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15 September 2002
In my wild quest to obtain the names of the early Malay doctors of Malaya who graduated from Raffles College, Singapore, I checked Yahoo Search under "Raffles". The results returned a website on one of the sons of the first Malay doctor (http://viweb.freehosting.net/viint_Yaacob.htm). Tan Sri Yaacob bin Latiff was featured on this website, and something was mentioned about his father, Dr. Abdul Latiff bin Abdul Razak.
I decided to e-mail the writer of Tan Sri Yaacob's web page, Mr. Chung Chee Min (cmchung@excite.com), to find out if he knew the other Malay doctors. Mr. Chung responded. He is a retired teacher and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Mr. Chung contacted a colleague at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a search followed.
A surprise e-mail from Mr. Chung came back with the list of names of the first 11 Malay doctors. I could not believe my eyes! I was overjoyed! I e-mailed Mr. Chung to thank him for his wonderful help and in forwarding the list to me. It is this happiness that makes me want to share this list with you.
A surprise e-mail from Mr. Chung came back with the list of names of the first 11 Malay doctors. I could not believe my eyes! I was overjoyed! I e-mailed Mr. Chung to thank him for his wonderful help and in forwarding the list to me. It is this happiness that makes me want to share this list with you.
Here is the list of early Malay doctors who graduated from Raffles College, Singapore.
[Name | Date of Graduation | Other Details | Life Status | Contact]--
Abdul Latiff b Abdul Razak (1885?-1958)
August 1911
First Malay doctor to graduate from King Edward VII College (KEVII) in Singapore; first Malay doctor in Malaya; eldest son of a territorial chief; ex-VI. Probably graduated in the second batch of doctors in 1911 (the first batch graduated in 1910)*.
Contact:
Ex-VI cmchung@excite.com
Son - Tan Sri Yaacob bin Latiff, Mayor of KL 1972-1983
Granddaughter - norsidah@mail.hukm.ukm.my
*Writer - En. Mohd. Fadli Ghani (see Search 4)
See also Search 7
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S Kassim (Dr Samsudin bin Cassim)
March 1912
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HS Moonshi
March 1916
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Pandak Ahmad b Allang Samin (Pandak Ahmad b Alang Sidin)
March 1916
Address in Malaysia is no longer valid
Deceased
Contact:
NUS - oarsorr@nus.edu.sg
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Md Ibrahim
August 1916
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Md Baboo
March 1917
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IM Ghows
August 1917
--
Hamzah b Taib
March 1923
Contact:
Writer - En. Mohd. Fadli Ghani (see Search 4)
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Hussein b Md Ibrahim
(Hussin b Mohamed Ibrahim)
March 1924
Last known address is 57 Pahang Rd, KL, Malaysia
Alive
Contact:
NUS - oarsorr@nus.edu.sg
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Nizamuddin Ahmad
(Nizamudding Ahmad)
March 1929
No address given
Deceased
Contact:
NUS - oarsorr@nus.edu.sg
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Che Lah b Mohd Joonos
March 1930
Graduated with a Licentiate in Medical Surgery (LMS) from King Edward VII College of Medicine, Class of 1930. Address in Malaysia is no longer valid
Deceased 26 January 1986
Contact:
NUS - oarsorr@nus.edu.sg
Son - kamaruddin@mpsp.gov.my
Granddaughter - faridah@kb.usm.my (see Search 5)
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Raja Ahmad Noordin
Contact:
IMR - nazni@imr.gov.my
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Ungku Omar Ahmad
Contact:
IMR - nazni@imr.gov.my
I do not have any other information pertaining to the early Malay doctors above nor their photographs but if you do, please let me know.
Acknowledgement
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The following persons were instrumental in obtaining details of the early Malay doctors. May their lives be blessed.
Mr. Chung Chee Min
Vancouver, Canada
E-mail: cmchung@excite.com
Web: http://viweb.freehosting.net/viint_Yaacob.htm
Reply: Gave list of 11 names of Malay doctors
E-mail received: Sunday, 15 September 2002 at 2:05:31 pm
Reply: Mentioned that the name list was obtained by an Old VI in Singapore's NUS from a copy of the 1955 anniversary magazine belonging to someone else.
Hanom bt. Hamsam (and her colleague, Chong Tarn Lee)
Dean's Office
Faculty of Medicine
National University of Singapore
Tel: 6874-3299
Fax: 6778-5743
E-mail: hanom@nus.edu.sg
E-mail received: Monday, 14 July 2003 at 9:43:33 am
Reply: Confirmed list of medical graduates extracted from alumni database, Office of Alumni Relations, NUS
Chong Tarn Lee
Suggestion: To check with Medical Alumni Association (malumni@starhub.net.sg) and Singapore Medical Council (moh_smc@moh.gov.sg )
Daphne Ong
Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
Web: http://www.smc.gov.sg
E-mail: MOH_SMC@moh.gov.sg
E-mail received: Friday, 18 July 2003 at 11:58:43 am
Reply: SMC unable to provide information for the 11 Malay doctors.
Rosie Sor Ah Moi
Office of Alumni Relations, NUS
E-mail: oarsorr@nus.edu.sg
E-mail received: Friday, 18 July 2003 at 12:51:46 pm
Reply: Gave 4 names of Malay doctors and details
Assoc. Prof. Mohd Shukri Othman
Dept of O&G
School of Medical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
E-mail: mshukri@kb.usm.my
E-mail received: Sunday, 20 July 2003 at 12:18:50 pm
Reply: Gave direction for Pahang Road* - road from roundabout at corner of GHKL to Setapak/Gombak. Used to take that road to the East Coast.
*Please refer to the New Straits Times (NST) article on Friday, 7 January 2005, under Letters section, page 20, entitled "Maintain scenic old Pahang road" by Datuk Dr. Salleh Mohd Nor, President, Malaysia Nature Society. This is the old Pahang road to Genting Sempah. The old road is a winding, narrow road from Gombak to Genting Sempah. From Genting Sempah you can either go to Bentong, Genting Highlands or KL-Karak Highway.Contact:Letters to the editorMail: The Editor, New Straits Times, 31 Jalan Riong, 59100 Kuala LumpurFax: 03-2282 3001E-mail: letters@nst.com.my
*Datuk Dr. Salleh Mohd NorPresidentMalaysia Nature SocietyWrote the New Straits Times (NST) article on Friday, 7 January 2005, under Letters section, page 20, entitled "Maintain scenic old Pahang road".
En. Jahangir Kamaldin
JK at USM Kubang Kerian
E-mail: jahangir@kb.usm.my
E-mail received: Sunday, 20 July 2003 at 2:20:45 pm
Reply: Mentioned that the pioneers of the research at Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Kuala Lumpur were medical doctors; possibility that some could be Malays. Gave a contact at IMR - Puan Nazni in Dept. of Entomology.
Puan Nazni
Dept. of Entomology
Institute of Medical Research (IMR)
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
E-mail: nazni@imr.gov.my
E-mail received: Tuesday, 22 July 2003 at 9:49:19 pm
Reply: Informed that one of the Malay doctors was Dr Ungku Omar Ahmad. Mentioned of a book entitled "Collected Works of Ungku Omar"; this book mentioned Dr Raja Ahmad Noordin.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norsidah A Manap
Dept of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Malaysia
E-mail: norsidah@mail.hukm.ukm.my
E-mail received: Thursday, 18 December 2003 at 3:16:37 pm
Content: She shares the same interest of the early Malay doctors. She said very little has been written about them. She mentioned that she is the granddaughter of Dr. Abdul Latiff b Abdul Razak and that she wished she knew more about him. According to her there is more written about her uncle Tan Sri Yaacob bin Latiff (ex-mayor of KL).
Telehealth Research Group
http://www.medic.usm.my/rnd/~telehealth
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
