6. Dr Shaik Mohamad Baboo bin Ahmad Albakish (1894-1964)

Dr Shaik Mohamad Baboo bin Ahmad Albakish (1894-1964)
LMS 1917 KEVII

Date of birth: 4 April 1894
Place of birth: Penang
Date of death: 5 April 1964
Place of death: Penang

Helped to set up the Malayan Medical Mission to Makkah, Saudia Arabia in 1947
Retired as Chief Medical and Health Officer (CM & HO) of Penang in 1949
Operated Baboo Dispensary in Dato Kramat Road, Penang
President of UMNO Penang Kelawei Division
Trustee of Sekolah Al-Mashhoor in Penang
Justice of the Peace (J.P.)

Relatives:

From Zuleira Abdullah (one of Dr. Baboo's great-granddaughter)

1. my nani (grandma), Latifah Baboo is one of Dr. Baboo's daughter. 
2. my mum Rodzillah is the granddaughter of Dr.Baboo.
3. I am very delighted with all the comments given from all the uncles and 
4. pretty much interested to have the pic of the family tree too.
5. it is so beautiful to hear about the history of my family and 
6. hope as years goes by, generation by generation, the family relation will always remain strong..insyaallah.. May God Bless us all.. 
7. Rgds Zuleira Abdullah on 6. Dr Shaik Mohamad Baboo bin Ahmad Albakish (1894-1964) in response to Dear Prof, Great to read your research about my granduncle, Dr SM Baboo. I will send the pictures of Ahmad Al Balkish and his wife, Khatijah Bee.

External links:
http://www.soc.usm.my/index.php/people/academic/political-science.html

MATTERS MUSLIM.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1929, Page 14
- Young Muslim Union
- Maulud Nabi
- literary meetings
- debate: cinematograh for educating the young
  - Messrs. Zainul Abidin and Mohamed Ali opposed
  - Messrs. S. M. Joonos and B. K. Mydin favoured

Sports:
Mr S. M. Joonos
Dr S. M. Baboo
Messrs. Syed Mohdhar Aidid
Mohamed Hussain bin Abdul Halim
C. M. Che' Din
S. M. Osman

Income
- total income including balance from 1927: $1,410.27
- expenditure: $1,351.68
- balance in hand: $59.19

Penang Free School
- donations: $365 for Mathematics Prize
- to be awarded annually to Penang Free School
  in commemoration of the opening of the new buildings in Green Lane

Committee of Management for 1928
- President: Hamid Khan
- Vice-President: Haji S. M. Joonos
- Honorary Secretary: S. M. Zainul Abidin
- Honorary Assistant Secretary: G. M. Yusoff
- Honorary Treasurer: M. Y. Merican
- Honorary Auditor: S. M. Yusoff
- Honorary Secretary "Games": M. Sawai
- Honorary Secretary "Debates": H. A. K. Pawanchee
- Committee Members:
  1. Dr S. M. Baboo
  2. S. A. Aljunid
  3. S. M. Haniff
  4. S. M. Osman
  5. C. D. Che Teh
  6. T. H. Mohamed Amin
  7. S. A. M. Noor

The Y.M.U. is the only Muslim Club in the Straits Settlements.

The Real Islam
- December issue
- Imam Haji Abbas bin Mohamed Taha contributed on "Mohamedan Law
  of Inheritance in a Simplified Form"

The Real Islam
- report reports on the initiative of Moulana Mohamed Abdul Halim Siddiqi
- a Muslim missionary
- recently visited Penang
- set up Muslim Missionary Society of Ceylon
- at last Muslim prisoners in the gaols are permitted to perfrom
  Friday prayers
- Imam Haji Abbas bin Mohamed Taha, J.P. will attend at the Prison
  to hold services and deliver sermons

Dr S. M. Baboo
- left Penang for England in January to further his medical studies
- to try and qualify for D.T.M. examination

Mr S. A. Alhadi
- formerly employed in the Co-operative Society Dept
- now owner of a Malay weekly paper in Penang, called the Saudara

Muslim Pilgrims
- shortage of Muslim pilgrims; this year half of the # is going
- informed by Malay pilgrim broker
- generally 50,000-60,000 Javanese Muslims go for Hajj
- difficult to obtain shipping accommodation to Jeddah
- call at Singapore
- shipping accommodation direct from Java is available