Nenek Jepun

Nenek Jepun is Aishah bt Abdullah, a Japanese lady whom Ami Aziz married. They lived in a brick double-storey shophouse. That's as much as I can remember. We visited them at Aidifitri in Penang.

Mazalifah bt Abdul Aziz

Please also refer to Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope at my other blog for Mazalifah bt Abdul Aziz if the text and images here do not display properly.

Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Japanese in Penang

The Japanese Forces had invaded Penang in 1941. In 1951, there were 2 young cousins who were in contact - Mazalifah Aziz residing in Penang and Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope, her Malacca cousin who was attending Malay College, Kuala Kangsar.


From: Mazalifah Aziz, George Town, Penang, 1 Feb 1951


To: Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Yusope, Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Malacca



Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope's ACS School Leaving Certificate, 6 June 1951. Where did he go to study in 1951? MCKK


Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope Malay College School Leaving Certificate, 9 November 1951. He was at Malay College for 9 months. Where did he go after Nov 1951? England.

How long was he in England? 2 years. For what? He attended the Malayan Teachers' Training College at Kirkby, near Liverpool, England.



Postcard postmarked 2 August 1952


Postcard postmarked 1 August 1953


Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope (28 Nov 1931 - 8 March 2009), Perkuburan Masjid Gelugor, Penang

1 comment:

Sellene said...

With the greatest possible respect, I feel there is little relevance between this heading "The Japanese in Penang" and the subsequent subject matter ie. the relationship between two cousins.

Perhaps it might be better to explain in some detail the real connection between Mazalifah Aziz, her adopted mother Aishah Abdullah and the latter's husband Aziz Yamani, the proprietor of Asia Motors garage in town. Then the choice of heading would have made some sense.

The heading would make even more sense if it was shown how Mazalifah's personal life was affected by the Japanese Occupation in Penang. I am not the best person to enlighten you on this as I am not quite certain if these revelations would be welcomed by her family members.

In any case, the best person to relate this account would be someone directly connected to Aziz Yamani himself.

April 26, 2011 11:10 AM

Haji Aziz bin Mohd Ibrahim (Radical)

Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim was a publisher in Jelutong, Penang. What was the name of his publishing company? He was the son-in-law of the UMNO President.* He belonged to the Radical party. Both he and wife lost the election.

The Singapore Free Press, 5 December 1952, page 4. "Backing, Not Personality, Will Bring in the Votes." http://bit.ly/w0SzGy

Dr S Mohd Baboo (UMNO-Muslim) and Mr Aziz Ibrahim (Radical). Both were defeated last year, Dr Baboo in Kelawei Ward and Mr Ibrahim in Jelutong. Dr Baboo is a former Government medical officer now in private practice, while Mr Ibrahim is a publisher whose wife contested unsuccessfully for  UMNO last year.

1st UMNO President was Dato Onn Jaafar.
2nd UMNO President was Tunku Abdul Rahman

*Dato Onn Jaafar left UMNO in August 1951 to form the Independence of Malaya Party (IMP).  Tunku Abdul Rahman took over as the 2nd UMNO President.

Penang Free School magazine

Tuan Haji Aziz bin Mohd Ibrahim JMN, JP

Tuan Haji Aziz bin Mohd Ibrahim JMN JP

Mohamed Arshad bin Zainal (Ami Arshad anak Tok Zainal Klang)

From Bapak:
Full name: Mohamed Arshad bin Zainal (Zainal bin Ismail, the youngest of 3 brothers)

Call name: Ami Arshad (anak Tok Zainal Klang)

Ami Arshad is the only son of Tok Zainal Klang.

From Abang Sharif, 25 April 2012:
Ami Arshad 2 daughters. Eldest - Rahimah, 2nd - Zabedah. I think it was taken at their old house at Jalan Tepi Sungai, Klang. The land has been sold and a housing estate was built. Ami Arshad correct name is Mohamed Arshad

Ami Arshad's daughters, Rahimah (elder) and Zabedah (younger), taken at their old house at Jalan Tepi Sungai, Klang. The land was later sold and a housing estate was built over the site.

Ami Arshad's daughters, Rahimah (elder) and Zabedah (younger), from Bapak's pendrive, 2009.

HORIZONTAL CROSS-RANKING & DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILING OF 3 ARAB-MALAYSIAN FAMILIES IN 3 MALAY STATES

RANKING OF THE DESCENDANTS OF MOHD HUSSAIN KHAIYATH, ABDUL RASHID MAKAWI & SITI SEHA, AND PATMA BEE (VIA AMI AZIZ AL-YAMANI):

There are initially 3 families which then become interrelated by marriage of their downline members, and which link the Malacca Arabs to the Penang Arabs, via Ami Aziz Al-Yamani.

There are 3 families in Level 1: Mohd Hussain Khaiyath family in Jitra, Kedah; Abdul Rashid Makawi & Siti Seha family in Jelutong, Penang; and the parents of Ami Aziz Al-Yamani & Patma Bee in Tranquerah, Malacca.

There are 5 families in Level 2.
There are 9 families in Level 3.
There are 45 persons/families in Level 4.
The members increase in a multiple fashion for each level: 3, 5, 9, 45, etc.
The first 3 levels show odd # sequence but misses a 7.
There is a sudden burst of members in Level 4; an increase of 5x over Level 3.

Level 1 is early 1800s-late 1800s: Unknown (possibly same lifespan as Level 2).
Level 2 is at the turn of the 20th Century, late 1800s-early 1900s: Ami Aziz & Patma Bee; Mohd Sharif (lived between 40s-50s).
Level 3 is 1900s-early 1950s: Nenek Inche & Walid (lived to 60s).
Level 4 is 1930s-late 1990s: Bapak & Mak (lived to 70s).
Level 5 is late 1950s-2020: myself.

Level 1
1. Mohd Hussain Khaiyath
2. Abdul Rashid Makawi-Siti Seha
3. Parents of Ami Aziz Al-Yamani & Patma Bee (unknown)

Level 2
1. Grandmother of Sharifah Mariam Syed Aidid-Syed Alwi
2. Syed Alwi-Siti Noor
3. Siti Rogayah-Wan Teh
4. Siti Rahmah-Ami Aziz
5. Patma Bee-Mohd Sharif (nenek & datuk moyang)

Level 3
1. Syed Aidid-Sh Rahmah Sy Alwi
2. Syed Sahil-Sh Mariam Sy Alwi
3. Syed Mohd Sy Alwi
4. Siti Kalsom Wan Teh
5. Mohd Salleh Wan Teh
6. Fatma Ami Aziz Al-Yamani
7. Abdul Latif Ami Aziz Al-Yamani
8. Abdul Rashid Ami Aziz Al-Yamani
9. Aishah Mohd Amin-Mohd Yusope Mohd Sharif (nenek & datuk)

Level 4
Sh Mariam Sy Aidid
Sh Azizah Sy Aidid
Sh Aminah Sy Aidid
Sh Naemah Sy Aidid
Sh Shippak Sy Aidid
Sh Sheikha Sy Aidid
Sh Zahrah Sy Aidid
Sh Sakinah Sy Aidid
Sh Hasnah Sy Aidid
-------------------------
Sy Omar Sy Sahil
Sh Zahrah Sy Sahil
Syed Mohsin Syed Sahil *
Sh Sakinah Sy Sahil
Sh Alwiah SySahil
Dr Syed Mohamad Syed sahil
Sy Haizar Sy Sahil
Sh Azizah Sy Sahil
------------------------
Sheikh Abdul Aziz
Siti Salamah
------------------------
Sharul Nizam
Sabarina
Siti Wahidah
------------------------
Syed Mohd
Sh Mahani
Syed Ali
Syed Mansor
Syed Yusuff
Syed Abdullah
------------------------
Najib
Nawal
Najwa
-----------------------
Ainon
Zainah
Sarah
Jami'ah
Ramlah
Abu Bakar
Abdul Rashid (Bapak)
Jaafar
Safura
Che Bedah
Baharudin
Saleh
Che Sekma
Idris
----------------------

Level 5
Syed Hazman
Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi
Sharifah Muna Maisara
Syed Muhammad Husni
Syed Muhammad Harith
Syed Muhammad Hafizuddin
------------------------------------
Mohd Sharif
Sharifah
Faridah (me) & Affandi
Rabi'ah
Muhd Farid
Muhd Amin
Aminah
-----------------------------------

Level 6
Anak Syed Hazman
Anak Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Anak Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi (eg Lokmanul Hakim)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Anak Abang Sharif
Anak Faridah (Nuraishah, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Farah, Mira, Yus)

Anak Rabi
Anak Farid
Anak Amin
Anak Aminah
-------------------------

Level 7
Cucu Syed Hazman
Cucu Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Cucu Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi
-------------------------------------
Cucu Abang Sharif
Cucu Faridah
Cucu Rabi
Cucu Farid
Cucu Amin
Cucu Aminah
---------------------------

Level 8
Cicit Syed Hazman
Cicit Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Cicit Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi
-------------------------------------
Cicit Abang Sharif
Cicit Faridah
Cicit Rabi
Cicit Farid
Cicit Amin
Cicit Aminah

Descendants of Mohd Hussain Khayyat

Before you continue to read, please be informed that girls of Arabic descent have Siti in their names when they are unmarried. However, when these girls get married, their Siti names are automatically changed to Umi names. Thus, Siti A becomes Umi A. Similarly, they are called Siti before marriage, and Umi after marriage. That is Arab name and tradition.

From Siti Salamah bt Sheikh Mohammed, Sharifah Alwiah bt Syed Sahil and Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi:

Mohd Hussain Khayyat had 2 daughters, Siti Noor and Siti Rogayah.

Siti Rogayah bt Mohd Hussain Khayyat married to Wan Teh. They have 2 children, Siti Kalsom and Mohd Salleh.

Siti Noor bt Mohd Hussain Khayyat married to Syed Alwi. They have 2 children, Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi (Prof Syed Mohsin's mother) and Syed Mohamad.

Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi married to Syed Sahil Jamalullail. They have 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters:

1. Syed Omar Syed Sahil
2. Sharifah Zahrah Syed Sahil
3. Syed Mohsin Syed Sahil (deceased)
4. Sharifah Sakinah  Syed Sahil
5. Sharifah Alwiah Syed Sahil
6. Syed Mohamad Syed Sahil
7. Syed Haizar Syed Sahil
8. Sharifah Azizah Syed Sahil

RANKING OF THE DESCENDANTS OF MOHD HUSSAIN KHAYYAT, ABDUL RASHID MAKAWI & SITI SEHA, AND PATMA (VIA AMI AZIZ AL-YAMANI):

There were initially 3 families which then became interrelated by marriage of their downline members, and which linked the Malacca Arabs to the Penang Arabs, via Ami Aziz Al-Yamani.

There were 3 families in Level 1: Mohd Hussain Khayyat family in Jitra, Kedah; Abdul Rashid Makawi & Siti Seha family in Jelutong, Penang; and the parents of Ami Aziz Al-Yamani & Patma in Tranquera, Malacca.

There were 5 families in Level 2.
There are 9 families in Level 3.
There are 45 persons/families in Level 4.
The members increase in a multiple fashion for each level: 3, 5, 9, 45, etc.
The first 3 levels show odd # sequence but misses a 7.
There is a sudden burst of members in Level 4; a 5-fold increase over Level 3.

Level 1 is early 1800s-late 1800s: Unknown (possibly same lifespan as Level 2).
Level 2 is at the turn of the 20th Century, late 1800s-early 1900s: Ami Aziz & Patma; Mohd Sharif (lived between 1840s-1850s).
Level 3 is 1900s-early 1950s: Nenek Inche & Walid (lived to 60s).
Level 4 is 1930s-late 1990s: Bapak & Mak (lived to 70s).
Level 5 is late 1950s-2020: myself.

Level 1
1. Mohd Hussain Khayyat
2. Abdul Rashid Makawi-Siti Seha
3. Parents of Ami Aziz Al-Yamani & Patma (father Sheik Mohamad bin Salem Al Yamani, mother?)

Level 2
1. Grandmother of Sharifah Mariam Syed Aidid-Syed Alwi
2. Syed Alwi-Siti Noor
3. Siti Rogayah-Wan Teh
4. Siti Rahmah-Ami Aziz
5. Patma-Mohd Sharif (nenek & datuk moyang)

Level 3
1. Syed Aidid-Sh Rahmah Sy Alwi
2. Syed Sahil-Sh Mariam Sy Alwi
3. Syed Mohd Sy Alwi
4. Siti Kalsom Wan Teh
5. Mohd Salleh Wan Teh
6. Fatma Ami Aziz Al-Yamani
7. Abdul Latif Ami Aziz Al-Yamani
8. Abdul Rashid Ami Aziz Al-Yamani
9. Aishah Mohd Amin-Mohd Yusope Mohd Sharif (nenek & datuk)

Level 4
Sh Mariam Sy Aidid
Sh Azizah Sy Aidid
Sh Aminah Sy Aidid
Sh Naemah Sy Aidid
Sh Shippak Sy Aidid
Sh Sheikha Sy Aidid
Sh Zahrah Sy Aidid
Sh Sakinah Sy Aidid
Sh Hasnah Sy Aidid
-------------------------
Sy Omar Sy Sahil
Sh Zahrah Sy Sahil
Syed Mohsin Syed Sahil *
Sh Sakinah Sy Sahil
Sh Alwiah SySahil
Dr Syed Mohamad Syed sahil
Sy Haizar Sy Sahil
Sh Azizah Sy Sahil
------------------------
Sheikh Abdul Aziz
Siti Salamah
------------------------
Sharul Nizam
Sabarina
Siti Wahidah
------------------------
Syed Mohd
Sh Mahani
Syed Ali
Syed Mansor
Syed Yusuff
Syed Abdullah
------------------------
Najib
Nawal
Najwa
-----------------------
Ainon
Zainah
Sarah
Jami'ah
Ramlah
Abu Bakar
Abdul Rashid (Bapak)
Jaafar
Safura
Che Bedah
Baharudin
Saleh
Che Sekma
Idris
----------------------

Level 5
Syed Hazman
Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi
Sharifah Muna Maisara
Syed Muhammad Husni
Syed Muhammad Harith
Syed Muhammad Hafizuddin
------------------------------------
Mohd Sharif
Sharifah
Faridah (me) & Affandi
Rabi'ah
Muhd Farid
Muhd Amin
Aminah
-----------------------------------

Level 6
Anak Syed Hazman
Anak Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Anak Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi (eg Lokmanul Hakim)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Anak Abang Sharif
Anak Faridah (Nuraishah, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Farah, Mira, Yus)

Anak Rabi
Anak Farid
Anak Amin
Anak Aminah
------------------------------

Level 7
Cucu Syed Hazman
Cucu Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Cucu Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi
-------------------------------------
Cucu Abang Sharif
Cucu Faridah
Cucu Rabi
Cucu Farid
Cucu Amin
Cucu Aminah
---------------------------

Level 8
Cicit Syed Hazman
Cicit Syed Muhammad Hilmi
Cicit Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi
-------------------------------------
Cicit Abang Sharif
Cicit Faridah
Cicit Rabi
Cicit Farid
Cicit Amin
Cicit Aminah

Descendants of Abdul Rashid Makawi & Siti Seha

Abdul Rashid Makawi married Siti Seha. They have 2 children, Mohd Yunus Makawi @ Wan Teh and Siti Rahmah Makawi.

Wan Teh bin Abdul Rashid Makawi married Siti Rogayah Mohd Hussain Khaiyath. They have 2 children:

1. Siti Kalsom Makawi @ Tok Kalsom (elder sister) 
2. Mohd Salleh Makawi (younger brother).

Siti Kalsom Makawi married to Shaik Ali Al-Khaiyath and lived in Kg Batu Uban. They had 2 children:

1. Shaik Abdul Aziz Shaik Ali Al-Khaiyath and 
2. Siti Salamah Shaik Ali Al-Khaiyath.

Mohd Salleh Makawi married ___. They had 3 children:

1. Shahrul Nizam Makawi, 
2. Sabarina Makawi and 
3. Siti Wahidah Makawi.

Siti Rahmah bt Abdul Rashid Makawi married to Abdul Aziz bin Mohamad bin Salem Al-Yamani (Ami Aziz Alyamani, Jelutong, Penang). They had 4 children: 

1. Siti Fatimah bt Abdul Aziz Alyamani @ Fatma Alyamani (Jelutong), 
2. Abdul Latiff Alyamani (Kulim), 
3. Zakaria Alyamani (Jelutong), and 
4. Abdul Rashid Alyamani (Jelutong). 

Numbers 1, 3 and 4 above have died.

Fatma Alyamani (Jelutong) married to Syed Omar Syed Mohamed Alhabshi. They had 6 children:

1. Syed Mohamed Syed Omar Alhabshi married Sharifah Zaharah Syed Sahil Jamalullail. They have 4 children: Syed Omar, Syed Hafiz, Sharifah __ and Sharifah NorDiana.
2. Sharifah Mahani Syed Omar Alhabshi
3. Syed Ali Syed Omar Alhabshi
4. Syed Mansor Syed Omar Alhabshi
5. Syed Yussuf Syed Omar Alhabshi
6. Syed Abdullah Syed Omar Alhabshi

Abdul Latiff Alyamani married Zaiton bt Hassan (Jelutong). They have 4 children and live in Kulim.

1. Najib bin Abdul Latiff Alyamani
2. Nawal bt Abdul Latiff Alyamani
3. Najwa bt Abdul Latiff Alyamani
4. Salwa bt Abdul Latiff Alyamani

Ami Aziz Al-Yamani's elder sister is Siti Fatimah bt Shaik Mohamad bin Salem Al-Yamani @ Pahmah. She was popularly known only as Pahmah. Nobody knew her real name in Melaka. When she gave birth to her first and only son, she was registered only by her nickname, i.e., Pahmah.

Pahma married (c.1895) to Mohd Sharif bin Ismail of Banda Hilir, Melaka. Their only son is Mohamed Usuf @ Mohd Yusope bin Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail Al-Yamani (1896-1954). They have 4 daughters.

Mohd Yusope was born at home in Melaka on 11 February 1896 while his father was away on the Hajj pilgrimage (bapanya pergi mengerjakan ibadah Haji). The father's youngest brother, Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani, registered his nephew's birth.

Mohd Yusope (Walid) was Bapak's father, and my paternal grandfather.

Descendants of Pahmah & Ami Aziz Alyamani

From Siti Salamah, Sharifah Alwiah Syed Sahil and Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi (7 Nov 2011)

The link between the Malacca Arabs and the Penang Arabs is via Ami Aziz Alyamani. Ami Aziz Alyamani was the younger brother of Pahmah. Ami Aziz Alyamani was a man of small stature in old age. However, Tok Kalthom (Batu Uban) said Ami Aziz Alyamani had a big build. 

There were 2 men named Aziz in Jelutong, Penang. Ami Aziz Alyamani was of small build. The other man, Aziz Ibrahim, was a man of big frame. He was a politician. His biodata is in the Penang Free School magazine.

I'm referring to Ami Aziz Alyamani, the man of small stature, who had once owned the European car business in Jalan Anson, Penang, and who married two wives - 1. Siti Rahmah bt Abdul Rashid Makawi and 2. Aishah bt Abdullah (Nek Jepun).

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From Bapak

Bapak never mentioned the full name of Pahmah and Ami Aziz Alyamani or their father. I therefore asked Shaik Abdul Aziz Al-Khaiyath - the son of Tok Kalthom in Kg Batu Uban, Penang.

Bapak had told me that Pahmah (Siti Fatimah bt Sheikh Mohamad bin Salem Alyamani) was fair like a Chinese (putih macam Cina). Pahmah could be a Nyonya. Pahmah's younger brother was Abdul Aziz bin Sheikh Mohamad (Ami Aziz Al-Yamani).

From me

Tok Moyang Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail married Nenek Moyang Pahmah @ Siti Fatimah bt Sheikh Mohamad bin Salem Alyamani, and they had 5 children, a son and 4 daughters.

1. Mohd Yusope @ Walid (Bapak's father) - Mohd Yusope was my paternal grandfather
2. Amnah - married to Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff (HABHAL) in Singapore (pengusaha kicap HABHAL selepas perang)
3. Mahani @ Nek Ani - guru Quran (never married)
4. Asiah @ Nek Ya - married Haji Ibrahim, a mamak businessman in Tampin. She also taught Quran with Nek Ani.
5. Alijah @ Nek Jah  - never married

Tok Moyang Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail died early (at age around 38). His wife also died with him.

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From Abang Sharif (25 April 2012) 

When Tok Moyang Hj Mohd Sharif died, Tok Moyang Zainal took Tok Yusope and Nek Jah (actual name is Khalijah/Halijah) under his arm whilst Tok Moyang Nordin took care of Mahani, Amnah & Asiah.

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From me (28 April 2012)

When Tok Moyang Haji Mohd Sharif died, his 2 younger brothers took care of his children. Tok Moyang Zainal Abidin (the youngest of 3 brothers) cared for Tok Yusope (Walid) and Nenek Alijah (Nek Jah) while Tok Moyang Haji Nordin (middle brother) cared for the 3 older girls - Nenek Amnah, Nenek Mahani (Nek Ani) and Nenek Asiah (Nek Ya).

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From Bapak

Mohd Yusope bin Haji Mohd Sharif (Walid) married Aishah bt Mohd Amin (Nek Inchek of Kg Baru, KL). They had 15 children. Names of their children are (as ordered by Bapak):

1. Ainon (Mak Ainon)
2. Zainah (Makcik Nah, Che Nah)
3. Sarah (Mak Sarah)
4. Jami'ah (Mak Nya) @ Rahmah
5. Ramlah (Mak Lah)
6. Abu Bakar (Pak Baka, Pak Bakau, Pak Kau)
7. Abdul Rashid (Bapak, my father)
8. Jaafar (Pakcik Pau, Pak Pau)
9. Safura (Bik Wa)
10. Che Bedah (Mak Bedah, Bedah)
11. Baharudin (Badin, Pak Din)
12. Saleh (Pak Saleh)
13. Che Sekma (Mak Sekma)
14. Idris (died as infant)
15. Shamsul'ain (died as infant)

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From me

Abdul Aziz bin Sheikh Mohamad (Ami Aziz Al-Yamani) married and lived in Penang, in a small Malay wooden house by the sea at Jelutong Beach.

However, there was another place I met Ami Aziz Alyamani, during Hari Raya Aidilfitri - at an endmost white shophouse where Nek Jepun lived. It was a shophouse by a big tree, before he lived at the yellow house at Hutton Lane. 

Did Ami Aziz marry 2 ladies? Yes, he married Nek Jepun later, but did not have any children with her. She had previously married a policeman. They adopted a Chinese girl as their daughter (Mazlifah Aziz). Both Nek Jepun and her adopted daughter often returned to Tokyo, Japan.

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From Tok Chu in Air Itam, Penang (27 May 2012)

The British gave Ami Aziz Alyamani a European car business and also a house. This house is a big yellow double-storey bungalow behind Masjid Jalan Hutton (there is a small road at the side of the mosque that leads to his house). The road was formerly Hutton Lane.

Tok Chu is Mohd Nor Merican, the father of Datuk Prof Dr Ahmad Murad Merican.

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From me

Ami Aziz Alyamani's brick house was a bright yellow building. The lane is very narrow. There was a car parked in the shed adjacent to the big house. Masjid Jalan Hutton blocks the streetview of his house.

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From me

Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope (Bapak) married Jumabee Tulip bt Che Lah (Mak). They had 7 children:

Mohd Sharif (Abang, b.29 Oct 1956-d.19 July 2017)
Sharifah (Pah, b.24 Oct 1957-d.16 Dec 2017)
Faridah (me)
Rabi'ah (Rabi)
Muhd Farid (Farid, b.7 Feb 1961-d.2 Dec 2015)
Muhd Amin (Amin)
Aminah (Minah)

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RANKING BETWEEN THE DESCENDANTS OF PAHMAH AND AMI AZIZ ALYAMANI

Pahmah and Ami Aziz Alyamani were siblings from the same parents. Pahmah was the eldest.

Level -3
The 3rd great-grandparents of Pahmah and Abdul Aziz Alyamani.


Level -2
The 2nd great-grandparents of Pahmah and Abdul Aziz Alyamani.


Level -1
The great-grandparents of Pahmah and Abdul Aziz Alyamani.


Level 0
The grandparents of Pahmah and Abdul Aziz Alyamani.


Level 1
The parents of Pahmah and Abdul Aziz Alyamani (Ami Aziz Alyamani).

Level 2
Pahmah was my father's grandmother (Bapak punya nenek) ... Nenek Patma.
Ami Aziz Alyamani was my father's granduncle (Bapak punya datuk saudara)

Pahmah @ Siti Fatimah bt Mohamad Al-Yamani is my paternal great-grandmother (nenek moyang sebelah Bapak).
Ami Aziz Al-Yamani is my paternal great-granduncle (datuk saudara moyang sebelah Bapak).

Level 3
The children of Ami Aziz Alyamani & Siti Rahmah Abdul Rashid Makawi (Fatmah Alyamani and Abdul Latif Alyamani) are my father's uncle and aunt (bapa saudara dan ibu saudara).

They are my paternal granduncles and grandaunt (nenek & datuk saudara sebelah Bapak).

Level 4
The children of Fatmah Alyamani (Syed Mohamad, Sharifah Mahani, Syed Ali, Syed Mansor, Syed Yussuf and Syed Abdullah) and the children of Abdul Latif Alyamani (Najib, Nawal, Najwa & Salwa) are my father's cousins.

They are my paternal aunts and uncles (ibu saudara & bapa saudara sebelah Bapak).

Level 5
The children of Syed Mohamad, Sharifah Mahani, Syed Ali, Syed Mansor, Syed Yussuf and Syed Abdullah and Najib, Nawal, Najwa and Salwa, are my father's distant nephews & nieces.

They are my distant second cousins (sepupu bau bacang).

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From The Early Malay Doctors 

- Biography of Dr SM Baboo

Both Mr Abdul Aziz Ibrahim and Dr SM Baboo were involved in politics in Penang.

The Singapore Free Press on 5 December 1952 reported that Dr SM Baboo (UMNO-Muslim) and Mr Aziz Ibrahim (Radical) were defeated in 1951. Dr Baboo was a private medical practitioner who represented Kelawei Ward. Mr Aziz Ibrahim was a publisher and represented Jelutong.[1]

Mr Aziz Ibrahim's wife was also in politics but she also lost in the 1951 elections.

[1] The Singapore Free Press, 5 December 1952, page 4. Backing, Not Personality, Will Bring in the Votes.

Jaafar bin Mohd Yusope

Full name: Jaafar bin Mohd Yusope
Call name: I called him Pak Cik Pau. Nonie called him Pak Pau.
Deceased 2015

From Bapak:

Pak Cik Pau married 3 times:
1. Minah
2. Maznah
3. Fatimah

First marriage

Minah was a midwife/nurse at Masjid Tanah and was a relative of Tun Ghafar Baba. When Pak Cik Pau refused to marry Mak Cik Minah, dia hilangkan diri, cabut lari. Mak Cik Minah worked in Tampin, near Nenek Yah's place in Tampin. Later, people advised Pak Cik Pau to marry Mak Cik Minah and then divorce her if he didn't want Ghafar Baba and family to be involved and take action against him for refusing to marry Mak Cik Minah. He did so. He married Mak Cik Minah and then divorced her.

Second marriage

Then Pak Cik Pau married Mak Cik Maznah. Pak Cik Pau was hot tempered, and always scolded Mak Cik Maznah and their 2 kids. At last he divorced her. Mak Cik Maznah sold cakes in Selayang to support her 2 kids. She died from exhaustion.

Mak Cik Maznah's children are:
1. Mohd Suhaimi
2. Muslifah

Suhaimi married but has no children. Muslifah married but is divorced. Pak Cik Pau has no grandchildren.

Third marriage

Then Pak Cik Pau  married Mak Cik Fatimah. Her kids are all grown up. He has remained with Mak Cik Fatimah till now.

From me:
Pak Cik Pau is the most handsome of Bapak's brothers. Bapak is also handsome. Mak Cik Maznah was very kind and spoke softly. She cooked good dishes when we visited her at home.
Mak Cik Maznah became a single parent and supported her kids by selling cakes in Selayang. She always confided in Mak (I was in TKC then but heard from Mak). Mak helped her financially. She worked very hard, fell ill, and died. Mak became very sad when Mak Cik Maznah died.
Temper is something that runs in men. When syaitan invades humans, it can give rise to anger. The only way out of anger is to read Quran and avoid inheriting saka (evil spirits).

Pak Cik Pau passed away in 2015. I didn't get to see him. I met him when he came to our house in Minden Heights, Penang when Bapak died in March 2009. He was already unwell then.

Bapak's Brothers

Bapak has 5 brothers:
1. Abu Bakar bin Mohd Yusope
2. Jaafar bin Mohd Yusope
3. Bapak
4. Baharuddin bin Mohd Yusope
5. Saleh bin Mohd Yusope
6. Idris bin Mohd Yusope

Abu Bakar (Pak Bakar) married and lived in Malaysia and Singapore. Divorced. Deceased. 2 children.

Jaafar (Pak Cik Pau) married twice and lived in Negeri Sembilan and KL. 2 children with first wife, Mak Cik Maznah. Divorced. Remarried to Mak Cik Fatimah (a nurse). No children with second wife.

Baharuddin (Pak Din) married Mak Cik Fauziah and lived in KL. Both deceased. 2 children but son died. Surviving married daughter - Noraini (Noni).

Saleh (Pak Saleh) married Mak Cik Zahrah and lived in Sentul then Gombak. 3 married daughters - Norhafizah (Facebook), Nur Suhaila (Facebook) and Nurul Akmar (Facebook).

Idris died an infant.

Standing in front row from left: Saleh and Baharudin. Standing at rear from left: Abu Bakar, Jaafar, and Abdul Rashid (Bapak). At rumah 262 Banda Hilir, Melaka. Could be Aidilfitri 1954.

Standing from left: Saleh (Pak Saleh) and Baharudin (Pak Din). Seated from left: Abdul Rashid (Bapak), Abu Bakar (Pak Bakar), and Jaafar (Pak Cik Pau). Photo from Nonie's Facebook. Date - before Pak Bakar died.

Masjid Semabok (1)

GRAVES AT MASJID SEMABOK

Kubur saudara Bapak di Masjid Semabok

Proper name of graveyard:
Tanah Perkuburan Islam, Masjid Semabok, Bukit Semabok, Semabok, Malacca

Common old names:
Kubur Semabok; Kubur Masjid Semabok

Location:
The graveyard is situated on a hill (Bukit Semabok) behind Masjid Semabok, now renamed to Masjid Al-Abrar, Semabok.

 

Rumah Pak Ji Usop is 290m from Masjid Semabok.

Boleh jalan kaki.

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From Bapak:

Kubur di Masjid Semabok, Melaka
These people are buried at Kubur Semabok:

1. Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (Datok Hj Mohd Sharif, Bapak's paternal grandfather)
2. Haji Mohd Yusope bin Mohd Sharif (Walid, Bapak's father)
3. Mahani bt Haji Mohd Sharif (Nek Ani, Bapak's aunt)
4. Alijah bt Haji Mohd Sharif (Nek Jah, Bapak's aunt)

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Nek Ya is buried at Kubur Lorong Panjang, Banda Hilir (Bapak's aunt).

Nek Amnah is buried in Singapore (Bapak's aunt).

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From Mak Bedah (26 December 2015), during Azizah's wedding reception in Jengka:

Kubur di Masjid Semabok, Melaka

There are 4 graves of our ascendants in the graveyard of Masjid Semabok. However, only 3 graves are filled; the fourth liang lahad is empty. The grave plot was possibly bought - arwah Pak Ji Yusof would know more but he is deceased. The plot is in front of the mimbar.

1. Datuk Yusope bin Haji Mohd Sharif (Walid; Bapak's father)
2. Datuk moyang Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (Bapak's paternal grandfather)
3. Wife of datuk moyang Haji Mohd Sharif (Bapak's grandmother)
4. An empty grave which was meant for Nenek Inchek, but she died and was buried in KL

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VISIT KUBUR SEMABOK
4 June 2016

I visted Kubur Semabok with Abang Moin (anak Mak Lah).

The graves are to the left of the mimbar if I stand inside the masjid.

The graves are immediately in front of the masjid building outside.

Macam mana nak pergi kubur dan mencari kedudukan kubur?

Lalu depan tangga utama masjid and berjalan ke arah tandas/tempat wudhuk lelaki. Lalu ikut lorong di antara masjid dan tandas lelaki, dan naik ke atas bukit di belakang masjid. Bukit ini amat curam, tanah serta batunya tajam, dan berwarna merah (red laterite rocks and soil). Patah kanan, ikut tepi masjid. Akan temu kubur berhampiran mimbar masjid.

Dengan menghadap menara Masjid Semabok, jalan melepasi tangga dan ikut  sebelah kiri dalam gambar ini (go to the left).

Pergi ke kiri lagi (walk to the left).

Jalan lagi ... lalu pasu bunga (walk past the flower pots).

Patah kanan dan ikut lorong di antara masjid dan tandas lelaki. Terus naik atas bukit (agak curam dan batunya tajam).

Tiba di kubur Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (kanan) dan isterinya Patma (kiri). Kepala berada di nisan yang belakang, Depan kubur Patma ialan kubur anak sulung mereka, Mohd Yusope bin Hj Mohd Sharif. Depan kubur Hj Mohd Sharif dibiarkan kosong (liang lahad kosong). Isteri Mohd Yusope ialah Nenek Inchek. Nenek Inchek tidak meninggal di Melaka tetapi meninggal di KL dan dikebumikan di KL. Jadi kubur bertiga di sini ada penghuni dan yang ke-4 kosong. Tembok berhampiran kubur Mohd Yusope sudah sembah bumi dan jatuh atas kuburnya (jadi kedua-dua nisannya tidak kelihatan).

Kubur Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (tok moyang sebelah Bapak).

Kubur Patma, isteri Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail. Nama penuh Patma tidak diketahui. Tapi Bapak kata dia putih macam Cina.

Batu nisan di bahagian kepala kubur Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (datuk moyang sebelah Bapak).

Batu nisan di bahagian kepala kubur Patma (nenek moyang sebelah Bapak).

Kedua-dua kubur Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail dan isteri berada di sebelah kiri dalam gambar ini. Kedua-dua kubur sebelah kanan tidak diketahui penghuninya.

Kubur Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail dan Patma berada di antara masjid dan tembok batu tanah perkuburan.

Tembok batu berada bersebelahan/berhampiran/di belakang kubur Patma dan anaknya Mohd Yusope. Bahagian tembok yang pecah terjatuh di atas kubur Mohd Yusope bin Hj Mohd Sharif.

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Other places of burial
Most of Bapak's relatives are buried at various places.

1. Amnah bt Haji Mohd Sharif - buried in Singapore
2. Asiah bt Haji Mohd Sharif (Nenek Yah) - buried at Bukit Tempurong, junction of St John's Hill in Malacca
3. Aishah bt Mohd Amin (Nenek Inchek, Bapak's mother) - buried at Tanah Perkuburan Masjid Gombak, at the junction of Safura/Bi' Wa's house, further up than Bi' Chekma/Tok Ali's house; kawasan Perkuburan Islam Gombak , kampung style with a lot of rubber trees.
4. Baharuddin bin Mohd Yusope (Pak Din) - buried in Balakong
5. Safura bt Mohd Yusope (Bik Wa) - buried in Gombak, Perwira graves, orderly (kubur teratur).
6. Jami'ah bt Mohd Yusope (Mak Nya) - buried where?
7. Sarah bt Mohd Yusope (Mak Sarah) - buried where?
8. Abu Bakar bin Mohd Yusope (Pak Bakar) - buried in Singapore. He died in hospital and was brought home to Aishah bt Ahmad's house in Singapore. He was buried in Singapore (#, penggali ready).
9. Bi' Chekma - died and was buried in Makkah
10. HABHAL - buried where?
11. Haji Jelani bin Kupah - buried where?
12. Nenek Mon - buried where?
13. Cik Gayah - buried where? KL?

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Batu Nisan Aceh
http://aneukagamaceh.blogspot.com/2009/01/batu-nisan-aceh.html

Tan Sri Habib Mohammed Shah (HM Shah)

Full name: Tan Sri Habib Mohammed Shah bin Ali Shah Khan
Contracted name: Tan Sri H. M. Shah
Call name: Tan Sri HM Shah

Born: 1921 (he was 10 years Bapak's senior)
Deceased: 26 May 2014 in Guangzhao, China
Interred at Tanah Perkuburan, Ampang in KL

Residence:

1. His big bungalow by the sea in Tanjung Keling, Malacca had a library.
2. No 2, Jalan Kelab Golf 13/5, Seksyen 13, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor (No. 1 is Rumah Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam)

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Tan Sri HM Shah was a successful entrepreneur in Singapore and Malaysia. He owned several businesses in Melaka, Kuala Lumpur, and Petaling Jaya.

The prominent entrepreneur was always associated with the development of Petaling Jaya in the early 1970s.

From Bapak (2007): HM Shah family has a business in Singapore. They are rich and own "Shah Village", an inn in Kuala Lumpur. HM Shah has a factory in Kuala Lumpur.

He was in the film and media industry before joining Utusan Melayu. His film production company was Merdeka Studio, which produced many of the early Malay films of Malaya and Singapore, including those in which P. Ramlee starred. HM Shah paid for P. Ramlee's funeral.

He was the first CEO/Managing Director of Utusan Melayu in 1948, after WW2. Lee Kuan Yew was the legal advisor for Utusan, and later became the Prime Minister of Singapore.

Encik Mohamed Said bin Zahari was in charge of Utusan Melayu in Singapore in 1963, before he was jailed for 17 years without trial by the Lee Kuan Yew administration. He was released when Tun Dr Mahathir intervened. 

HM Shah left Utusan to start his own business.

From Internet Yellow Pages and Google search:

1. Merdeka Studio in Ulu Klang, Selangor in 1961-1966. His first film was Tun Tijah (Tun Teja). The company was taken over by Shaw Organisation in 1966, and was later bought by FINAS. It now houses FINAS.
2. H.M. Shah Enterprise Sdn Bhd, Shahs Village Motel, Lrg Sultan, Seksyen 52, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Tel: 03-7955 5522. Email: village@shahsresorts.com
3. YBhg Dato’ H.M. Shah - H.M. Shah Enterprise Sdn Bhd, No 3 & 5, Lorong Sultan 46200 Petaling Jaya. Tel: 03-7956 9322 Fax: 03-7955 7712. Retrieved 8 Nov 2011, from: Kuala Lumpur Malay Chamber of Commerce
4. Shah's Motel opened in Petaling Jaya in 1967. It later became the Shah's Village Hotel (SVH).
5. Shah's Village Hotel (SVH) in Petaling Jaya (PJ). This big, grand and elegant hotel had purple lights at night. I remember Bapak pointed out this hotel to us kids from a distance when we were in Petaling Jaya. Bapak stayed at the hotel when it first opened as H. M. Shah had invited Bapak.
6. Shah's Village and Resort in Tanjung Keling, Melaka, opened in 1971.
7. H.M. Shah Enterprises Limited, 150 Aldersgate Street, London. EC1A AB, UK in  1974.
8. Shah Tower (Menara HM Shah) in Petaling Jaya
9. Shah was also in the midst of setting up the HM Shah Foundation for Education. 

H.M. SHAH ENTERPRISES LIMITED LONDON

Incorporated on Wednesday, 19 June 1974
Share capital: £1,000

Company: H.M. Shah Enterprises Limited
Registered Office:

Initial address: Russell Square House, 10/12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5LF

Change of address: 150 Aldersgate Street, London, United Kingdom, EC1A 4AB (7 Sept 2015)

H.M. Shah Enterprises started in year 1974 as Private Limited Company with registration number 01174503. The H.M. Shah Enterprises company has been functioning successfully for fourty one years now and its status is active. The firm's office is based in London at 150 Aldersgate Street. Postal code: EC1A 4AB.

The firm currently employs 4 directors, namely Soraya Binti Habib Shah, Omar Din Bin Habib Shah and Shahrum Ali Bin H M Shah and others. The youngest director - Shahrum Ali Bin H M Shah was born in June 1962, the oldest - Dr Kamal Ariffin Bin Habib in July 1947. Of them, Shahrum Ali Bin H M Shah, Dr Kamal Ariffin Bin Habib have been with the company the longest, being appointed on 31 December 1992 and Soraya Binti Habib Shah and Omar Din Bin Habib Shah have been employed the shortest - from 18 January 2013. As of 27 December 2015, there were 3 ex-directors - Habib Mohd Shah, Viera Sarina Shah and Khairudin Shah. There were no ex-secretaries.

1. Viera Sarina Shah, Director, Board Member, appointed 31 Dec 1992, resigned 19 Jan 2013.
2. Habib Mohd Shah, Director, Board Member, appointed 31 Dec 1992, resigned 18 Jan  2013. Deceased 26 May 2014.
3. Khairudin Shah - resigned 18 Jan 2013; appointment terminated on 05/02/2013, residence: Malaysia
4. Dr Kamal Ariffin bin Habib (oldest, born July 1947), appointed on 31 Dec 1992, residence: Malaysia
5. Shahrum Ali bin H M Shah/Shahrum Ali Shah (youngest, born June 1962), Director, Board Member, appointed 31 Dec 1992, residence: Malaysia
6. Soraya bt Habib Shah, Director, appointed 18 Jan 2013, residence: Malaysia
7. Omar Din bin Habib Shah, Director, appointed 18 Jan 2013, residence: Switzerland
8. Hanief Shah, Director, Board Member, H.M.S. London Limited, 25 Manchester Square, London, W1U 3PY; and Director, Board Member, Sqft Inc. Limited, 130 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 4ET

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According to his daughter, Dr Farida Shah, and sons Shariff Shah and Khairudin, their father was a man with many firsts, among them:

1. the first Malay to be involved in film-making (in Singapore); he knew P. Ramlee,
2. the first to build a petrol station in Petaling Jaya, 
3. the first venue for traditional Malay dances,
4. the first bowling alley in Petaling Jaya,
5. the first to start a drive-in cinema in the country (where?) and 
6. the first motel in Petaling Jaya (Shah's Village Motel opened in 1967); PJ was still a jungle.
7. the first to bring in the Russian circus in the 1960s.

Recreation: Golf was his favourite sport.

Health: Tan Sri H. M. Shah suffered from cancer for a few months before he passed away. He went to Guangzhao, China for follow-up cancer treatment. His wife and child were at his side when he passed away. His remains were brought back on Friday, to Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, and later interred at Tanah Perkuburan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur.

Demise:

Date of demise: 2 p.m., Monday, 26 May 2014 in Guangzhao, China. He was 93
(he died 5 years after Bapak died)

Burial note: Residents of Kg Baru are interred at Tanah Perkuburan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

Friends and relatives can pay their last respects tonight from 8pm at No 2, Jalan 13/5, Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam.
The burial rites will be held at Tanah Perkuburan, Ampang tomorrow at 10am.

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Siblings:

Unknown #

A younger brother named Mohamad Kasim bin Abdul (69; born 1945) is 14 years younger than Bapak.

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Unions: 3 wives = 2 Malay-Pakistani wives who were sisters and a European wife

1. First wife was a Malay-Pakistani lady (unnamed). She was the elder sister. 
2. Second wife was the younger sister of the first wife who had passed away (salin tikar).
3. European lady: Puan Sri Viera Sarina Shah (DOB April 1948) ... born after WW2. Occupation: Hotelier.

Bapak said HM Shah married a Malay girl.
But people who know HM Shah told me that HM Shah married a European/Eurasian.
His relative mentioned he had 2 Malay-Pakistani wives who were sisters.

Viera Sarina Shah's appointments:

1. She was a hotelier and first held the company post as director in 1992, when she was 44. Her appointment was to H.M. SHAH ENTERPRISES LIMITED on 31 December 1992, from which she resigned (retired) on 18 January 2013 (20 years 18 days). Her work address was: A8-1 MENARA INDAH TAMAN TUN ABDUL RAZAK, AMPANG, SELANGOR 68000, MALAYSIA. She was 68 when her husband passed away in 2014.
2. H.M. SHAH ENTERPRISES LIMITED (active). Viera Sarina Shah was employed as Director (HOTELIER) at H.M. SHAH ENTERPRISES LIMITED from 31 December 1992 to 18 January 2013. Resigned. Company address: H.M. SHAH ENTERPRISES LIMITED, 150 ALDERSGATE STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, EC1A 4AB.
3. Penasihat, Persatuan Chopin Malaysia, 2011
4. President, Persatuan Chopin Malaysia 2014-2016

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Children: 10

First Malay-Pakistani wife had 5 children:

1. Baharuddin (deceased)
2. Zaitun (deceased)
3. Dr Kamal Ariffin bin Habib (born 22 July 1947, eldest) - medical practitioner, KL, Malaysia
4. Prof Farida Shah/Prof Farida Habib Shah (29 June 1948-1 Nov 2014) - molecular biologist and professor at UKM and UMT, biotechpreneur. Died aged 66.
5. Jamilah Habib Shah

Second Malay-Pakistani wife had 4 children: 

1. Soraya bt Habib Shah (born 17 Feb 1954) - entrepreneur, London, UK
2. Khairudin Shah (born 1956) - manager, Malaysia
3. Omar Din bin Habib Shah  (born 15 June 1959) - trader, London, UK
4. Shahrum Ali bin H M Shah (born 11 June 1962)  - lawyer, Bangsar, Malaysia

His European wife had a son (Viera's son):

1. Shariff Shah (born 1975) - Hotelier. Shariff studied Hotel Management in Switzerland. Shariff is the owner of a three-storey boutique hotel in PJ, the PJ-Luxe Boutique hotel, off Jalan Sultan, which is within a stone’s throw away from SVH. The hotel has 27 rooms and opened on 5 May 2015. Shariff Shah married Su Shah. 

Some friends have met his sons.

Grandchildren: 17

Great-grandchildren: 6

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From Bapak, 2007:

HM Shah was Bapak's relative.

Bapak was a penjual kuih by the seaside. Bapak met "nenek"(which nenek?) when Bapak sold putu piring by the beach in Malacca and when Bapak worked in the Parliament as Simultaneous Interpreter (BI-BM)

HM Shah's aunts wore gold ornaments (makcik-makcik pakai emas).

HM Shah drove a Buick.

HM Shah would stopover in Malacca when en route to Penang. He would pick up Bapak as his guide and driver. While driving, they went past a short signboard (to Ipoh) that was partially hidden, and they got lost. They entered a quiet tiny road, a communist road! However, they went through the communist road and reached Penang safely.

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From Mak, 1972-1973:

Mak said HM Shah came to see her to ask about how and where about to build a seaside inn. He asked Mak for ideas. Mak gave him her ideas. Mak said he came to see her a few times.

HM Shah then opened an inn called Shah's Village and Resort, at Tanjung Keling, Melaka.

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From me:

At the time when HM Shah came to see Mak for ideas for his seaside inn, I was in Form 2-3 (1972-3) at the Malacca Girls' High School (MGHS) in Durian Daun.

Then I went away to TKC, Seremban for Form 4, 5 and 6.

I have never met H. M. Shah, but I have heard about him, first from Mak, and later from Bapak. Mak described him to me in the early 1970s. Bapak related about him in 2007, 2 years before Bapak passed away.

Klebang is after Limbongan, where Mak Sekmah and Pak Cik Mohamad and family had lived adjacent to Masjid Limbongan.

Limbongan was an ancient seaport, and where the Indians were brought into early Malacca by the British colonial masters.

Under Dutch rule, and later, the British rule, the people of Malacca were seggregated according to races and religions, and lived in different parts of Malacca. The non Muslim Chinese lived at Bukit China, near Durian Daun. The Chinese Muslims lived at Tengkera - they were rich imams. The Indian Muslims lived at Kg Pali, which is near Masjid Kg Keling at Jonker Street- they were educated Indians, including Munshi Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, who worked for Stamford Raffles in early Singapore. The Arab, Javanese, and Sumatran Muslims lived at Banda Hilir, Umbai, Ujong Pasir and Pengkalan Rama - they spread Islam to Malacca. The Babas and Nyonyas occupied the brick terraced shophouses in Banda Hilir - they were rich business people. The descendants of the Portuguese lived in tiny houses at the Portuguese Settlement by the sea - they were fishermen. The white Christians lived in bungalows in Banda Hilir and Durian Daun, Malacca.

Dr Carleel Merican and second wife Sarah (a Nyonya) and family also lived in Klebang. They lived behind Kamariah Md Nor's house. Kamariah bt Md Nor's father was a famous early homeopathic Malay doctor - Dr (H) Md Nor bin Noordin. Both her parents were from Singapore and settled in Klebang. Kamariah's daughter is married to a descendant of HM Shah.

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From Zakry Fitri bin Abdul Aziz (13 January 2016):

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Zakry Fitri bin Abdul Aziz

Antara anak Tan Sri HM Shah adalah Allahyarhamah Prof Farida Habib Shah (1948-2011), betul ke?. H bukan Haji, tapi Habib Mohd Shah, ada Menara HM Shah di PJ.

Keturunan sebelah Allahyarhamah nenek saya mungkin ada kaitan dengan beliau, hingga sampai ke moyang Ali Shah Khan (asal India)

:: Zakry's grandmother was probably related to Tan Sri H. M. Shah. Their great-grandfather is Ali Shah Khan.::

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From PearyKhan Heir (23 October 2016 at 21:55):

Allahyarham ada 2 isteri melayu+pakistan. Isteri pertama, 5 anak, selepas isteri pertama meninggal, beliau berkahwin dengan adik kepada arwah, 4 anak. Nyarus dan Hanief bukan anak beliau. Anak pertama Baharuddin (meninggal), anak kedua Zaitun (arwah), baru disusuli dengan Dr Kamal, arwah Prof Farida dan seterusnya.

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From Azharuddin Kassim (my junior at CSUC):

1. HM Shah's father was Ali Shah Khan. He came from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in India. He was a land surveyor and came to Penang with the British in the late 1800s.
2. HM Shah's father married 4 wives - 2 were from India and 2 were from Malaya
3. First wife: A lady from India was the first wife. She lived in Penang. HM Shah was from this first wife. His mother was Hjh Long bt Perry Khan. She was from India. She remarried to Abdul after Ali Shah died, with whom she had a daughter Maimon bt Abdul, and a son Mohamad Kasim bin Abdul.
4. Second wife: Azharuddin's great-grandmother (nenek moyang) from Kesang was the second wife. His grandfather is Ahmad Khan. His father is Kassim.
5. Third wife: A lady from India was the third wife. She lived in Serkam.
6. Fourth wife: A lady from Banda Kaba was the fourth wife. She re-located to Tengkera.
7. Rahmat Shah bin Ali Shah Khan was Penghulu .
8. Azharuddin's granduncle Wanchik married Hamidah bt Hj Abdul Lathif, daughter of Ulamak Nusantara, Hj Abdul Lathif bin Hj Nuruddin @ Hj Tambi.

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External links

Wikipedia;
https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habib_Mohammed_Shah

Utusan Malaysia, Monday, 26 Mei 2014, Arkib 27/5/2014:
Bekas Pengarah Urusan Utusan Melayu meninggal dunia.

Utusan/UUM Repository, 29 May 2014
H.M Shah banyak berjasa kepada Utusan - UUM Repository

The Star Online - Community, Friday, 30 May 2014
Owner of iconic Shah's Motel passes away

The Malay Mail Online, 1 June 2014
HM Shah - a man of many firsts

The Malaysian Reserve, Thursday, 8 October 2015
Following His Father's Footsteps As A Hotelier

Company Check
Viera Sarina Shah - Malaysia - Hotelier

DueDil
H. M. Shah Enterprises Limited

Company Director Check
Viera Sarina Shah

opencorporates
Viera Sarina Shah

Company Data Rex (CDRex)
Viera Sarina Shah

BizStats
H.M. Shah Enterprises Limited, London

Dellam Corporate Information Limited, England
H.M. Shah Enterprises Limited

Datalog
H.M. Shah Enterprises Limited

Russian Centre of Science and Culture
http://mys.rs.gov.ru/ (Russia)
http://www.russia.org.my/en/articles-en/20120325_Chopin.php (Kuala Lumpur)

Utusan Online, ARKIB : 16/11/2011
Festival Muzik Klasik Antarabangsa 18-25 November 2011

INTRODUCTORY NOTES FROM NEW PRESIDENT – PERSATUAN CHOPIN MALAYSIA
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, by CHOPIN SOCIETY MALAYSIA
Puan Sri Viera Sarina Shah President, Persatuan Chopin Malaysia 2014-2016

hmshah
http://hmshahgroup.blogspot.my/

kompany
Viera Shah

Kosmo! Online
Legasi Shahs Village Hotel

New Straits Times 31 August 2002
Wedding joy for two couples
https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82687496.html#

The Malaysia Book of Records
Oldest to score hole-in-1
HM Shah (81) on 8 May 2002