Pastor Rahajason

{{Short description|Malagasy priest, writer of the national anthem (1897–1971)}}

"Pastor" Rahajason (1897-1971) was a writer and a Christian priest from Madagascar.

He wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Madagascar Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô (Oh, Beloved Homeland of Our Ancestors) in 1958.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PBs9DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA784|title=The Statesman's Yearbook 2017: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World|last=Macmillan|first=Palgrave|date=2016-08-22|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781349683987|pages=784|language=en}} Norbert Raharisoa composed the music of this anthem.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUgUAQAAIAAJ&q=norbert|title=Musikgeschichte Madagaskars: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der europäischen Einflüsse|last=Harison|first=Marie Aimé Joël|date=2005|publisher=Kovač|isbn=9783830017752|pages=191|language=de}}