JAFFAR BIN SAID (JAAFAR RAWAS)

JAFFAR BIN SAID (JAAFAR RAWAS)

A famous Hadrami Arab in Kelantan was the late Jaffar Rawas, the founder-owner of Syarikat Jaffar Rawas Sdn Bhd at 1962, Jalan Dato Pati, 15000 Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Tel: 09-748-1073. He was a trader of Quran, Islamic books, Halal foods, garments and prayer items.

I met Jaffar Rawas in 1969-1971 when he came over to our house at Maktab Perguruan Kota Bharu (MPKB) in P. Chepa and had pulut durian Thai-style, and another time when my father was talking to him at his shop in KB. He spoke good Malay to my sibs and me. He gave clear instructions on how to eat pulut durian Thai-style (gaul pulut, durian, santan, gula Melaka dan makan dengan tangan). It was the first time I saw someone eating durian in this manner.

I remember Jaffar Rawas was of big build. He wore an Afghan musafir 3-piece suit and a white headgear. He was already very old and had long white beard when I met him.

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YEMENI RELATIVES

Jaffar Rawas was related to my father, to Ida's father, to Dr Husin, to Kak Insun Sony, and to Dr Naheed bin Dr Hussein.

Geni for Jaffar bin Said @ Jaafar Rawas
https://www.geni.com/people/Jaafar-Jaffar-Bin-Said/6000000077947774280

Jaafar @Jaffar Bin Said is your third cousin once removed's wife's brother's ex-wife's second cousin once removed's wife's first cousin's wife's father.

Links:
You
→  Hj Abdul Rashid Mohd Yusope your father
→  Hj Md Yusope Hj Md Sharif (Walid) his father
→  Pahmah bt Sheikh Mohamad his mother
→ Hajjah Noor Abdullah, (1857-?) of Batu Uban, P. Pinang her mother

→  Mohd Pakhir aka Fakir b Abdullah (1862-?) Batu Uban/Trong her brother
→ Baharin Muhammad Fakir his daughter
→  Rafeah Tam Hanif her daughter
→  Zainuddin Bahari Bab her son
→  Hamimah Gam Dahaman his wife

→ Ahmad Yazid bin Gam Dahaman her brother (bapa Aznijar Ahmad Yazid)
→  Nik Jah Muhammad his ex-wife (ibu Aznijar Ahmad Yazid, Machang, Kelantan)
→  Muhammad bin Awang her father
→  Sepiah bt Haji Abdul Kadir his mother
→ Hj Abdul Majid bin Hj Abdul Kadir her brother
→  Sulaiman Abdul Majid his son
→  Aishah bt Hj Sulaiman his daughter
→  Abdul Manaf Ayob her son

→ <private> Al-'Amudi his wife
→  Syeikh Abdur-rahman Al-'Amudi her father
→  Rugayyah Al-'Amudi Al-Ma'ja' his sister
→  <private> Al-'Amudi Ba Marduh her son
→ <private> Rawas his wife
→  Jaafar @Jaffar Bin Said her father

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BACKGROUND

Jaafar bin Said was born in Kuala Krai in 1927. He has a younger brother.

Jaafar married Siti Ramlah and they have 11 children (5 boys, 6 girls).

Jaafar passed away in 1990.

Jaafar was a businessman and his company was named Sharikat Jaafar Rawas.

He was popularly known as Jaafar Rawas.

He was 35 when he began his business 5 years after Merdeka.

Milestones

• 1927: Jaafar was born in Kuala Krai, Kelantan
• 1952: Age 25. Before Merdeka
• 1957: Age 30. Merdeka
• 1962: Age 35. Sold combs and rattan baskets at 5-foot pathways
• 1970: Age 43. Owned 1 shop-house. Sold cloths and medicines.
• 1979: Age 52. Owned 2 shop-houses. Sold Quran and Islamic books.
• 1990: Age 63. He passed away. 

His business was continued by his 5 sons.

1. Alwi - managed textiles
2. Abdul Aziz (deceased) - managed lands
3. Abdullah - managed medicines
4. Muhammad Adnan - managed accounts
5. Abdul Mutalib - managed Quran and Islamic books

His grandsons are successors of his business:

1. Abdul Hakim - assigned to textiles
2. Ikmal Hisyam - assigned to branch
3. Irfan Hasyim - assigned to products
4. Muhammad Adib - assigned to Quran and Islamic books

There are 2 existing outlets, the main one is in KB and a branch at Bandar Baru Tunjung.

1. The main outlet in KB is managed by Abdul Mutalib, Abdul Aziz (deceased), Abdul Hakim, Irfan Hasyim and Muhammad Adib.
2. The BB Tunjung branch is managed by Ikmal Hisyam.

      (text based on that at Geni.com)

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LAILA RAWAS

Her shop is in an adjacent block of shops and sells textiles and prayer items. Her shop is located at PT 423, 424 & PT 238, Sesyen 7, Jalan Tok Hakim, 15000 Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

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IDA HUSAIN

Comments in Facebook:

Ida Husain : Jaffar Rawas was a nephew of my late step-grandfather Sheikh Ali. He passed away many years ago and his children have taken over his business. I know a few of them but the one named Abdul will always be the one who will chat with me if I meet him. The others that l can recall are Aziz and Abdullah. I have a step-aunty Umi Fatimah who is my late father's half-sister that l have not met for such a very long time who may shed some light on Aruah Jaffar Rawas.
 • 18 December at 19:58