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Wednesday, 19 January 2011

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
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6 comments:

  1. Rukiah24 January 2011 at 13:34

    Salam Prof Faridah,
    Thanks for the initiative of writing the book.Pls can u contact my aunty(Dr.Ariff's only surviving daughter) Yasmin Hanoum Ariff if u need any info...Aunty Yasmin's numbers...0379562531 or 0163847818
    Wasalam
    Rukiah Hanoum Binti Omar Farok

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  2. Faridah24 January 2011 at 15:13

    Salam Rukiah Hanoum,

    Thank you for visiting my TEMD blog. I have your aunt's name down in my book but not her #. Thanks for her #. She had attended the Malayan Teachers' Training College in Kirkby and would probably know my late mum (Tulip bt Che Lah).

    I obtained a lot of details about Sir Kamil Mohd Ariff from books loaned by Datuk Zubaidah Ariff via my sister (Sharifah Abdul Rashid who works at CAP Penang).

    Wasalam
    Prof Faridah

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  3. Faridah24 January 2011 at 16:00

    Salam Rukiah Hanoum,

    I called and spoke to your aunt, Yasmin Hanoum. She was in the same batch as my late mum. She gave me your hp# & Ariff's hp#. She said, you and Ariff are on Facebook. I will search for both you & Ariff in Facebook and Add to my list of Friends.

    Wasalam
    Prof Faridah

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  4. Rukiah24 January 2011 at 18:13

    Alhamdulillah Prof! What a small world...Goodluck & warmest wishes to u.Will definitely be one of the 1st to obtain ur book....
    Rukiah Hanoum

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  5. Faridah24 January 2011 at 20:23

    Yes Rukiah,
    It is such a small world, and we thought it was big and foreign. It makes a great difference when we get to know people, real down-to-earth people who make the world come alive. I'm happy you dropped by and started everything rolling. TQVH for the wishes. I think there will a big rush for the book when it is out for sale, you really have to rush for it. If Penerbit USM prints only 1,500 copies, then you know what I mean, big rush, first come first serve. No repeat printing. I will announce here when the book comes out for sale.

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  6. Rukiah17 February 2011 at 09:35

    Salam Faridah,
    Can i give a suggestion about Chapter 8 (if it is still accepted)...its about the family that follows Sir KM Ariff's footsteps...I think u should only mention 3 ie Dr. Amin Ariff bin Nurudin(his grandson),Dr.Mohd. Fahim bin Abd.Rahman(attached to Hospt. Sult. Ismail,JB) & Dr. Solehah Hanoum bin Omar Ariff(attached to Kajang Hospital.I think may be u should leave out about the children. Also u missed out one of Mushir Ariff's children ie Amir Ariff.(Zalina Hanoum is adopted).Zakiah Hanoum's children..Sharifah Zariah Hanoum,Sharifah Zawiyah Hanoum,Syed Kamarulzaman & Sharifah Munawarah(without Hanoum). Myfather's name is Omar Farouk Ariff( retired as Radiographer at Penang GH)...yang tu setakat ni....Hope its of help to u.Goodluck

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