Tuesday, 18 January 2011
18. Dr Megat Khas bin Megat Omar (1908-1979)
Dr Megat Khas bin Megat Omar (1908-1979)
LMS 1931 KEVII
Date of birth: 1 April 1908
Place of birth: Istana Tallang, Kampung Tallang, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Date of death: 21 June 1979
Place of death: Ipoh General Hospital, Ipoh, Perak
Place of burial: Muslim Cemetery at Gurap, along Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh, Perak
Education
(1914-1918)? - Sekolah Melayu at 3 places: 1. Batu Gajah, 2. Chemor, 3. Kuala Kangsar
1919 - Malay College Kuala Kangsar
1924 - passed Senior Cambridge Examination with honours
1925 - attended Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School in Singapore (later renamed King Edward VII College of Medicine).
1931 - graduated with LMS in August 1931
LMS = Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery
Government Service
1932 - Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) Taiping March 1932
AMO Kuala Kangsar
AMO Teluk Anson
AMO Ipoh
1941-1945 - WW2 and Japanese occupation in Malaya
AMO Kuantan (1 year)
Medical Officer Kuala Kangsar and Department of Health (remaining years)
1945 - (post-war) - Teluk Anson (now Teluk Intan)
Postgraduate Studies
August 1947-50 - Queen's Scholar to pursue studies in England
1) Rotunda Maternity Hospital, Dublin (6 months). Obtained Licentiate of Midwifery, Rotunda (LM(ROT)) (in February 1948)?
2) Medical Faculty, Great Ormond Street, London; he was attached to the Children's Hospital. Obtained Diploma of Child Health (DCH)
3) Edinburgh University (6 months)
4) University Hospital, Gower Street. Obtained Diploma of O&G (DRCOG)
5) Health Department. Obtained Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTMH)
6) Pall Mall, near Lord Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square (2 months). Obtained MRCP in 1950. First Malay Doctor with M.R.C.P. (Member of the Royal College of Physicians based in London)
Resumed Work in Malaya
1950-57 - State Physician of Perak, stationed at Ipoh General Hospital
He retired in 1957.
Private Practice
Shifa Medical Hall, Ipoh at 2 locations: 1. Cockman Street, 2. Jalan Foo Yet Kai
Political Involvement
1946 - Founding Member of UMNO Perak
1950 - joined UMNO while in Teluk Anson
1950 - 55 - member of Perak State Executive Council
Founding fathers of Perikatan Melayu Perak, to oppose the Malayan Union and to establish a united front. He led Telok Anson Division.
Contributions to Society
Commissioner of St John Ambulance Brigade of West Malaysia
Supreme Commander of St John Ambulance, Asia Region
President Persatuan Islam Perak
Hajj Doctor; headed the Malayan Medical Mission to Makkah in 1949
Family
4 wives: 1. Puteri Hawa, 2. Hajah Jamnah, 3. Salmah, 4. Zaiton
Son - Tan Sri Dato' Seri Haji Megat Najmuddin bin Megat Khas
Daughter - Putri Rafidah bt Megat Khas
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Please refer to my book for more details - Biography of the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore (Xlibris 2012)
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Newspaper articles on Dr Megat Khas
Pilgrims To Have Full Medical Care
The Straits Times, 24 August 1949, Page 9
From Our Staff Correspondent
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.
Dr. Megat Khas of Perak has arrived in the Middle East
to lead the Malayan Medical Mission to Mecca, which will
look after the health of the pilgrims from Malaya.
The last pilgrim ship for Jeddah this year left Penang yesterday.
Assisting Dr. Megat Khas in the Mission are a grade II
hospital assistant, Che Ibrahim bin Abdul Aziz of the
General Hospital Johore, and the hospital attendant,
Che Mohamed Noor bin Samat of the District Hospital, Ipoh.
Che Ibrahim and Che Mohamed Noor left Malaya early this month
with a load of medical supplies for the needs of the pilgrims.
19. Dr Mohamed Said bin Mohamed (1907-1996)
Dr Mohamed Said bin Mohamed (1907-1996)
LMS 1932 KEVII
Date of birth: 31 October 1907
Place of birth: At home in Kampung Tengah, Linggi, Negeri Sembilan
Date of death: 22 July 1996
Place of death: -
Place of burial: -
Family Background:
Ancestry: Bugis
Customs: Adhered to Adat Temenggong
Father: Mohamed (deceased in 1912, aged 30)
Mother: Hajjah Majidah (widowed at age 26)
Position: second of 6 siblings
Raised in Linggi, Negeri Sembilan
Schooled at Sekolah Melayu Kg Linggi till Std 5
Secondary school at MCKK 1919-24; passed Senior Cambridge 1924
Undergraduate Medical Education:
Enrolled into the Straits and Federated Malay States Govt Medical School, Singapore, June 1925
Graduated from the King Edward VII College of Medicine with Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) in March 1932
Work:
- Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) Taiping General Hospital 1 July 1932 (1 week)
- Sg Buloh Settlement July-October 1932 (3 months), under Dr Ryne (British Med Sptt)
- AMO Pekan District Hospital November 1932-35 (>2 years); replaced Dr Pandak Ahmad
- Kuala Lumpur District Hospital 1935-37 (2 years)
- Pekan District Hospital and Kuantan District Hospital, Pahang 1937-46 (9 years)
- Contributed to elephantiasis survey of Sg Pahang riverine settlements
- Royal physician to Sultan Sir Abu Bakar of Pahang (his former classmate at MCKK)
- - followed the royal family to Mentakab and Kerdau in Pahang
- - served the royal family in Pahang during Japanese occupation (1941-45)
Postgraduate Studies:
Won Queen's Scholarship 1941
LSHTM, University of London 1947
O&G, Rotunda Lying-in Hospital, Dublin; obtained Licentiate in Midwifery 1948
Inspired by Prof. O'Donel Browne
Resumed Work:
MO and then Clinical Specialist (O&G) 1949-55 (6 years)
Also attended to pediatric cases - gangrene in infancy and childhood
Problems of malnutrition (kwashiorkor) with high infant mortality
Published papers on malnutrition
Publications:
- MS Mohamed (1952). Gangrene of unknown aetiology in the foot. British Medical Journal. January issue.
- MS Mohamed (1954). Bilateral pedal gangrene of unknown aetiology. The Medical Journal of Malaya. March issue.
- MS Mohamed (1955). Kwashiorkor in Negeri Sembilan. The Medical Journal of Malaya. September issue.
- MS Mohamed, translator (undated). In: Malay translation of Wilkinson’s Sungai Ujong.
- MS Mohamed, translator (undated). In: A partial Malay translation of Parr and McRay’s Rembau. Published in Majallah Guru.
- MS Mohamed, translator (undated). In: Translation of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. Unpublished.
- The Straits Times published ten articles of his schooldays at MCKK in 1973-74.
- MS Mohamed (1982). Memoirs of a Menteri Besar. Early Days. Heinemann Asia.
- MS Mohamed. Memoirs of a Menteri Besar. The Medical Student and the Doctor. Published (post-humously) November 2011.
Reflections: Dr Mohd Said by Halimah Mohd Said Published by UPSI, Tanjong Malim, Perak. 2021 Hardcover, 298 pages ISBN 978-967-2908-55-5 Book is available online from Shopee https://shopee.com.my/REFLECTIONS-DR-MOHD-SAID-i.238273030.11923703157 |
- Political life 1959-69 (10 years)
- He was the first elected Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan after Merdeka and served as Menteri Besar for two terms (1959-64 and 1964-69).
- His cousins in Linggi (Za’ba and Mohd Yusof) supported his fight for a better socio-economic status of the Malays.
- He was the advisor to the Yang Di Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan despite intentions to oust him since he had observed Adat Temenggong.
- He steadfastly refused a federal cabinet post as Health Minister under YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj.
- He also refused the post of Finance Minister under YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj; Tun Tan Siew Sin became the Finance Minister instead.
- Retired as MB in 1969
Residence:
His old wooden kampung bungalow houses a kindergarten (taman asuhan kanak-kanak, TASKA) while the house itself is now a gallery. Galeri Jasa Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Mohamed Said bin Mohamed was named in his honour and was launched by his daughter (Datin Halimah) in Gedung Lalang, Ampangan, Negeri Sembilan on 18 October 2008. The launch was officiated by Tun Dato’ Seri Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid (deceased 2021).
Relatives:
Pendeta Za'ba
Prof. Dr Fauziah bt Abdul Aziz
Relationship: Niece of Dr Mohamed Said
Workplace: Universiti Pertahanan Negara Malaysia (UPNM)
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fauziah-aziz/31/2b0/a99
Assoc. Prof. Dr Mustafa Fadzil bin Farid Wajidi
Relationship: Grandson of Dr Mohamed Said, son of Maznah (Dr Mohamed Said's eldest daughter)
Workplace: PPJJ, USM, Penang
http://www.pppjj.usm.my/mustafa/
External links:
http://afyassin.blogspot.com/2008/03/mohamed-said-bin-haji-mohammad-tan-sri.html
20. Dr Mohamed Salleh bin Haji Abdul Hamid
LMS 1933 KE VII
Date of birth: c1909/1910?
Place of birth: Johor?
Date of demise: 16 January 1960
Place of demise: Hospital Besar Johor Bahru (GH JB)
Place of burial:
Published data about Dr Mohamed Salleh:
- “Salleh Mohamed, LMS 1933”
- Dr Mohamed Salleh bin Haji Abdul Hamid
- He practiced in Johore 1933-1953 (18 years)
- Postgraduate course in England; passed D.P.H., London in Dec 1936; allowed 4 months' extension leave before returning to Johore in April 1937 (Malaya Tribune, 4 January 1937, Page 12. Untitled)
- Elected office-bearers of the Malay Students' Aid Association, Malaya, and the head office is at 45, Bussorah Road, Singapore. The Straits Times, 25 April 1948, Page 3. MALAY STUDENTS' AID BODY
- Appointed as advisers to the Johore Bahru Juvenile Court. The Straits Times, 27 January 1950, Page 7. JUVENILE COURT ADVISERS
- Appointed Principal Medical Officer Johore (The Straits Times, 24 Dec 1952 p6), making him the 1st Malay and 1st Malaysian Chief of Health and Medical Services in Johore.
- The Straits Times, 24 March 1953, Page 5. Malay gets top Johore medical job
- Appointed Unofficial members of the Johore Council of State for 1 year form Feb 1 1952. The Straits Times, 28 February 1952, Page 4. UNOFFICIALS APPOINTED
- He was Dato (Dr.) Salleh bin Haji Abdul Hamid.. Appointed official members of the Johore Executive Council till end Nov 1957. The Straits Times, 14 December 1956, Page 7. New Council officials
- Two doctors, Dato Dr. HBC Wallace and Dato Dr Mohd Salleh bin Haji Abdul Hamid, attended to the Sultan. The Straits Times, 25 January 1958, Page 1. Two doctors in attendance
- He died after being injected with penicillin. He died at GH JB. Berita Harian, 12 April 1960, Page 1. Kesan dari ubat
Managed to text his daughter, Habibah Salleh on Facebook (22 May 2018).
21. Dr Awang bin Hassan (1910-1998)
Dr Awang bin Hassan (1910-1998)
LMS 1934 KEVII
Date of birth: 9 November 1910
Place of birth: Muar, Johor
Date of death: 12 September 1998
Place of death: Johor Bharu
Place of burial: -
Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia (1973-1980)
5th Governor of Penang (May 1981-May 1989)
Family tree:
From Salasilah Tok Abdul Jabbar (limited info)
http://www.siapamoyanganda.com/salasilah/fam01260.html
From pages 383-396, Biography of the Early Malay Doctors (2012):
His grandfather was from China
His father was of Bugis ancestry from Celebes
His mother was of Chinese ancestry
His brother, Ali bin Hassan, graduated in Law in England, and served in Malaysian Govt. He then became a judge in Malaysia.
Union: Tun Awang married on 18 March 1934
Wife #1: Toh Puan Khatijah bt Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Yassin
Children: 7 (4 boys and 3 girls)
- Puan Zahrah bt Awang (KL) - retired
- Dato' Dr Hussein Awang - urologist, Hospital Tawakkal, KL, performed first kidney transplant in Malaysia
- En Mohamad bin Awang (Melbourne) - teacher
- Puan Animah bt Awang (KL) - retired accountant
- Tan Sri Dr Yahya bin Awang (KL) - cardiologist; married to Puan Sri Datuk Dr Suraya Hani bt Tun Hussein*
- En Mazlan Awang - businessman; father of Dr Luqman Mazlan (HUKM)
- Fatimah Awang
Hayati Meah and Zainuddin Meah in Malay cricket:
http://www.malaycricket.org.my/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=158&Itemid=20
22. Dr Mohamed bin Mohamed Ibrahim (1906-1964)
Dr Mohamed bin Mohamed Ibrahim (1906-1964)
LMS 1935 KEVII
Date of birth: 22 October 1906
Place of birth: Kuala Lumpur
Date of death: 30 April 1964
Place of death: -
Place of burial: -
Author's notes:
Managed to obtain family contact but family has withdrawn all details.
No update from his family, relatives, colleagues, MMA or the Malaysian public.
23. Dr Syed Mahmood bin Abdul Rahman Alkuds
Dr Syed Mahmood bin Abdul Rahman Alkuds/AlQudsi/Al-Kudcy
LMS 1935 KE VII
Date of birth: 19 October 1912
Place of birth: Palembang
Date of demise: 23 June 1985
Place of demise: Batu Pahat, Johor
Place of burial: Batu Pahat, Johor
Dr Syed Mahmood’s father, Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed Hassan Al-Kudcy, was born in 1888. He had wide experience teaching schools in Palembang, Johor and Singapore. Prior to joining the Johor Government Service, he was for four years’ headmaster of the Almenoar English School at Palembang.
The Sultan of Johor appointed Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed Hassan AlQudsi as State Commissioner of Batu Pahat for the year 1923.[1] In 1925, Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Kudcy of the English School, Batu Pahat, won the championship silver cup presented by European Government officers of Batu Pahat for billiards tournament in conjunction with the 51st anniversary of the birthday of the Sultan of Johor.[2]
Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Kudcy held various appointments in Johor and Batu Pahat. From 1917 to 1920, he was acting headmaster of the English School, Batu Pahat; from 1921 to 1925, first senior assistant master, Batu Pahat English School; and from 1926 to 1928, principal of Malay Training College as well as head of the Malay Education Department, both in Johor. He was also a member of the Board of Education and assisted the Rev. W. G. Shellabear in the preparation of the latter’s English-Malay Dictionary.[3] He retired from the Johor Government Service, with pension, on 1 June 1929.[4]
[1] Malayan Saturday Post, 26 September 1931, p. 37. Silver Wedding.
[2] The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 21 August 1931,
p. 6. Matters of Muslim Interest.
[3] The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 30 December
1932, p. 14. Untitled.
[4] The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 28 February
1933, p. 3. Moslem Association.
[1] Malaya Tribune. 5 December 1922, p. 7. Johore News.
[2] The Straits Times, 16 January 1925, p. 10. Billiards.
[3] Malaya Tribune, 30 August 1930, p. 14. Muslim Affairs. General.
[4] The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 1 September
1930, p. 7. Matters of Muslim Interest.
[1] The Straits Times, 1 April 1930, p. 20. Examination Results. King
Edward VII College of Medicine.
Dr Syed Mahmood Al-Kudcy graduated with the diploma of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery in 1935 (King Edward VII LMS 1935). His name was styled as Dr Syed Mahmood bin Abdul Rahman Alkuds.
L.M.S. (S’pore), DCH (Lond), P.I.S.
Born 19 Oct 1912
Married Aishah bt Abdullah
Children: 3
Educated Batu Pahat High School and English College, Johore
In Johore Govt Service 1935-46
Resigned to do private practice in Batu Pahat, Johor.
Member Batu Pahat Town Board 1948-54, and Town Council 1955
Member of Johore State Council 1949
Chairman Board of Governors, Sekolah Dato Bentara Luar, Batu Pahat and Sekolah Menengah Rendah I., Batu Pahat
Member of Board of Governors of High School, Batu Pahat
President, Johore State AAA and Batu Pahat District AAA
Recreation: Golf
Address: Asia Dispensary, 103, Jalan Sultanah, Batu Pahat, Johore
Telephone: 556 Batu Pahat
Dr Lim Ju Boo's father's hotel at the corner of Jalan Ismail and Jalan Sultanah, Batu Pahat. Johor. Photo by Dr Lim Ju Boo, 15 May 2012. |
Landmarks in Batu Pahat, from left - hotel at the corner, blue doors of Asia Dispensary, and a money-changer's shop. Photo by Dr Lim Ju Boo, 15 May 2012. |
Author's notes:
- I managed to locate family members in December 2020.
- Both Dr Syed Mahmood and his wife have passed away. His children could not be located before the 2 books on The Early Malay Doctors were published in 2012.
- Searched for 'Kudcy' in Facebook, and managed to contact Raudhah Kudcy, a young female relative but she hardly knew him first-hand. She had heard about him from her aunt, who had assisted him with his medical studies.
- Received information on Dr Syed Mahmood Al-Kudcy from Dr Lim Ju Boo who retired from IMR, KL in 1994. Dr Lim Ju Boo knows the family and 2 daughters from his childhood days. According to Dr Lim Ju Boo, Asia Dispensary premise is extant, but the clinic has ceased to function. Dr Lim Ju Boo photographed the Dispensary and its vicinity (supplied 3 photos).
- Two books were published about The Early Malay Doctors: the first on 17 July 2012 and the second on 21 November 2012. Both books contained little information about Dr Syed Mahmood AlKudcy as there was no family contact in 2011 when the manuscripts were submitted.
- His daughter Farida Herzog AlKudcy contacted on 17 December 2012 and offered to assist with her father's missing information. She was lost to follow-up and re-connected in December 2020.
- I looked at Sharifah Noor Azian Syed Ahmad's Facebook today, 28 May 2014. My colleague Sharifah Azian Syed Yassin (Vienna, Austria) told me that Sharifah Noor Azian is Tun Syed Ahmad's daughter. The other daughter uses the nickname Anaruz Ahmad on Facebook.
- From Sharifah Noor Azian's Facebook, I saw Sharifah Raudhah AlQudsy's name (she was formerly Raudhah Kudcy on Facebook). I re-looked at Sharifah Raudhah AlQudsy's Facebook to see who she is. She was born in Johor and studied at RMIT in Melbourne. She started her own company when her son attended school. An article about her appears in the New Straits Times. She looks familiar.
- The search for Dr Syed Mahmood family members was very long, tedious, and difficult from my research standpoint. There were scattered information coming from many contacts and I had to piece together a lot of information over many months. This was complicated by not knowing full names of individuals and how they were connected to Dr Syed Mahmood.
- This is the first research where I do not have the name of the doctor's mother.
- I am grateful to all family members and relatives who helped to form an acceptable biography for Dr Syed Mahmood.
- As I understand it, Dr Syed Mahmood had 4+1 children by 2 wives, 15 grandchildren and a few great-grandchildren.
Acknowledgement of Primary Sources
Dr Lim Ju Boo—emailed since 5 September 2012
Sharifah Farida Al-Kudcy—information on Aishah's family; emailed 2012; Messenger 26 June 2019; WhatsApp and email on 6 November 2020 and 2 December 2020
Sharifah Azian bt Syed Yassin—contacted on Facebook
Sharifah Noor Azian bt Syed Ahmad—contacted on Facebook on 28 May 2014
Sharifah Raudhah AlQudsy—contacted on Facebook (her page was removed)
Sharifah Radziah Alhabshi—contacted on WhatsApp on 25 October 2020
Associate Professor Sharifah Hayati bt Syed Ismail—contacted on WhatsApp on 25 October 2020. She referred the author to Syed Mohamed Feiruz
Sharifah Ainon binti Syed Esa Al Qudsi (@ Buntat) (Syed Mohamed Feiruz’s mother)—he contacted her for details, which he then passed on to the author via WhatsApp on 25-26 October-November 2020
Syed Najib bin Jaffar AlQudsi—AlQudsi genealogy
Syed Hassan Binyahya and Syed Hussin Binyahya—information on Asiah, mother of Sharifah Habibun AlQudsi and Sharifah Zainab AlQudsi; communicated via Syed Mohamed Feiruz on 31 October 2020
Syed Novriza bin Said Muchtar Lutfi—information on names of Syed Abdul Rahman AlQudsi’s children and Syed Ahmad’s visitation to Johor Bahru to meet with Dr Syed Mahmood Al-Kudcy; communicated via Syed Mohamed Feiruz on 31 October 2020
Syed Khalil Al-Kudcy—information on Aishah’s family via WhatsApp on 2 November 2020
A brochure I made to reach out to Dr Syed Mahmood's family members and relatives. |
24. Dr Amir Burhanuddin bin Ungku Muhammad Noor (1911-1969)
Dr (H) Amir Burhanuddin bin Ungku Muhammad Noor (1911-1969)
MD Hom 1936 IMC, India
Date of birth: 28 August 1911
Place of birth: Changkat Tualang, Perak
Date of death: 25 October 1969
Place of death: -
Place of burial: Tanah Perkuburan Masjid Lama Taiping, Perak
Father of Homeopathy in Malaya/Malaysia
Better known as "Dr Burhanuddin al-Helmy"
Third President of PAS (1956-1969)
Author's notes:
His family lives in Perak (18 March 2011). Unable to obtain family contact.
No update from his colleagues, MPHM, PAS or the Malaysian public.
See Comments.
25. Dr Abdul Karim bin Nawab Din (1912-1970)
Dr Abdul Karim bin Nawab Din (1912-1970)
LDS 1936 KE VII
Date of birth: 14 June 1911
Place of birth: Taiping, Perak
Date of death: 17 August 1970
Place of death: Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Place of burial: Masjid Lama Bandar Taiping, Jalan Masjid, Taiping, Perak
Source of Info:
Prof Datuk Dr Wazir Jahan Karim (USM, UM)
Datuk Dr Raj Karim (SUHAKAM)
The Who's Who in Malaysia 1965 (available in USM main library in Penang)
The Who's Who in Malaysia 1965 |
The Who's Who in Malaysia (undated). Received from Prof Wazir |
26. Dr Abbas bin Haji Alias (1914-2004)
Dr Abbas bin Haji Alias (1914-2004)
LMS 1936 KE VII
Date of birth: 1914
Place of birth: Banting, Selangor
Date of demise: 2004
Place of demise: Petaling Jaya
Author's notes:
I managed to contact one of his daughters, Dr Siti Fathimah bt Datuk Dr Haji Abbas. She is in LinkedIn and Facebook. A few close friends wrote about him.
Dr Siti Fathimah bt Datuk Dr Haji Abbas
Dr Abbas' daughter followed his footsteps and became a doctor. Dr Siti Fathimah bt Datuk Dr Haji Abbas was a Senior Consultant Radiologist with the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, General Hospital Melaka. She is now retired and continues to work in her post-retirement. She was conferred the Johan Setia Mahkota (JSM) federal award in 2008.
http://dub.linkedin.com/pub/siti-fathimah-abbas/57/6a1/584
Source of Dr Abbas's biodata:
The Who's Who in Malaysia 1963 (available in USM main library in Penang)
The Who's Who in Malaysia 1963 |
A collage of some of the photos in Dr Abbas's biography |
Football Association of Malaya
27. Dr Mohamed Din bin Ahmad (1912-1999)
Dr Mohamed Din bin Ahmad (1912-1999)
LMS 1937 KEVII
Date of birth: 26 January 1912
Place of birth: Seputeh, Perak, Federated Malay States
Date of death: 28 February 1999
Place of death: Kuala Lumpur
Place of burial: Bukit Kiara Cemetery
First Director-General of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia (1967-1971)
28. Dr Sulaiman bin Mohd Attas (1913-1972)
Dr Sulaiman bin Mohd Attas (1913-1972)
LMS 1938 KEVII
Date of birth: 31 March 1913
Place of birth: Linggi, Negeri Sembilan
Date of death: 9 May 1972
Place of death: London, UK
Place of burial: Linggi ancestral graveyard, Negeri Sembilan
29. Dr Abdullah bin Ahmad (1913-1992)
Dr Abdullah bin Ahmad (1913-1992)
LMS 1939 KEVII
Date of birth: 2 January 1913
Place of birth: Linggi, Negeri Sembilan
Date of death: Friday, 18 September 1992
Place of death: At his daughter's house in Kampung Melayu, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
30. Dr Nuruddin bin Mohamed Salleh (1915-1983)
Dr Nuruddin bin Mohamed Salleh (1915-1983)
LDS 1939 KEVII
Date of birth: 20 March 1916
Place of birth: Kerdau, near Temerloh, Pahang
Date of death: 10 April 1983
Place of death: -
Contact: His son - Assoc Prof Sr Azlan Raofuddin bin Haji Nuruddin, Housing, Building and Planning (HBP), Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Article found about Dr Nuruddin in The Straits Times, 1 July 1949, page 1:
Untitled [ARTICLE + ILLUSTRATION]
The Straits Times, 1 July 1949, Page 1
...at the Dental College, Melbourne. Inche Nuruddin and Dr. Au Kee Hock of Singapore, who is doing post-graduate work on the ear, nose and throat in Melbourne, were the first two to be awarded Senior Fellowships under the East Asian Fellowships and Scholarships fund introduced by UNESCO. Australian Official photo. (78 words)
31. Dr Mohamed bin Taib (1916-2002)
Dr Mohamed bin Taib (1916-2002)
LDS 1939 KE VII
Date of birth: 15 June 1916
Place of birth: Pulau Maulana, Pekan, Pahang
Date of death: Sunday, 22 September 2002 (Ahad, 15 Rejab 1423 Hijrah)
Place of death: Kuantan, Pahang
32. Dr Kandati bin Seka
LMS 1940 KEVII
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Date of death:
Place of death:
Author's note:
Unable to locate family.
No update from his colleagues, MMA or Malaysian public.
33. Dr Latifah Bee Ghows (1911-2005)
Dr Latifah Bee Ghows (1911-2005)
MBBS 1942 UHK
Date of birth: 1911
Place of birth: Taiping, Perak
Date of death: 11 October 2005
Place of death: Taiping Hospital, Taiping, Perak
Place of burial: Muslim Cemetery, Old Taiping Mosque
Latifah Bee was born in Taiping in 1911. She studied at Treacher Methodist Girls School in Taiping until she completed her senior Cambridge Exams. She then proceeded to Singapore. She studied at a college before studying medicine.
Latifah Bee then pursued medical studies at the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore. However, her father decided to send her overseas. She left Singapore in 1937. Dr Latifah related her story to Professor Dato’ Dr Wazir Jahan Karim that she was on her way to study medicine at the University of Dublin but the Second World War broke out and she was stranded in Hong Kong. In May 1939, The Straits Times reported names of passengers who arrived in the P&O liner Carthage from Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong.1 Among the passengers due for Penang was ‘Miss L. Ghows’.2
During World War II, the Japanese army entered Hong Kong in 1941. At Hong Kong, Dr Latifah worked in the hospital until the war was over. She recollected bitter memories while at Hong Kong Hospital. The condition in Hong Kong became worse and in 1943, the British Government transferred foreign students from the University of Hong Kong to India. She stayed in India for a few months before she returned to Tanah Melayu. She returned to the University of Hong Kong after it was safe. Dr Latifah pursued her studies in medicine at the University of Hong Kong until she finally obtained her medical degree. Dr Latifah’s work at Hong Kong Hospital entitled her for the conferment of a medical degree. The British Colonial Government granted her a degree in medicine from the University of Hong Kong. Dr Latifah Bee Ghows graduated from the University of Hong Kong on 23 January 1942 with the MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degree during World War II.
After she graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Hong Kong, Dr Latifah joined the Hong Kong Civil Hospital where she worked alongside British doctors from 1942 to 1945 (end of World War II). After the war, Dr Latifah returned to India for a few years to gain additional experience. Also after the war, Dr Latifah Bee Ghows left for England to further her studies. She went to Dublin for extra courses in public health. As she was a keen traveller, Dr Latifah Bee Ghows had gone to Australia and served for a few years. She was an alumnus of the University of Hong Kong in 1950.3
Dr Latifah Bee Ghows returned to Malaya and joined the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital as a Medical Officer in March 1949. She worked for three years. She then shifted to the Malacca General Hospital. Dr Latifah went to England again shortly after to pursue postgraduate studies in Child Health (1954-55). After her postgraduate studies, Dr Latifah returned to Malaya in 1956 and served as a Senior Medical Officer at the Penang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang, MPPP) for a few years until she retired in 1966. While in Penang, Dr Latifah lived at No. 2, Ariff Crescent in Green Lane.
Dr Latifah Bee Ghows retired from government service in 1966 as Senior Medical Officer in Penang. She had contemplated on quitting earlier on 17 April 1952, due to health reasons.4
Dr Latifah Bee bt Ismail Mohamad Ghows of Taiping became the first Muslim female doctor in Malaya when she graduated in January 1942 from the University of Hong Kong during World War II. She was the first Malayan Muslim female doctor to undertake undergraduate medical training at an overseas institution and the first to graduate during World War II. During her time, it was rare that females went overseas; they only studied locally. She was the first Malayan Muslim female doctor to undertake postgraduate training in England.
Among the Muslim female doctors at the time of Independence on 31 August 1957 were Dr Latifah Bee Ghows (UHK Class of January 1942), Tan Sri Datuk Paduka Dr Salma Ismail (KE VII Class of 1947), and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali (UM Class of 1955).
Demise
In her late seventies5 and eighties, Dr Latifah Bee Ghows had stayed at her sister’s house in Taiping. She was still alert and healthy as reported by a local historian, Mr DM Ponnusamy of Taiping.6 Dr Latifah Bee Ghows remained at Taiping Hospital in Perak since 5 October 2005. She had passed away at 2 am on Tuesday, 11 October 2005 at age 94 years. Dr Latifah Bee Ghows was laid to rest at the old Taiping Mosque (Masjid Lama Bandar Taiping) Muslim cemetery after zohor prayer. Her nephew, YBhg Dato’ Abdul Mutalib bin Razak, was among those who paid their last respects
References and Notes
- Boyd Cable, A Hundred Year History of the P&O: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, 1837–1937 (London, 1937), 218, 228
- The Straits Times, 19 May 1939, Page 4. Page 4. Miscellaneous Column 1.
- The Singapore Free Press, 13 February 1950, page 5. “H.K. University Alumni.”
- The Straits Times, 25 July 1952, page 7. “Why the doctor quit -Govt.”
- Utusan Malaysia
- Mr DM Ponnusamy had passed away by 2013.