Dato' Seri Dr. Burhanuddin bin Muhammad Nur al-Hilmi (Jawi: برهان الدين بن محمد نور الحلمي; 29 August 1911 – 25 October 1969),[1] commonly known as Burhanuddin al-Helmy, was a Malaysian politician.

His father, Muhammad Nur came from West Sumatra, while his mother from Malacca and he studied at India's Aligarh Muslim University.

During his time in Singapore, he was arrested by the British, but was bailed out after one night by a member of the Alsagoff family.

PAS had a left-wing orientation under Burhanuddin's leadership: he supported trade unions and anti-colonialism.

[6] His presidency was interrupted by his arrest under the Internal Security Act in 1965 and subsequent imprisonment for one year on charges of plotting to overthrow the Malaysian government and install an Indonesian-friendly replacement.