9. Dr Hamzah bin Md Taib (1900-1955)

Dr Hamzah bin Md Taib (1900-1955)
LMS 1923 KEVII

Date of birth: 1900
Place of birth: Muar, Johor, British Malaya
Date of demise: Saturday, 14 May 1955
Place of demise: General Hospital Johor Bahru, Johor
Place of burial: Tanah Perkuburan Mahmoodiah, Bukit Mahmoodiah, Johor Bahru

Brilliant student
Set up the Malay State Pharmacy in Muar.
Opened additional clinics in Segamat, Kulai, Senai, Kluang, Johor Bahru & Tampin
Great interest in politics
Fought for Malayan Independence
Juggled clinics and politics - known as "Dr Hamzah Politik"
Malay Reformist
First Malay doctor from Johor

Families

TQ everyone for writing and identifying yourselves. I have these details on my record based on my research and your comments.

--First family--

Dr Hamzah bin Mohd Taib married Hjh Safiah bt Dato' Hj Abdullah, and had 10 children:

1. Anisah

2. Hjh Rokiah*

3. Hjh Arfah

4. Girl (died in childhood)

5. Jamaliah

6. Mustafa

7. Md Yusof**

8. Hjh Khadijah***

9. Yunus

10. Ishak

*From Syazwani mz, Quirky Suzie and Anonymous: their late grandmother Hjh Rokiah bt Hamzah married Hj Haron bin Sultan, and had 7 children:

1. Mohd Zaki

2. Datin Zorinah married Datuk Dr Mat Saad Baki (Quirky Suzie's parents)

3. Mohd Zain (Syazwani's father)

4. Hamzah

5. Hjh Zooridah - 4 kids (3 are medical doctors)

6. Datin Zaweiyah - 3 kids (youngest is a medical doctor)

7. Alias

**Yesser wrote: Md Yusof bin Hamzah (1940-2009) married Wan Hazizah bte Wan Ismail, and had 5 children:

1. Jalidah

2. Salwati

3. Yuhana

4. Yusri

5. Yesser

***Hjh Khadijah bt Hamzah married Nazaran bin Dato' Seri Ibrahim (parents of Anonymous). They have 11 children:

1. Nora

2. Noriah

3. Mohammad Shidek

4. Yacob

5. Rohani

6. Razilla

7. Suhaina

8. Mohd Reyza

9. Ummi Kalthum

10. Khairul Anwar

11. Restu Hidayat

--Second family--

Dr Hamzah bin Mohd Taib also married Kadijah bt Sidek (1918-1982), and had 3 children:

1. Candria Taswim Malahayati bt Hamzah

2. Nur Kemal bin Hamzah

3. Mohamad Hatta bin Hamzah

His second wife Khadijah bt Sidek was carrying their third child (Mohd Hatta) when Dr Hamzah passed away on 14 May 1955. 

Khadijah bt Sidek (1918-1982) from Pariaman, Sumatra (early photo).

Candria Taswim Malahayati had worked as DJ on the English radio channel at Radio Malaysia in the 1980s. This English radio channel was named Radio 4 or Blue Network. Malahayati’s eldest son is Panji.

Candria Taswim Malahayati bt Hamzah (early photo)

Mohd Hatta had never seen his father as his father died before he was born. He traded at Pasar Chow Kit in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Hatta married Azizan bt Abdul Samad @ Zainuddin, and they had four children—Hjh Nur Melati Hatta, Mohd Bakhtiar Hatta (b.1977), Mohd Faizal Hatta, and Nazira Hatta. Azizan was of Ceylonese Burgher descendant from Bukit Chandan and was adopted by Sultan Azlan Shah and Tuanku Bainun of Perak. 

Mohd Hatta bin Hamzah (early photo)

Mohd Hatta bin Hamzah (latter photo)

Hjh Melati Hatta is an entrepreneur and certified HRDF trainer. She is Operations Administrator at Melzaura Mini Ballroom and Rumah Makan Cibiuk Kota Warisan Sepang as well as CEO at Melzaura Sdn Bhd. She lives in Kuala Lumpur. She is married to Zulmuthi bin Mohd Samin and has a son. They celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary (9 July 2010-9 July 2021). 

Hjh Melati Hatta on Facebook

Khadijah’s younger sister had worked as a nurse in London. 

Khadijah passed away in 1982. Khadijah's three children have all passed away. Mohd Hatta bin Hamzah passed away on 3/8 October 2012. Candria Taswim Malahayati passed away before Ramadan 2019. She is interred near her mother at Tanah Perkuburan Islam Selayang, Selangor. 

Prof Faridah

19 December 2017

4 November 2020

18 July 2021