Prof Syed Mohsin bin Syed Sahil Jamalullail

 INTRODUCTION

Prof. Syed Mohsin bin Syed Sahil Jamalullail was a Penang Arab whose village was in Jelutong as well as Batu Uban in Penang (on the island). Prof. Syed Mohsin was a Professor of Pharmacology and an advocate of Arabic medicine as well as Malay traditional cures. Prof. Syed Mohsin belongs to Al-Jamalullail clan based in Penang and Perlis.

Prof. Syed Mohsin Syed Jamalullail chairing a meeting at Universiti Sains Malaysia in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, 5 March 2007. Prof. Syed Mohsin passed away on Sunday, 6 November 2011.

FAMILY VISITATIONS

First Visit

I visited  Professor Syed Mohsin bin Syed Sahil Jamalullail at his home in Kampung Huda, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan earlier in this evening, Sunday, 23 October 2011. I interviewed him from approximately 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm over fragrant chrysanthemum tea and cream puffs. Prof. Syed Mohsin or "Tuan Syed" as I called him, was an authority on the Syed story in Penang (and maybe too in Malaysia and Singapore). I have always resorted to him for anything that had to do with Arabs and things Arabic. I first came to know him when I first started working as a lecturer at USM Medical School in Penang in June 1982. He was already a lecturer and was also one of the 5 founders of the USM Medical School, then based in Penang. He taught Pharmacology to the first, second, third and fourth batches of medical students at UKM prior to joining USM. The present Director-General (DG) was his student; the present DG was in the second batch of medical students at UKM.

The information below was obtained from Prof. Syed Mohsin at the first visit on 23 October 2011, at his home in Kg Huda, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

Professor Syed Mohsin bin Syed Sahil Jamalullail 

Almarhum Prof Syed Mohsin (1951-2011) 

Prof. Syed Mohsin was popularly known as Tuan Syed or Prof Syed. He was Ami Chen to his Arab relatives.

Prof. Syed Mohsin was born in Batu Uban, Penang on Independence day, 31 August 1951 (same year Datuk Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani was born, anak Nya Intan, Klang).

He passed away on Sunday, 6 November 2011, which coincided with the first day of Aidiladha celebrations, 10 Zulhijjah 1432 Hijrah. He died in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. He is laid to rest at Kubur Demit in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

Prof. Syed previously worked with UKM Medical School before he was seconded to USM Medical School. He was one of the 5 founding lecturers of the USM Medical School in 1979. At the time he was known as Tuan Syed as he was the only lecturer with a Syed name. He became a full professor at USM, for which he was called Prof Syed. (Another Syed lecturer in O&G was Prof. Syed Abdullah who returned from the UK. He was a relative of my father but I don't know the exact links.)

Prof. Syed's father is Syed Sahil Jamalullail who died in 2010 and is buried at Masjid Arau in Arau, Perlis. I met Syed Sahil at Prof. Syed's second child's (son) wedding at Kg Huda, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

Prof. Syed's mother is Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi Aidid. She is still alive, aged 80. She lives in Jitra, Kedah. I met her at the first tahlil for almarhum Prof. Syed on 7 November 2011, day after Tuan Syed passed away.

Sharifah Mariam's half-sister is Sharifah Rahmah bt Syed Alwi Aidid, whose eldest daughter is Dr Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Hassan Aidid (USM, Penang).

Prof. Syed Mohsin bin Syed Sahil Jamalullail and Dr Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Hassan Aidid are cousins (sepupu).

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

Prof. Syed Mohsin had 8 siblings. He was #3: 

1. Syed Omar Syed Sahil
2. Sharifah Zahrah Syed Sahil (married Syed Mohamad Syed Omar Alhabshi; anak Fatma Alyamani - anak Ami Aziz Alyamani, Jelutong - adik Pahmah, isteri Hj Md Sharif bin Ismail Alyamani, Banda Hilir, Melaka)
3. Prof. Syed Mohsin Syed Sahil (31 August 1951-6 November 2011, married Hasnah bt Ishak, N. Sembilan)
4. Sharifah Sakinah Syed Sahil
5. Assoc. Prof. Dr Sharifah Alwiah Syed Sahil (married Osman Abdul Ghani)
6. Dr Syed Mohamad Syed Sahil (married Sharifah Sakinah Syed Aidid)
7. Syed Haizar Syed Sahil
8. Sharifah Azizah Syed Sahil

Prof. Syed Mohsin married Puan Hasnah bt Ishak. They were blessed with 7 children. Prof. Syed's children are:- 

1. Syed Hazman - architect
2. Syed Muhammad Hilmi - petroleum engineer with Exxon Mobile.
3. Dr Syed Hasanul Hadi - trained by PCM & Sheffield; trained as surgeon at USM Medical School. Urology?
4. Sharifah Muna Maisara - a schoolteacher in Sabah (munamohsin@gmail.com)
5. Syed Muhammad Husni - composes songs (prefers art)
6. Syed Muhammad Harith - Diploma in Mechatronics; technician; works with Samsung in Senawang.
7. Syed Muhammad Hafizuddin - was at Poly; now in PJ

Photos of first visit, 23 October 2011:

PHOTO 1. From left: Myself, Puan Hasnah, Prof. Syed Mohsin, Affandi and Lukmanul Hakim (Tuan Syed's grandson). Photographed at Tuan Syed's home in Kg Huda, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan 23 Oct 2011 by Sharifah Muna Maisara (Tuan Syed's only daughter).

PHOTO 2. Puan Hasnah, Sharifah Muna Maisara and Lokmanul Hakim; 23 Oct 2011

PHOTO 3. Puan Hasnah, Lokamnul Hakim, Affandi Hussien and Prof. Syed Mohsin; 23 Oct 2011

PHOTO 4. Puan Hasnah, Affandi Hussien and Prof. Syed Mohsin; 23 Oct 2011

PHOTO 5. Prof. Syed Mohsin and Affandi Hussien; 23 Oct 2011

PHOTO 6. Prof. Syed Mohsin and Affandi Hussien; 23 Oct 2011

PHOTO 7. Prof. Syed Mohsin and me; 23 Oct 2011.

PHOTO 8. Prof. Syed Mohsin's rented home in Kg Huda, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan; 23 Oct 2011.

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Sharifah Zahrah bt Syed Sahil Jamalullail 
Sharifah Zahrah is Prof. Syed Mohsin's sister (sib #2). She is married to Syed Mohamad Syed Omar Alhabshi and they had lived in Jelutong. He left the army and moved to Perlis where he worked in the sugarcane field. He had 4 children:-

1. Syed Omar
2. Syed Hafiz
3. Sharifah Noor
4. Apa nama? = architect

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Dr Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Hassan Aidid

• I had worked with Dr Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Aidid in USM Penang when she was the Chairman of the Women's Club and I was Treasurer.
• Her sister Sharifah Hasnah worked at the USM Medical School when I joined as lecturer.
• I had visited Dr Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Aidid at their family home in Ayer Itam when her father (Tan Sri Syed Aidid) passed away in 1982/3. The house is a big bungalow next to Shell Ayer Itam.
• Her mother is Sharifah Rahmah bt Syed Alwi, the elder sister of Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi, Prof. Syed's mother.

From Dr Syed Mohamad Syed Sahil, 8 Nov 2011:
Dr Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Aidid's siblings:-

1. Sharifah Azizah
2. Sharifah Aminah (lives in Singapore)
3. Sharifah Naemah
4. Sharifah Shippak
5. Sharifah Sheikha
6. Sharifah Zahrah
7. Sharifah Sakinah (married to Dr Syed Mohamad Syed Sahil; Prof Syed Mohsin's sib#6)
8. Sharifah Hasnah (working with USM, married to Prof Abu Hassan, USM Biology School. Was he also known as Danker of UC Davis).

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Second Visit

I received an SMS from Tengku Damitri of Tuan Syed's sudden demise and after he was buried, around Maghrib. I have no idea why the SMS arrived late on my handphone. I visited Kak Hasnah and family at home after solat Isya' today, 7 November 2011. The area was wet after the rain and puddles of water could be seen. Affandi parked our car far away and we walked to the house in darkness. There were many cars parked by the road on the right shoulder. When I arrived in the house compound, they were already reading Surah Yaasin. I used my own buku doa Mathurat. Then I started sneezing in the cold night. After all the bacaan al-Quran and doa, the men exited and went for refreshment outside. My husband and I and the other ladies then entered the house. I went to find Kak Hasnah. I met Kak Hasnah and the other family members. It was the first time I met everyone in a large gathering. It was a sad gathering but it was a good learning experience for me. There were many Arab men and ladies in the house. I knew nobody except the ones I met at the first visit - Kak Hasnah, Muna Maisara and Lokmanul Hakim. Muna Maisara remembered me as she took our photos at the first visit. Then I sat next to a beautiful lady whom I never knew. I was introduced to her by Siti Salamah, also an Arab. I was introduced to Tuan Syed's mother for the first time. She is a dear lady and I think every woman must try to meet her and talk to her. She is Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi (80 years). She asked me who I am and we started talking to see how we could be related. I talked mostly to Siti Salamah for my family links to Tuan Syed. I will therefore update information obtained from my first visit.

The information below was obtained from Siti Salamah, Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi and Sharifah Alwiah Syed Sahil, day after Prof. Syed Mohsin passed away, at the first tahlil on 7 November 2011, at his home in Kg Huda, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

Photos of second visit, 7 November 2011:

PHOTO 9. Sharifah Muna Maisara (Prof. Syed's only daughter) and Siti Salamah bt Sk. Mohammed

PHOTO 10. Sharifah Muna Maisara, Siti Salamah bt Sk. Mohammed and me.

PHOTO 11. Sharifah Mariam bt Syed Alwi (Prof. Syed's mother, 80, lives in Jitra) and Sharifah Alwiah Syed Sahil (Prof. Syed's sister, sib #5, lecturer UiTM Shah Alam)

PHOTO 12. Puan Hasnah bt Ishak (left, Prof. Syed's wife) and Sharifah Sakinah bt Syed Aidid (in white baju kurung, married to Dr Syed Muhammad Syed Sahil Jamalullail).

PHOTO 13. Tuan Haji Ishak, father of Puan Hasnah, Prof. Syed's father-in-law. He recalls history from the time of Konfrantasi. He lives in KL.

PHOTO 14. From left: Osman Abdul Ghani (man in white shirt with kopiah, husband of Dr Sharifah Alwiah Syed Sahil Jamalullail), boy with black songkok, Syed Haizar Syed Sahil (Prof. Syed's brother, sib #7, yellow shirt with white kopiah), Affandi Hussain (jubah putih), Shk Abdul Aziz Al- Khaiyath (man in blue striped shirt; elder brother of Siti Salamah bt Sk. Mohammed, who knows about Ami Aziz Al-Yamani of Jelutong. Ami Aziz of Jelutong had owned a foreign car business at Jalan Anson, Penang.) Link to Ami Aziz of Penang

PHOTO 15. From left: Dr Syed Mohamad Syed Sahil (Prof. Syed's brother, sib #6, dark blue shirt), Osman Abdul Ghani (man in white shirt & white kopiah), boy with black songkok, Syed Haizar Syed Sahil (sib #7) and Affandi Hussain.

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Associate Professor Sharifah  Alwiah Syed Sahil Jamalullail
Lecturer
Faculty of Art and Design
Universiti Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 03-5544 4057
H/P: 019-387 2578
Fax: 03-5544 4011
E-mail: syedsahilshari@yahoo.com


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Dr Syed Mohamad Syed Sahil Jamalullail
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Syed Omar Syed Sahil Jamalullail
Syed Omar is in KL. He is retired and receives pension. He was the former Accountant-General. He married the younger sister of Syed Razak, ex-MB Kedah.

Syed Razak 
Syed Razak bin Syed Zain Barakhbah was MB Kedah for 6 years (11 Dec 1999-22 Dec 2005). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Menteris_Besar_of_Kedah

Syed Razak was related to Dr Mustafa bin Osman, an early Malay doctor (TEMD) from Kedah. How were they related? 

Syed Razak's younger sister married to Syed Omar.

Who is Hajah Sharifah Maznah Syed Kassim Barakbah?

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