ise . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁ ▁S idi q ▁Ko ya ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ba ▁District ▁in ▁a ▁prominent ▁M app il ah ▁Mal ay al am ▁speaking ▁Muslim ▁family . ▁He ▁only ▁went ▁to ▁year ▁six ▁in ▁primary ▁school ▁and ▁never ▁saw ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁school . ▁Being ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁can e ▁far mer ▁he ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁S . ▁B . ▁Pat el ▁in ▁La ut oka . ▁He ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁Tas mania ▁to ▁obtain ▁his ▁Law ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tas mania . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Am ina , ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁daughter ▁Shah na az ▁and ▁sons ▁F ai y az ▁and ▁Fa iz al ▁and ▁six ▁grand children , ▁Ale ish a , ▁Benjamin , ▁Elizabeth , ▁Z ane , ▁Ak if ▁and ▁Far ha an ▁who ▁now ▁res ide ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Canada ▁and ▁F iji . ▁ ▁Community ▁invol vement ▁ ▁K isan ▁Sang h ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁S . M . ▁Ko ya ▁went ▁into ▁partners hip ▁with ▁N . S . ▁Ch arm ers , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁legal ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁K isan ▁Sang h . ▁This ▁brought ▁Ko ya ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁K isan ▁Sang h ▁hierarchy , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁organisation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5