8. Dr Kamil Mohamed Ariff bin Kadir Mastan (1893-1960)

Dr Kamil Mohamed Ariff bin Kadir Mastan (1893-1960)
LMS 1917 KEVII

Date of birth: 9 July 1893
Place of birth: Butterworth, Province Wellesley, Penang
Date of death: After zohor prayer on 11 August 1960
Place of death: In his bedroom at home in Penang

Awarded the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by King George VI in 1950
Knighted by HE Queen Elizabeth II in 1956
Officially known as Sir Kamil Mohd Ariff
First and only medical doctor to be knighted in the history of Penang

Author's notes:

1. Contacted his granddaughter and also his youngest and only surviving daughter for photographs.
2. His daughter referred me to her nephew who has a large collection of his photos.
3. I contacted the nephew in Facebook and sent him a message in Facebook.
4. In the meantime, I communicated with the granddaughter re what photographers were available.
5. 29 Jan 2011 - I received a set of 22 photos (some of high resolution) from the granddaughter tagged to her brother, who is the nephew of the youngest surviving daughter of Sir KM Ariff.
6. I wrote a note of thanks to the granddaughter in Facebook, to notify her that I had downloaded the tagged photos/album and will go through them/it in due time (need hi-res photo for printing purposes).
7. 2 Feb 2011 - Received 3 printed documents on Sir KM Ariff from his grandnephew by snail mail.
8. 3 Feb 2011 - Obtained a list of Sir KM Ariff's downline who are doctors/specialists (in Facebook).

External links:

Link provided by Richard Lum in Facebook:

The Straits Times, 6 September 1956, Page 9
DON'T FORGET THE BRITISH —SIR KAMIL

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19560906.2.113.aspx


The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 April 1932, Page 3
PENANG THE ORIGINAL HOME OF BORIA
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