin Saman

Tajuddin Saman wrote some books during his lifetime. Most of his writing is about Islamic worldview, nationalism, Malayan history and social. Here are some of his books among all. They are written in Malay language and published in Malaysia.

• Tokoh Ulama Nusantara
• Dari Kodiang ke Jalan Riong: Autobiografi Seorang Wartawan
• Tokoh-Tokoh Agama dan Kemerdekaan di Alam Melayu
  
• Bungkusan Sutera Biru
  
• Mengejar Pelangi
  

His books can be found in libraries in Malaysia and abroad such as below:

• Repositori Digital, Kementerian Seni, Kebudayaan dan Pelancongan Malaysia
  
• Repositori Khazanah Melayu, Perpustakaan Abdul Razak, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
• Main Library, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
  
• The National Library Board, Singapore
• The National Library of Australia
  

Collection of Poems

This site is opened in memory of Tajuddin Mohd Saman (1948-2020). It functions as an archive to house his works. Below is a collection of poems in Malay written by him.

• Pak
• Kakakku
• Rawan Sekeping Hati
• Sinaran Suasa
  

Reference

• Tajuddin Mohd Saman (2007) Kenangan Perjalanan Hidup menjadi Wartawan, Putrajaya (blogspot)

Collection of Articles

Below are some of articles written by Tajuddin Mohd Saman in Malay.

• Utusan Perlu Kekal Warisan Perjuangan Bangsa Melayu
  
• Orang Melayu Jangan Malu Bertutur Bahasa Melayu

Reference

• Dari Kodiang ke Jalan Riong: Kembara Seorang Tajuddin Saman, 2010 (blogspot)

Tajuddin Mohd Saman

Tajuddin Mohd Saman was born on 9 April 1948 in Kodiang, Kubang Pasu in Kedah, British Malaya. He was a journalist in the Berita Harian, the Malay sub branch of the News Straits Times Press (NSTP). He worked in Kedah, Johor and Kuala Lumpur. Tajuddin has won the Kajai Award which is the highest award of journalism from Malaysian Press Institute in 1990.

Tajuddin holds a BA (Hons) in Mass-Communications (Journalism) from the MARA University of Technology, Malaysia. He wrote short stories, poems and book reviews along his career as a journalist. He participated in the six month journalism course, the National University of Singapore in 1969.

Tajuddin suffered stroke and was bedridden since 2012. He passed away on 22 January 2020 at 13:38 at home in Putrajaya, Malaysia. 

Reference

• Saman. T (1995) Autobiografi Seorang Wartawan: Dari Kodiang ke Jalan Riong, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka: the Ministry of Education Malaysia
• Wariya. C (2018) Menziarahi Sahabat Lama dan Pemenang Kajai yang Diserang Angin Ahmar, MPI Release, Malaysian Press Institute (online)
  
• Samadi. A (2019) Ex-BH journalist Tajuddin Saman receives visit from UPSI students, The News Straits Times Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (online)
• Mat Y. M (2020) Perginya seorang lagi wartawan berintegriti, Khas: Pendapat, Sinar Harian, Kuala Lumpur (online)
• Bekas Wartawan Tajuddin Saman Meninggal Dunia, Belasungkawa, Bernama via Bebas News, 22 Januari 2020 (online)