Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Book Promotion: The Chulia in Penang (2014 Areca Books)



From Dr Lubis: I am happy to announce the publication of Khoo Salma's latest work, The Chulia in Penang. Details below. Please share this and help promote the book.


The Chulia in Penang: Patronage and Place-Making around the Kapitan Kling Mosque 1786–1957

RM135
Khoo Salma Nasution
2014. Areca Books
200+ illustrations in colour and black and white
Hardcover, 24.8 cm x 20 cm, 560 pages
ISBN 9789675719158

Tamil Muslims – once known as Chulias – prospered as traders of pelikat cloth, pepper and local products in the Straits of Malacca. In the nineteenth century, they enriched the port town of Penang with endowments for mosques, Sufi shrines, burial grounds, a water tank and an ashurkhanah, holding religious feasts and processions. The most valuable endowment in the Straits Settlements was that for a mosque and burial ground in George Town, granted in 1801 by the English East India Company. On this site, a South Indian vernacular mosque was founded by the leader of the Chulias, Kapitan Kling Cauder Mohuddeen, a Marakkayar shipowner, merchant and progenitor of the ‘Merican’ clan. In the early twentieth century, the colonial government enacted an ordinance to take back the lands and modernize the townscape. In the process, they co-opted the traditional leadership and refashioned the mosque into a grand Indo-Saracenic symbol of British patronage over its Muslim subjects.

The Chulias excelled as Malay scribes, clerks and land surveyors, and also as ship chandlers, stevedores and lighter owners in the port industry. Educated in English, Malay and Islamic schools, the local-born Chulias, called Jawi Pekan or Jawi Peranakan, became part of the cosmopolitan Muslim elite. They innovated the performing arts of Boria and Bangsawan and pioneered early Malay and Tamil print media in Penang, which helped give birth to modern vernacular discourses. Influenced by the Khilafat and Self-Respect Movements in India, they strengthened Tamil identity and started Tamil schools. For economic and political reasons, they formed the Muslim Merchants Society, the Muslim Mahajana Sabha and then the Muslim League, the last of which competed in Penang’s city and settlement elections in the 1950s. The book looks at how this diaspora community – living under the East India Company, then in the Straits Settlements and British Malaya – evolved in response to the changing terms of colonial patronage.

Khoo Salma, while providing a fascinating perspective on Chulias in Penang and the historical processes that defined their society, politics and Islam, also illustrates an important microcosm of the city and the state… The book is almost an encyclopaedia on the Chulias, with evocative images that sharply capture their Indianness and Islamic Cosmopolitanism. It is an excellent book which deserves to be at the top of the league in diasporic studies.
– Foreword by Raj Brown


TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Illustrations and Tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements 
A Note On Terms, Names And Orthography

Introduction
A Living Place of Worship
The Port of Penang
An Entrepreneurial Diaspora
Tracing South Indian Muslim Migration
Place-Making and Endowment
Organisation of the Book
A New Port for the Chulias

1 Indian Ocean Connections
The Land of Gold
Muslim Traders from South India
A Cosmopolitan Maritime World
Chulias in the Straits of Malacca
The Chulia Trade in Aceh
Francis Light and the Chulias of Kedah

2 Early Settlers and Mosque
Precolonial Antecedents
Chulias in the Census
Chulia Settlers
Locating the Early Mosques
Destruction and Death

3 Piety and Patronage
Sufi Pioneers
The Nagore Dargah
The Tanjore Association

4 The Kapitan Kling
Captain of the Chulias
A Shipowner and Merchant from Porto Novo
Land and the Law

5 Munshis and Malay Writers
A Literary Diversion
A Petition for the Batu Uban Mosque

6 Family and Legacy
A Saintly Wife and a Royal Wife
Cauder Mohuddeen’s Will of 1834
From Seafaring Merchants To Settlers

7 Penang as a Centre of Chulia Trade
The Consolidation of Chulia Trading Activities
Mahomed Noordin, the Most Munificent Merchant
The Bountiful Penang–Aceh Trade
Diminishing Returns

8 The Jawi Peranakan
The Evolution of the Jawi Peranakan
Education

9 Pepper and Pelikat Tycoons
The Muslim Elite
The Ariffin Clan
Dalbadalsah and Yahyah Merican
The Noordin Clan
Shaik Nathersah

10 Women with Status and Property
Royal Connections
A Woman Scorned
A Suitable House
Family Fortunes
House-Proud Jawi Peranakan

11 Diversity, Difference and Division
A Heterogenous Population
The Dato’ Koya Shrine
Riven by Rivalries
Secret Societies and the Penang Riots
Alternating Mosques

12 Cultural Expressions
The Cosmopolitan Context
Awal Muharram
Boria
Bangsawan
Mosque, EndowmentS and Community

13 Religious Endowments
The Concept of Waqf
Tamil Muslim Waqf in Penang
Pious Endowments for Mosques
Endowments for Burial Grounds
Waqf for Water
Waqf for Education
Waqf for Feasts and Family Trusts

14 Land and Leadership in Dispute
A Pilgrim Agent
Leadership Dispute
Disputes over Land and Religious Position
Disputes over the Family Endowment
15 Reforming Muslim Endowments
A Crisis and a Commission
Courting Municipal Ambitions
Enquiry and Investigation
Depositions

16 The Consultative Process
Penang Muslim Society
The Qadi Question

17 The Endowments Board
A New Ordinance for Endowments
The Endowments Board’s Mode of Operation
The Madrasah Haniah and the Madrasah Al-Mahmoodiyah

18 Urban Transformation
Towards a New Townscape
The Removal of Urban Villages
A New Phase of Urban Development

19 Reimagining Mosque Architecture
The Mosque in the Nineteenth Century
Indo-Saracenic Architecture: From India to Malaya
Remodelling the Mosque
Social Movements and Modernity

20 The Press and Pan-Islamism
The Power of the Printed Word
Empire Fever
Modest Demands

21 The Mohammedan Advisory Board
War and the Impact of the Singapore Mutiny
Establishing the Mohammedan Advisory Board
Officiating the Minaret
The Advisory Board and the Endowments Board
The Cannon from Pulau Brani

22 Religious Reformists and Rifts
The Islamic Reformist Movement in Penang
Idaran Zaman
The Mihrab Controversry
Fair or Fowl
Bumi Putra Allegation against the Kaseda
The Prophet’s Birthday

23 Social Leadership
Labour Migration and Chain Migration
Two Trade Organisations
The Khilafat Movement
The Plight of Tamil Labour
The Indian Chamber of Commerce

24 Diverging Identities
Friendly Societies and Football
Representing the Malays
Malaya for the Malays
The Self-Respect Movement
Indian Nationalist Politics
The Port Cluster

25 Business Networks
Textiles and Piece Goods
Jewellers and Gem Traders
Shroffing
Mamak Food
Distribution and Retail Networks
Printing Presses

26 The Penang Port
Port Ecology
Harbour Pilots, Ship Chandlers and Stevedores
Lighter Owners
Boatmen and Lightermen
Dockworkers
Labour Strife
War and Politics

27 The Japanese Occupation
War Comes to Penang
Bombing and Destruction
Japanese Policies towards Islam
The Indian National Army
The End of Occupation

28 Post-War Politics
The Nationalist Challenge
Starting Again
The Muslim League
The Partition of India
Electoral Competition towards Independence
The Mosque, City and Port

Conclusion
Patronage
Personalities

Bibliography 
Index

Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Obituary: YTM Dato' Seri Utama Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah



Source: This media statement in Malay appears in the Facebook of Jabatan Zakat Negeri Kedah Darul Aman (21 May 2014). This media statement was made by Menteri Besar Kedah, Dato' Seri Haji Mukhriz, the son of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, an early Malay doctor. Non Malay readers can use website translators to read this post.

الفاتح 
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rojiuun


KENYATAAN MEDIA

Teks Pengumuman Kemangkatan Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Bendahara Kedah oleh Yang Amat Berhormat Menteri Besar Kedah Darul Aman

Bismillah Hirrahmanirrohim


Bahawa dengan sedih dan dukacitanya dimaklumkan Yang Teramat Mulia Dato' Seri Utama Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Tunku Bendahara Kedah, Pengerusi Jemaah Pemangku Sultan Kedah, telah mangkat di Hospital Pantai Ipoh, Perak pada pukul 12.20 pagi, hari Rabu, 21 haribulan Mei 2014 Masihi, bersamaan 21 Rejab 1435 Hijriah.

Jenazah Almarhum Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku akan disemayamkan di Dewan Penghadapan, Istana Anak Bukit, Alor Setar bagi maksud penghormatan terakhir pada sebelah pagi oleh para pembesar dan orang kenamaan, manakala oleh orang ramai mulai pukul 1 petang hingga 3 petang.

Jenazah Almarhum Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Bendahara Kedah, Pengerusi Jemaah Pemangku Sultan Kedah akan dimakamkan di Makam Di Raja Langgar selepas solat Asar pada hari ini, Rabu, 21 Mei 2014 Masehi, bersamaan 21 Rejab 1435 Hijriah.

Bendera Negeri, Persekutuan dan lain-lain hendaklah dikibarkan pada separuh tiang selama tiga hari mulai 21 Mei 2014. Tempoh perkabungan adalah selama tiga hari mulai 21 Mei 2014 sehingga 23 Mei 2014. Sepanjang tempoh tersebut, semua bentuk hiburan, keramaian dan perayaan adalah dibatalkan.

Sebagai penghormatan ke atas kemangkatan Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Bendahara Kedah, Pengerusi Jemaah Pemangku Sultan Kedah, hari ini, Rabu, 21 Mei 2014, diisytiharkan sebagai hari cuti peristiwa bagi seluruh Negeri Kedah Darul Aman.

Marilah sama-sama kita berdoa ke hadrat Allah Subhanahu Wataala, semoga roh Almarhum Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Bendahara Kedah, Pengerusi Jemaah Pemangku Sultan Kedah dicucuri rahmat dan ditempatkan bersama-sama para syuhadah dan solihin.

DATO' SERI HAJI MUKHRIZ TUN MAHATHIR
Menteri Besar Kedah Darul Aman
Tarikh : 21 Mei 2014

Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Alsagoff Arab School 1912

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 February 1928, Page 11
MATTERS MUSLIM.

Read newspaper

The Alsagoff Arab School. Prize Distribution.

Alsagoff Arab School, Singapore (established 1912)
- situated at Jalan Sultan
- Anglo-Arabic school
- teaches Arabic and English
- free school
- open to Muslim boys only
- Mr Ali Ahmad Khan Surattee

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Alsagoff Arab School
111 Jalan Sultan
Singapore 199006
Phone +65 6294 5909
Email admin@alsagoff.edu.sg
Website http://www.alsagoff.edu.sg
Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alsagoff-Arab-School-Official-FB/

Basic info
Founded: 1912
Award: Singapore's Oldest Islamic Educational Institution
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9-4:30, Sat 9-12
Description: All-girls Islamic school
Organisation:
Chairman: Syed Abbas bin Mohamed Alsagoff
Mudir: Ustaz Syed Mustafa bin S Ja'afar Alsagoff
20 trained teachers

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Google map and imagery of Alsagoff Arab School (May 2013)




Front view from Sultan St
Rear view from Alawi St
External links
http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-images-alsagoff-arab-school-singapore-image5433959

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Mr RJ Farrer
Residence at Balmoral Road, Singapore
Gave a tea party to 23 Muslims at his residence:
  1. Messrs. MA Namazee
  2. M Kadir Sultan
  3. TK Shaik Dawood
  4. Shaik Salim bin Talib
  5. Syed Abdur Rahman Alkaff
  6. Shaik Yahya Afifi
  7. Alli Ahmad Khan Surattee
  8. Syed Ibrahim Alsagoff
  9. Inche Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah
  10. AMS Angullia
  11. Dr HS Moonshi
  12. Dr SIM Ibrahim
  13. Imam Haji Sulaiman
  14. Imam Haji Abbas
  15. Eusope Jewa
  16. A Aziz
  17. Haji Abbas bin Omar
  18. Shirazi
  19. Syed Gulabshah
  20. Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar (HG Sarwar) --- FIL of Dr Abdul Karim bin Nawab Din
  21. Abdul Majid
  22. Haji Amboh Soloh
  23. Haji Manjoor Sahib

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General

On Sunday, 12 Feb 1928 a steamer of Messrs. Mansfield and Co left Singapore for Jeddah with 850 pilgrims.

Another steamer of Messrs Sime Darby and Co. left on 16 Feb 1928 carried 526 pilgrims. This steamer was to call at Malacca, Klang and Penang for more pilgrims.

It is reported that Moulana Abdul Halim (Abdul Aleem Siddique?), the Muslim missionary who was recently in Singapore, has left for Merut via Calcutta from Penang. As a result of his visit a religious society has been established in Singapore.

Mr M Kadir Sultan, JP is leaving for India on a holiday in May 1928.

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Monday, 12 May 2014

Tan Sri Arshad Ayub

I had Dr Arshad Ayub (ITM Shah Alam) confused with another man named Arshad Zainal (Klang). Dr Arshad Ayub was the Director of ITM Shah Alam when Tun Dr Ismail b Abdul Rahman visited the campus on 14 July 1973. On the other hand, Arshad Zainal is the son of Zainal Ismail, a private tutor to Sultan Abdul Samad of Selangor.

Dr Arshad Ayub was born in 1928 in Muar to a rubber tapper father. His father died early from dysentery. Arshad was the eldest and had to struggle from young without his father. Rising from poverty to become one of Malaysia's intellect is a dream come true for him. Education was the only road to becoming better and making it in this world, and leaving poverty behind for good. He could not enter the University of Malaya based in Singapore then, but entered the College of Agriculture in Serdang. My uncle Pak Cik Hassan bin Mohd Rashid spoke about his father Tok Rashid Serdang (UPM founding father) and mentioned about Arshad Ayub to me. Pak Cik Hassan told me to look up Arshad Ayub. In Serdang, Tok Rashid moulded Arshad Ayub to become a respected Malay intellectual. If you know Arshad Ayub, then you should know Tok Rashid Serdang.

I remember an old photo I obtained from Arkib Negara Malaysia. It had Tun Dr Ismail and Dr Arshad Ayub. Today, I read an article on my smartphone about Tan Sri Arshad Ayub (85). I checked my blogs whether I wrote about him before - I had deleted an earlier post that featured him for I had the wrong person for my family blog.

     Visit by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Dr Ismail Al-Haj to Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM), Shah Alam, Selangor on 14 July 1973. Accompanied by its Director, Dr Arshad Ayub, he visited several places on campus. Photo: Tun Dr Ismail Al-Haj looking at some books in the Tun Abdul Razak Library on campus. Dr Arshad Ayub is looking on (centre) (Arkib Negara Malaysia Photo: G.12818 (ATDI N.204) Ref no: 2001/0042159). 


Photo from Arkib Negara Malaysia (20010042159g1)



September 14, 2012
Opening Minds to New Experiences
By Zainah Anwar@http://www.thestar.com.my



Posts held and awards won:
Deputy Governor of Bank Negara
Secretary-General of ministries
Founding Director of Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM), now Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM).
Pro-Chancellor of UiTM
Pengerusi Lembaga Amanah Yayasan Pintar 
Merdeka Award in Education and Community


External links:

Monday, 5 May 2014

Book: Jejak Risalah Di Nusantara V

Almost everyone is trying to do something involving history. Why? History was once a boring subject taught in secondary schools. Islamic history was taught as part of religious class. Now with so many wars and territorial claims, land rights, human rights, customs, and trying to fit in somewhere, people are turning to history. 

What happened in history is interesting, but without good evidence, history remains a mystery. The Americans write their own history. The Chinese write their own history. The Indians write their own history. The Blacks write their own history. 

What about the Malays? Who is writing history of the Malays? Though the Malay lands were colonised, still the Malays must write their own history. Today, there are a number of reliable books on Malay history. A new book which sold out is about the war in Aceh and a Dutch spy - Jejak Risalah Di Nusantara V by Hafidzi Mohd Noor.


Friday, 2 May 2014

Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang (PEMENANG) 1927-present


The Penang Malay Association (PMA)
Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang (PEMENANG)
60, Jalan Pemenang
Pulau Pinang
Web: http://www.pemenang.org.my/
Established: Sunday, 27 March 1927 in Georgetown, Penang
History: http://www.pemenang.org.my/sejarah/sejarah-penubuhan/


In 1911, the Young Muslim Union (YMU) was established in Penang. It catered for Muslims who had British educational background. These Muslims would then serve as lower officers in the British administration. There was another group who were the elite few. The two groups were combined to form the Penang Malay Association (PMA).

The first president of PMA was Dr Ali bin Othman Merican (Dr AO Merican), who was Penang's first Muslim and Malay doctor, who later moved to Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 1927. The deputy presidents were Tuan Mohamad Rauf bin Chik, Tuan MZ Merican, and Tuan Mohamad Jashim b Iskandar. The secretary was Dr Kamil Mohamed Ariff b Kader Mastan. The treasurer was Tuan MN Merican. The committee members were: Tuan A Abdullah, Tuan MS Ariffin, Tuan UM Bakar, Tuan CM Che Din @ Che Din Allen Dennys (CM Hashim), Tuan Hj Murshid, Tuan Mohamad Hussain, Tuan T Nyak Puteh, and Tuan S Mohamad Thambi. The accountants were Tuan C Mohamad Ismail and Tuan Kapten Baba Ahmad (this person is not Badariah's father).

The Penang Malay Association (Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang, PEMENANG) was established on Sunday, March 1927. A group photograph was taken and the first GM was held on 9 May 1927.

The previous PEMENANG premise was built on a piece of land obtained from Dr Lim Chong Eu, then Penang Chief Minister in the 1970s. The PEMENANG was housed in a brick building at 117, Macalister Road.

The PEMENANG now occupies the Bangunan Persatuan Melayu Pulau Pinang, a 2-storey building at 60 Jalan Pemenang.


External links:
Lawatan TYT Yang Di-Pertua Pulau Pinang ke Rumah Teh Bunga (12 Mac 2010)
Pengkisahan Sejarah PEMENANG (2007)
http://www.penang-traveltips.com/penang-malay-association_pemenang.htm
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/keyword=mahomed+ariff&token=ariff

Dr Hutton

A British doctor, Dr Hutton was the only registered physician in Penang in 1805. Hutton Lane is named after him. The road has been renamed to Jalan Hatin. The mosque on this road has been named Masjid Jamek Jalan Hatin.

There are many interesting stories told of Hutton Lane but not the doctor. Ami Aziz lived here with his Japanese wife after the war. Dr Kamil Ariff had his clinic around the left corner on Penang Road, a photo of which appears in a book by Salma Khoo Nasution. The second site of the Chowrasta Malay School is across the road from the mosque, and exists here till today. Among the Malay doctors who attended this Malay school was Dr Abdul Aziz bin Omar, a Penangite who moved to Kota Bharu, Kelantan, whose second child (son) recently passed away in KL.

Hutton Lane or Jalan Hatin is still important to Penang. It has a large old Malay house called the Tea House, which is now a Malay gallery. I have given information about the early Malay doctors to be included for display at the Tea House, especially information about the Hajj where Penang port served as the most important port for the Malay Peninsula till 1963.

I have walked down Hutton Lane a few times and peered into some of the deserted dilapidated shop houses. It feels sad that stories of this place have disappeared along with its original inhabitants. The doors, windows and floor tiles of the shop houses tell of a thriving business here long ago. An interesting find is the shop houses are small and short compared to the shop houses of Malacca around Jonker Street area. The front lobby or living-room is very small and fits a table. Then, there is a staircase which is covered at the sides. I could not see beyond the staircase as I did not enter the locked premises. I just wondered, the shop owners must have operated in very small spaces, and must have made it great. I could not figure out where Dr Hutton had his clinic if indeed it was in Hutton Lane in 1805.



Related books:

  1. City Council of Georgetown, Penang. Penang Past and Present, 1786-1963. 1966. Ganesh Printing Works. 17 pp.  
  2. Committee of Penang Festival ’86. Well-Known Persons. In: Historical Personalities of Penang. Phoenix Press Sdn Bhd, Penang. 1986. Pp. 173-179.
Travel tips:

Thursday, 17 April 2014

MB Kelantan

Kelantan was once a state under Siam. It broke away from Siam with a British treaty, called the Bangkok Treaty, signed in 1909. 

There are 18 Menteri Besar (MB) so far in Kelantan.

The title Menteri Besar was previously Perdana Menteri - a much coveted post in the Kelantan government. 

The mysterious death of Dato' Perdana Menteri Paduka Raja Nik Mahmud bin Nik Ismail still linger in the minds of many Kelantanese elderly and history enthusiasts. Why did he die all of a sudden? Was he poisoned? His grave is across the road from the family burial plot of an early Malay doctor, Dr Abdul Aziz bin Omar (born in Penang).

Dr Abdul Aziz's second child, Abdul Rashid recently passed away on 10 April 2014 (notified via Facebook).
  1. YTM Engku Sri Maharaja Perdana Mentri Long Abdul Ghafar
  2. Wan Mahmud bin Wan Ibrahim
  3. YTM Raja Kampung Laut Tuan Besar bin YTM Raja Muda Ismail
  4. Engku Besar Perdana Menteri Engku Long Zainal Abidin bin Long Abdul Ghafar
  5. Nik Abdul Majid bin Nik Yusoff
  6. Nik Seri Paduka Nik Yusof bin Nik Abdul Majid
  7. Dato' Maha Menteri Saad bin Ngah
  8. Nik Seri Paduka Nik Yusof bin Nik Abdul Majid
  9. Dato' Menteri Hassan bin Mohd Salleh
  10. Dato' Perdana Menteri Paduka Raja Nik Mahmud bin Nik Ismail
  11. Dato' Seri Setia Raja Nik Ahmad Kamil bin Nik Mahmud
  12. YBM Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku Mohd Hamzah bin YTM Raja Dewa Long Zainal Abidin
  13. Dato' Bentara Jasa Ishak Lotfi Omar
  14. Dato' Seri Paduka Raja Mohd Asri bin Muda
  15. Dato' Biji Sura Muhamed bin Nasir
  16. Dato' Bentara Kanan Mohamed Yaacob
  17. Dato' Bentara Setia Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat
  18. Dato' Ahmad Yakob

Sourced from: http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menteri_Besar_Kelantan

External link:
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menteri_Besar_Kelantan

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Carcosa Seri Negara

The Carcosa Seri Negara comprises 2 buildings, the Carcosa - Frank Swettenham's residence and the Seri Negara, a Malay palace, also known as the King's House.

The Carcosa was built in 1896. It was the official residence of Frank Swettenham.

Frank Swettenham knew the Malay language. The Carcosa is said to have its name derived from the Arabic chapter of Surah Al-Kautsar of the Quran.

The late Tan Sri Dr Abdul Majid (Coco) had served as an extra hand serving drinks here when he was a young schoolboy.

Seri Negara was built in 1913.

The Carcosa and the Seri Negara were combined and managed as one property in 1989.

Today, it is the most expensive luxury hotel, and rental suits are from RM1,043-RM1,210/night.

Foreign security guards stand at the entrance to Carcosa Seri Negara.

Foreign dignitaries put up here.

Many weddings of rich families are held here.





Photos by Faridah Abdul Rashid 9 September 2013

External links
http://www.kl-hotels.com/carcosa/photos.htm
http://www.asiawebdirect.com/malaysia/kuala-lumpur/kl-sentral/carcosa-seri-negara/
http://www.asiawebdirect.com/malaysia/kuala-lumpur/kl-sentral/carcosa-seri-negara map/
http://www.shr.my/hotels-resorts/carcosa-seri-negara/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcosa_Seri_Negara
article-150-of-the-persekutuan-tanah-melayu-constitution/ (old photo of Carcosa)
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu270/taurus64/TheCarcosa0001_zps2185c599.jpg


Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Penang Mohamedan Advisory Board 1934

The Straits Times, 16 February 1934, Page 12
Untitled

Members of the Penang Mohamedan Advisory Board 1934:

Mr AV Aston, MCS (Chairman)
Mr Hafiz Ghulam Sarwah, MCS (retired) (Vice-Chairman)
The Hon. Mr Mohd Rouse bin Chee
Syed Mohd bin Syed Hashim Alsagoff
Syed Mondar Idid bin Syed Hassan Idid
Mr PK Shakkarai Rowther
Haji Noh bin Haji Ahmad
Haji Hashim bin Haji Md Sakaff
Mr Md Sheriff bin Chanda
Che Hussain bin Abdul Halim
Haji Ibrahim bin Haji Kechil
Mr Hamid Khan
Haji Shamsudin Md Joonos
Mr MA Pitchay Gunny
Dr K Md Ariff bin Kader Mustan (Secretary)

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Note: Malik Al-Habshi (tulisan Jawi in Facebook) has the original Mohammedan Handbook, and the names above are mentioned in the book.

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Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar is the FIL of Dr Abdul Karim bin Nawab Din, an early dentist. Dr Abdul Karim is the father of Prof Wazir Jahan, formerly of USM and then UM.

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Syed Mondar Idid bin Syed Hassan Idid. The spelling for Mondar is probably Mohdar or Mohdzar?

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We are uncertain of the identity of Haji Shamsudin Md Joonos. He could be the half-brother of Dr MJ Che Lah. We are still working into this matter and finding evidence if Md Joonos had indeed married 2 ladies.

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Dr Kamil Md Ariff bin Kader Mustan (Mastan) was knighted in 1956.


Friday, 28 February 2014

First Malaysian King's Birthday Honours List 1964


The Straits Times, 3 June 1964, Page 1
KING HONOURS 240

Seven new Datos in birthday list

33 Awards go to Sabah, Sarawak

Seven new Datos have been created by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in his first Malaysian Birthday Honours List. They are among 240 people, including 10 women, who have been honoured.

Thirty-three of the recipients are from Sabah and Sarawak.

The new Datos, who receive the title of Panglima Mangku Negara, are:-

  1. the Chief Justice, Malaya, Dato Syed Sheh Barakbah, --- note: he was with the Pilgrimage Board 
  2. the Minister for Sarawak Affairs, Dato Temenggong Jugah Anak Barieng,
  3. the chief of the Armed Forces Staff, Lieut.-General Tengku Osman bin Tengku Mohamed Jewa, --- note: Kedah royal family
  4. the Governor of Bank Negara, Inche Ismail bin Haji Mohamed Ali, --- note: elder brother of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah bt Mohd Ali
  5. the Chancellor of the University of Singapore, Dato Lee Kong Chian, --- note: he had 2 previous Dato honours from Johor and Kelantan
  6. the Alliance Secretary General, Senator T. H. Tan --- note: he accompanied the Federation delegation to the Merdeka talks in London
  7. the UMNO Secretary-General, Syed Ja'afar Albar. --- note: father of minister Hamid Albar

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Johan Mangku Negara:

the Prime Minister's personal physician, Dr R. P. Pillai.

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Panglima Mangku Negara:

Dato Syed Sheh Barakbah, the Chief Justice, Malaya
- he was the first to hold this position in July 1963
- he joined the legal service in 1946
- he was made a judge in 1956
- he represented Malaya at the Law Council of Australia convention in Sydney
- he was awarded the State title of Dato by the Sultan of Kedah earlier in 1964

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Inche Ismail bin Haji Mohamed Ali
- was made Deputy Governor of Bank Negara in November 1960
- has been Governor of Bank Negara since March 1964
- Selangor's first Malay Queen's Scholar --- note: check Coco's status on Queen's Scholar
- graduated in law and in economics with honours
- held the post of Controller of the Trade Division in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- became Minister in the Malayan Embassy in Washington
- spent 2 weeks inspecting the Federal Reserve Bank and industrial and development projects in Australia

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Dato Lee Kong Chian
- multi-millionaire philanthropist
- head of Lee Foundation --- note: Lee Rubber, KL
- rubber magnate
- community leader
- installed as the first Chancellor of the University of Singapore in June 1962 --- note: UM started in Malaya separately after 1962
- long associated with King Edward VII College of Medicine
- long associated with the Raffles College
- leading local benefactor of both institutions (KE VII and Raffles)
- bestowed State title of Dato by the Rulers of Johor and Kelantan

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Syed Ja'afar Albar
- UMNO secretary-general since October 1963
- gave up post of Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting in 1961
- was an executive in a printing firm
- UMNO publicity chief
- returned unopposed in the 1959 and 1963 Parliamentary elections

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Johan Mangku Negara:

Inche C. D. Ismail, Penang (for political services) --- note: he lived behind Dr MJ Che Lah's house

Inche Mahmood bin Ambak, KL (for public services) --- note: Endon's father; Tun Ahmad Badawi's FIL

Inche Melan bin Abdullah, editor, Utusan Melayu, KL (for public services) --- after Said Zahari was imprisoned for 17 years in Singapore, without trial since 1963

Inche Mohamed Sanusi bin Baki, Ministry of Health, KL

Dr Omar bin Din, General Hospital, KL --- note: originally from Kedah

Dr R. P. Pillai, General Hospital, KL

Dr Syed Mohamed bin Syed Alwi Alhady, General Hospital, KL --- originally from Penang

Osman bin Samsuddin Cassim, Ministry of the Interior --- originally from Ipoh, son of Dr Samsuddin Cassim. Tan Sri Osman operates the Berjaya Group of companies.

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Ahli Mangku Negara:

Dr Lakhmir Singh Sodhy, Municipal Health Department

Inche Lokman bin Musa, principal, Language Institute, KL --- Dato' Mahadzir Lokman's father; kawan baik Bapak

Inche K. Mushir Ariff, Penang (for public services) --- husband of Dato' Zubaidah. Bank Bumiputra head who looked into the money scandal involving Jalil Hamid's death in Hong Kong.

Dr Raja Ahmad Noordin bin Raja Shahbudin, Ministry of Health --- note: interviewed in May 2007; 3rd Director-General of Health after Dr Din bin Ahmad (1st DG) and Dr Abdul Majid bin Ismail (2nd DG); passed away on 22 December 2008

Inche S.M. Salim, Radio Malaysia, KL --- note: Malay singer of Malay traditional songs

Nik Mohamed bin Nik Man, Kota Bharu

Nik Mustapha bin Haji Daud, Kota Bharu --- note: Muzium Kelantan in KB?

Raja Ariff bin Raja Chulan, KL

Dr Ibrahim bin Haji Mohamed Yassin

I found another early Malay doctor's name. His name is written in full as Dr Ibrahim bin Haji Mohamed Yassin, from Ipoh. I have not seen this name before in my research on The Early Malay Doctors. 

His name appeared in The Straits Times of 8 June 1966 (page 8), along with names which I have mentioned before: Inche CM Hashim, a Penang JP who was connected to Dr KM Ariff, (Tan Sri) Syed Hassan Aidid who was UMNO Penang Chief, Dr Abu Bakar bin Ibrahim who was the 17th Director of IMR in KL after Dr Ungku Omar passed away, and was the late husband of Tan Sri Salma bt Ismail, and Syed Kabeer bin Syed Ahmad who was previously with the Pilgrimage Office based in Penang before Tabung Haji existed, and who married the eldest daughter of Dr KM Ariff.


King's Birthday Honours for 505

Inche CM Hashim, Penang - Panglima Setia Mahkota
Syed Hassan Aidid, Penang - Johan Mangku Negara
Dr Abu Bakar bin Ibrahim, KL - Johan Setia Mahkota
Dr Ibrahim bin Haji Mohamed Yassin, Ipoh  - Johan Setia Mahkota
Syed Kabeer bin Syed Ahmad, Penang - Ahli Mangku Negara

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Dr S. H. Aljunied

Full name: Dr Syed Hassan bin Alwee Aljunied 
Shorter names: Dr S. H .Aljunied, Dr S. H. Al-Junied

Qualifications:
1. King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, LMS diploma, 1928 
2. Medical studies course, University of Edinburgh, LRCP and S (Edin.) postgraduate diploma, 1929
3. Anaesthesia, University of Glasgow, LRFP and S (Glasgow) postgraduate diploma, 1929

Portraits/photos and events:
  1. The Malayan Saturday Post, 6 December 1930, Page 16  featured his photograph (Pic 3 with  Mr S.I. Alsagoff, Mr Mohd. Hassan, Mr S.A. Aljunied, and Haji Manjoor Shaib) when Mr & Mrs Fitzmaurice, a couple from the British Consular Service in Java, visited Singapore, and was hosted by the Malay Football Association at Mr A.M. Alsagoff's home.



Institutions/places served and contributions: 
  1. Malay Football Association (MFA) 6 December 1930; 3 Sept 1946
  2. Arabic Social and Literary Club of Singapore 18 August 1931
  3. Singapore Medical Practitioners' Society 31 August 1936; 8 Sept 1936
  4. Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA) 3 Sept 1946; 12 January 1960
  5. Singapore Hospitals Board 1949; 1950; 1951
  6. Singapore Board of Management of the Teaching Hospital Sept 1949
  7. University Court 23 Sept 1949
  8. Opening ceremony of the children's playground at Siang Lim Park Estate,(housing estate) in Singapore 1 August 1949
  9. Island Club 1951-52 16 April 1951
  10. SAFA sub-committees - Appeals Board and Benevolent Fund 6 January 1956 

Colleagues 1949: His medical colleagues were Dr M. J. Che Lah, Dr Mustapha bin Osman and Dr K. M. Ariff. The Straits Times, 23 September 1949 (page 6).

Politics 1953: Dr S.H. Aljunied contested in the East Ward in the December City Council elections as a Progressive candidate. His campaign involved two meetings, one at the Geylang English School, and another at Geylang Serai, in Singapore. The Straits Times, 26 November 1953.

Residence: Singapore
Marital status: Married
Wife's name: Sharifah Hilmiah Almasauwi Alkazimy

Children: 5 (3 sons and 2 daughters): 
1. Syed Alwi Aljunied, 
2, 3. twins Syed Hamid Aljunied and Syed Mahmud Aljunied, 
4. Sharifah Faridah Aljunied and 
5. Sharifah Zubaidah Aljunied

Grandchildren: 6
1. Syed Alwi Aljunied's daughter, Sharifah Hilmiyah Aljunied
2. Syed Alwi Aljunied's son, Syed Negaib Aljunied
3. Syed Mahmud Aljunied's elder daughter (unnamed)
4. Syed Mahmud Aljunied's younger daughter (unnamed)
5. Sharifah Faridah Aljunied's son, Syed Syafik
6. Sharifah Faridah Aljunied's daughter, Ummahani


Notes from author:
There is a new doctor's name which I found tonight, and that is Dr S. H. Aljunied. He was listed under the Singapore Board of Management of the Teaching Hospital. I guess this referred to the University of Malaya based in Singapore in September 1949. This was after WWII. His name was listed with a few other doctors whom I have included in my books published in 2012. I have not come across his name before in my research on The Early Malay Doctors. I wonder where the family members are today; they should be in Singapore. [2023: The families are in Singapore, Penang, KL and Indonesia.]


Newspaper searches

The Malayan Saturday Post of 6 December 1930 (page 16) featured his photograph when a couple from the British Consular Service in Java visited Singapore, and was hosted by the Malay Football Association at Mr A.M. Alsagoff's home. In The Straits Times of 18 August 1931 (page 12) and The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942) of 18 August 1931 (page 10), he was listed as a committee member of the Arabic Social and Literary Club of Singapore. The Club comprised Arab men of the Alsagoff, Aljunied and Alsree clans, of whom 5 were re-elected. The Singapore Free Press mentioned the club house was located at No. 114, Tanjong Katong Road, and the club meeting was held on 15 August 1931. The Straits Times of 8 September 1936 (page 13), and The Singapore Free Press of 8 September 1936 (page 3) reported he was a member of the Singapore Medical Practitioners' Society when it held its 4th AGM on 31 August 1936.


Newspapers before WWII

MR. & MRS. FITZMAURICE ENTERTAINED BY MALAY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
Mr & Mrs Fitzmaurice entertained by Malay Football Association.
Mr & Mrs H. Fitzmaurice of the British Consular Service, Java, were the guests of the Malay Football Association last Saturday at the home of the President Mr A.M. Alsagoff.
Pic 1. Mr R.J. Farrer, Mr A.M. Alsagoff, Mrs Fitmaurice, Mr Fitzmaurice, Hon. Inche Unos, Lieut. Jewa, Mr C.W. Dawson, Haji Manjoor Sahib, Mr and Mrs R.L. Hastie.
Pic 2. Haji Hassan Dawood, Mr Che Onn bin Jaffar, Mr H.A. Alsagoff, Mr Abdullah Mahood, Lieut. Jewa.
Pic 3. Dr S.H. Aljunied, Mr S.I. Alsagoff, Mr Mohd. Hassan, Mr S.A. Aljunied, Haji Manjoor Shaib.
Pic 4. Mr & Mrs Fitzmaurice.
Pic 5. A group photograph. Seated in the front row, left to right:- Dr Paglar, Mr R.L. Hastie, Mr C.W. Dawson, Mrs Hastie, Mr & Mrs Fitzmaurice, Mr R.J. Farrer and Dato Abdullah.

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 August 1931, Page 10
ARABIC SOCIAL AND LITERARY CLUB
The following were elected office bearers of the Arabic Social and Literary Club for the ensuing year at the last general meeting held at the club house No. 114, Tanjong Katong Road on August 15th.
President Mr S.I.O. Alsagoff;
Vice-President Mr S.A. Kader b. A. Rahman Aljunied (re-elected);
Hon. Secretary Mr H.A. Alsagoff (re-elected)
Hon. Asst. Sec. S. Ahmad Bafageeh (re-elected);
Treasurer S. A. Rahman b. Omar Aljunied (re-elected).
Committees:-
Mr S.A.O. Alsagoff (re-elected),
Mr S.H. Almenoar (re-elected),
Mr S.Ahmad b. Mohd. Aljunied,
Mr S. Salim Alsree,
Mr S. Alwi Alsree,
Dr. S.H. Aljunied.

The Straits Times, 18 August 1931, Page 12
Untitled
The following have been elected office bearers of the Arabic Social and Literary Club for the ensuing year:-
President, Mr. S.I.O. Alsagoff;
vice-president, Mr S.A. Kader b A. Rahman Aljunied;
hon. secretary, Mr H.A. Alsagoff;
hon. treasurer, S.A. Rahman b Omar Aljunied.
Committee:
Mr S.A.O. Alsagoff,
Mr S.H. Almenoar,
Mr S. Ahmad b. Mohd. Aljunied,
Mr S. Salim Alsree,
Mr S. Alwi Alsree,
Dr. S.H. Aljunied.

The Straits Times, 8 September 1936, Page 13
SINGAPORE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
Dr. Heron Elected Chairman of Society.

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 September 1936, Page 3
DR. J. HERON
New President of Medical Practitioners' Society
The fourth annual general meeting of the Singapore Medical Practitioners' Society was held at the G. H. Cafe on Aug. 31. Office-bearers elected for the year were as follows:
president, Dr J. Heron;
vice-president, Dr A.J. Lim;
hon. secretary, Dr T.H. Oh;
assist. hon. secretary, Dr A.M. D'Cotta;
hon. treasurer, Dr Cheong Chee Hai;
members of the committee:
Dr S.H. Aljunied,
Dr Dexter Allen,
Dr K. Ando,
Dr Y.H. Kwan,
Dr S. Nagalingam,
Dr A.G. Williams.

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 October 1938, Page 11
Untitled
H.R. Aaron. This suggestion will be referred to the incoming committee. Office-bearers elected yesterday were:
President, Mr Tay Lian Teck;
vice-presidents, Messrs. Y. Afifi and C. Reubin;
committee,
C.V. Miles,
R.M. Meyer,
G.H. Kiat,
Cheong Hock Chye,
Ong Yan Keng,
Dr S.H. Aljunied,
Syed Hassan Almenoar, ..... note: he was featured in Who's Who.
R. Jumabhoy,
N. S. Hogan,
Credit Foncier D'Extreme-Orient,
Rm. N. Sathappa Chettiar,
Lim Kian Beng,
Daud bin Mohamed Shah and
D.K. Walters;
hon. auditor, Mr H.C. Reilly.


Newspapers after WWII

The Singapore Free Press of 3 Sept 1946 (page 7) reported he was the vice-president of MFA and a SAFA delegate in 1946. The Straits Times of 21 December 1948 (page 5) reported he was elected to the Hospitals Board for 1949. The Straits Times of 1 August 1949 (page 1) mentioned him (pic) at the opening ceremony of a children's playground at a housing estate in Singapore. The Straits Times of 23 September 1949 (page 6) listed him along with Dr M. J. Che Lah, Dr Mustapha bin Osman and Dr K. M. Ariff. The Singapore Free Press of 28 December 1950 (page 5) reported he was an elected member of the Hospitals Board (for 1951). The Straits Times of 27 February 1951 (page 7) reported Dr S.H. Aljunied was elected by the unofficial members of the former Legislative Council to be a member of the Singapore Hospitals Board for 1951. The Singapore Free Press of 16 April 1951 (page 6) reported he was a committee member of the Island Club for 1951-52. The Straits Times of 26 November 1953 (page 7) reported Dr S.H. Aljunied, was contesting the East Ward in the December City Council elections as a Progressive candidate and his campaign would involve two meetings, one at the Geylang English School, and another at Geylang Serai, both in Singapore. The Singapore Free Press of 6 January 1956 (page 19) reported he was is the SAFA sub-committees - Appeals Board and Benevolent Fund. The Singapore Free Press of 12 January 1960 (page 10) reported he was a member of the Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA).

The Straits Times, 3 September 1946, Page 8
M.F.A. GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the M.F.A. was held at the Istana Kampong Glam on Sunday.

The Singapore Free Press, 3 September 1946, Page 7
M.F.A. GENERAL MEETING
The general meeting of the M.F.A. was held at the Istana Kampong Glam on Sunday. The following were elected office-bearers for the year 1946,
President: Abdul Rahman bin Aziz;
vice-Presidents:
Sidik bin H. Hamid,
Tungku Hussain,
Dr S.H. Aljunied,
Mohamed Taha.
Hon. general secretary: M.A. Kadir;
hon. treasurer: Sharif bin H. Hamid;
football secretary: Eusooff bin Nawawi;
cricket secretary: Ibrahim Isa;
junior league secretary: Mahmood bin H. Eusoff;
S.A.F.A. delegate: Dr S.H. Aljunied;
representative for the S.A.F.A. disciplinary board: Hamid bin Omar;
hon. auditor: Nyar bin Haroun

The Straits Times, 21 December 1948, Page 5
Hospitals Board
Members elected by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council to be members of the Hospitals Board for 1949:
Dr. S.H. Aljunied
Mrs. L.C. Goh

The Straits Times, 1 August 1949, Page 1
Untitled
(Pic) Dr. S.H. Aljunied distributing sweets and fruits to the children living in Siang Lim Park Estate, at the opening ceremony of the children's playground on 31 July 1949.  Mr A.G. Dobb is on his right.

The Straits Times, 23 September 1949, Page 6
FULL UNIVERSITY COURT MEETS
Dr M. J. Che Lah (KL) .......... note: before he went to work in Kelantan.
Haji Mohamed Eusoff bin Mohamed Yusoff (Cooperative Societies Dept., KL)
Dr S. H. Al-Junied (Singapore Board of Management of the Teaching Hospital)
Sir Hussein H. Abdoolcader (Penang) ..........note: he was the first Penangite to be knighted.
Dr Mustapha bin Osman (Kedah State Council) ......... note: he worked in Kedah and Penang.
Dr K. M. Ariff (Penang in SS, FoM) ......... note: he worked in Penang. He was knighted in 1956.

The Singapore Free Press, 28 December 1950, Page 5
HOSPITALS BOARD
Members of the Hospitals Board:
(i) Members elected by the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council:
Dr S.H. Aljunied
Mrs Tan Chin Tuan
(ii) Members appointed by the Governor are:
Mr Kwa Siew Tee,
Mr A.P. Rajah,
Dr L.E.C. Davies, and
Dr Mary Tan.

The Straits Times, 27 February 1951, Page 7
HOSPITAL BOARD
Mrs Tan Chin Tuan and Dr S.H. Aljunied have been elected by the unofficial members of the former Legislative Council to be members of the Singapore Hospitals Board for 1951.

The Singapore Free Press, 16 April 1951, Page 6
ISLAND CLUB OFFICIALS
Office-bearers of the Island Club for the year 1951-1952 are:
President-Mr Malcolm MacDonald;
vice-president-Mr Tan Chin Tuan;
captain-Mr Yong Loon Chong;
vice-captain-Mr M.B. Brash;
committee members-
Messrs. Loke Wan Tho
R. Jumabhoy,
San Kwok Thye,
Yong Loon Chong,
M.B. Brash,
J.A. Chippindale,
G.P. Howell,
R.G. hill,
K.S. Murray,
Chia Cheng Guan,
R.H. Fox,
N.R. Mistri, .... Note: Mistri wing at hospital.
Dr N.A. Canton,
Dr. S.H. Aljunied,
Dr C.J. Paglar and
Dato S.Q. Wong;
secretaries-Messrs. Rennie Lowick & Co.,
auditors: Messrs. Chan Sze Onn & Co.

The Straits Times, 26 November 1953, Page 7
East Ward campaign
Dr S.H. Aljunied, who is contesting the East Ward in the December City Council elections as a Progressive candidate, will hold two meetings. A meeting at Geylang English School tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. will be presided over by Mr Chan Kum Chee (Prog-East). Another meeting will beheld at 5.30 p.m. at Geylang Serai on Sunday.

The Singapore Free Press, 6 January 1956, Page 19
SINGAPORE AFA SUB-COMMITTEES
S.A.F.A. sub-committees for the 1956-57 season are:
* Financial and Administrative:
Soh Ghee Soon (chairman),
N.S. Hogan,
Kee Yew Leng,
R.B.I. Pates,
G. Cruickshank.
* Rules:
R.B.I. Pates (chairman),
N.S. Hogan,
A.H. Frew.
* League and Cup:
R.B.I. Pates (chairman),
Kee Yew Leng,
Choo Kwai Low.
* Commission of Inquiry:
N.S. Hogan (chairman),
Dr C.E. Smith,
H. Wanschers,
K.E. Meyer,
Choo Kwai Low.
* Youth:
R.B.I. Pates (chairman),
A.H. Frew,
P. Appavoo,
R. Sattar.
* Referees:
A.J. Vaz (chairman),
C. Wilson,
S.R.P. Naidu,
Wong Jue Deng,
Dew Parry,
R. Smith,
John Then,
S.N. Samy,
Ibrahim Isa,
S.A.A.A. Allapitchay,
M. Eusoff,
P. Menon,
S/Ldr. Sizzer,
Dr Wong Ah Fah,
Gopal,
M. Shah.
* Appeals Board:
W. McGregor Watt (chairman),
J.H. Weatherburn,
A.T. Oliphant,
Dr S.H. Aljunied,
A.H. Frew.
* Grounds:
Rahim Sattar (chairman),
S.J. Kandasamy,
Puteh Mohd Ali,
Ismail Mohd Ibrahim,
Mr Krushna,
Ibrahim Angullia,
Ismail Salleh,
Chong Poh Chuan,
Ismail Jabbar,
Idros Albar,
A.S. Ishak,
Abas Abdullah,
G.M.H. Ariff.
* Reception:
Soh Ghee Soon (chairman),
Yam Hock Kee,
K.E. Meyer,
H.A. Rodrigues,
Tay Soo Yong.
* Bar:
A.H. Frew (chairman),
G.J. Cruickshank,
K.E. Meyer.
Invitation and Pass:
Soh Ghee Soon.
Benevolent Fund:
W. McGregpr Watt,
Soh Ghee Soon,
Dr S.H. Aljunied.
* Hon. trainers:
R.B.I. Pates,
John Then,
Harith.
* Asst. Hon. Sec.:
Ho Ah Hong.
* Selection:
R.B.I. Pates (chairman),
Kee Yew Leng,
A.J. Vaz.

The Singapore Free Press, 12 January 1960, Page 10
These men will run Singapore soccer
Committees appointed last night by the Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA) are:
* Finance and Administrative-
Mr Soh Ghee Soon (chairman),
Dr S.H. Aljunied,
Messrs J. Pillai,
N.S. Hogan and
N. Mohan;
* Appeals Board-
Messrs W. McGregor Watt (chairman),
Mr N.S. Hogan,
Dr Aljunied,
Maj. Ramsay and
Mr McLeod;
* Selection-
Mr Soh Ghee Soon (chairman),
Mr J. Pillai and
Inche Ibrahim Isa;
* League and cup-
Mr Andrew Clarke (chairman),
Inche Sulaiman Osman,
Mr Low Wing Kee and
representatives from
S.G.S.F.A. and
S.B.H.F.A.,
Joint Services and
three senior Clubs.
* Commission of inquiry-
**Invitation and passes-
Dr Aljunied (chairman),
Messrs Adnan Isa,
Tan Lip Boon,
H. Edgar and
Captain Watts.
**Benevolent fund-
Mr McGregor Watt (chairman),
Mr Soh Ghee Soon and
Dr Aljunied.

Update 16 October 2014 (from Anonymous 12 Oct 2014):
  1. Dr S. H. Aljunied's full name is Dr Syed Hassan bin Alwee Aljunied. 
  2. His family is still living in Singapore and elsewhere.
  3. He left behind 3 sons and 2 daughters, and 6 grandchildren.
Update on 26 June 2023. Contact persons are:
  1. Sharifah Zahrah Aljunied
  2. Syed Hamid Aljunied
External links:
Football Association of Malaya

Genealogy:

Thursday, 13 February 2014

British Families Chinese Amahs

I browsed the web pages of singas.co.uk the whole day today. What did I learn from the web pages? The photo contributors were former students of the St Johns school in Singapore. Most of the contributors were men. They attended the school sometime between 1964-67. Then they returned to the UK by air (British Eagle) or by ship (P&O Cathay or SS Oronsay). Many lived with their families in Singapore. A few families lived in Penang and the students boarded at St Johns.

I looked at the houses meant for the British families who came to Singapore. Many houses were rather small. There were a few double-storey bungalows. Most interesting is the little booklet made for the newcomers. It spelled out everything for the newcomers to take note of. Most interesting are notes about mosquitoes, mosquito nets, hot weather, taking salt tablets, and suntan.

A feature in some of the photos was the female Chinese amahs (maids). They had simple names and they looked hardworking. Ah Yang, Kim, Ah.... And many more are the names of such amahs. In one photo it showed 2 amahs washing clothes outside by the drain. In one photo the amah climbed a papaya tree! In many photos, the amah stood together with the British family members in the garden, and with the house in the background. They looked shy, but had friendly smiles. Only one amah had a white top and loose black pants. Most amahs had floral 2-piece Chinese-styled clothes.

I have no clues how much amahs were paid back then, or what was covered and paid for by the British families for their respective amahs. I supposed the British families were fond of their amahs. There was one amah who took her British family to visit the Chinese temple on Wesak Day, with permission from the monks.

There was British interest in many of the local beliefs, festivities, and rituals of the Asian settlers. Even Ramadan fasting is detailed and respect called for when dealing with the fasting Muslims.

The British continued their lives in their way, shopping at the local markets, night market, and get together, celebrating Christmas and life at the officers' mess or clubs. The schoolchildren helped raised funds for their school by running school plays, including the Wizard of Oz, the Midsummer Night's Dream, etc. The boys even drove from Singapore to camp in Malaysia. Overall, it looked like the British families enjoyed themselves in Singapore in the post-independence period.

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Descendants of Tok Nadhok @ Datuk Keramat

Tok Nadhok's daughter is Sona Bee. Sona Bee's daughter is Siti Kulsoom / Khulthum / Khulsom.

Siti Kulsoom's eldest son is Aladdin Merican Noordin. At the time her husband was Mashurdin Merican Noordin (MM Noordin).

From Ayah Wan Merican Noordin in Facebook (May 2014): Aladdin Merican Noordin adalah anak sulong Siti Kalthum. Semasa itu, suaminya adalah Mashurdin Merican Noordin (MM Noordin) https://www.facebook.com/wanmericannoordin


Ku Den Ku Meh (group photo)




Ku Den Ku Meh

Mashurdin Merican Noordin (MM Noordin)

Wan Naseruddin Wan Noordin (Ayah Wan)


1. The Merican doctors' families

The Merican family includes an early Malay doctor, Dr Ali bin Othman Merican (Dr AO Merican) and his 2 doctor sons - Dr Carleel Merican and his half-brother Dr Ezanee Merican. All 3 Merican doctors moved from Penang to work in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Dr AO Merican passed away and is buried at the royal graves at Langgar in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Dr Carleel Merican passed away in Malacca. Dr Ezanee Merican passed away in PJ and is interred at Sg Buloh.

2. Wan Nordin Merican families

There are 12 siblings. Datin Hajjah Wan Norsiha bt Wan Nordin, Ayah Wan Merican Noordin, and his siblings are descended from Tok Nadhok. Datin's daughter is Dina Sujak on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/dina.sujak

3. Malek Alhabshi

He owns Ben's Antique Toy Museum in front of Masjd Melayu Aceh in Penang.
https://www.facebook.com/max.ben.5

4. Dr Che Lah's families

Ayah Wan Merican Noordin called on 31 January 2014 (CNY). He said he found the family tree of my mother. According to him, my mother was descended from Tok Nadhok @ Datuk Keramat of Jalan Perak in Penang. My mother's father is Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, an early Malay doctor from Kg Dodol in Jalan Perak. Dr Che Lah and wife are interred at the graves of Masjid Sg Gelugor.

5. Pak Zan's families

Arwah Pak Zan (suami arwah Bikwa) and his children are NOT descended from Tok Nadhok.
https://www.facebook.com/baizura.mohdzan
https://www.facebook.com/mastura.mohdzan
https://www.facebook.com/Capt.Shawalludin
https://www.facebook.com/kamarulakhir

6. Zanariah's family

Zanariah Ahmad (cousin of Ayah Wan Merican Noordin and Baizura) is NOT the descendant of Tok Nadhok.
https://www.facebook.com/zanariah.ahmad.90