Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff (HABHAL)

Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff
(HABHAL)
Lived in early 1900s - died before 1981

Full name: Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff
His father is Haji Abdul Latiff bin Tambi, Ulamak Nusantara, of Masjid Tengkera, Melaka

Abbreviation of his name: HABHAL

Date of birth (DOB):
He was possibly born at the turn of the century, in the early 1900s (estimated based on his eldest son's possible birth in 1926/7).

I remember him as a tall fair man with Turkish looks and wearing a red tarbus when he came to visit us in Banda Hilir. We gathered at Mak Sarah's house and he walked through the living-room packed with us kids (my cousins). He wore a suit - I can't recall anymore of what he wore. He was smiling and looked kind indeed. That was the only glimpse of him at Banda Hilir when I was 5. I don't recall Nenek Amnah at the time. I think maybe she had already passed away and HABHAL came without her. He probably came with his children - I remember hearing the name 'Nana Zaini' from my aunt, Mak Bedah.

There was another time when my family visited him at his place in Geylang. I was older, possibly 7 (Standard 1) in 1965. It could be at the same time when the ice show, Disney on Ice, came to Singapore.

Occupation:
Soy sauce owner and manufacturer in Singapore (saudagar kicap di Singapura). His soy sauce (kicap) was known as HABHAL cap kipas udang.

Residences:

1. 35 Jalan Mangga, Geylang, Singapore
2. 134 Lorong Sarina, Singapore

Deceased: before 1981 ... before Cikgu Zaini & Cikgu Saadiah went for Hajj.

Wives: 2

1. Hajjah Amnah bt Haji Mohd Sharif .... first wife (deceased in late 1960s)
2. Hajjah Mahani bt Haji Khalil .............. second wife (married 12 April 1970) ... she was known as Mak Cik Ende to Zariyah bt Haji Daud of Kg Hulu. Zariyah was my classmate at MGHS in 1972 and 1973.

HABHAL married Nenek Amnah bt Hj Mohd Sharif, Bapak's aunt (Tok Walid's younger sister). Nenek Amnah passed away in late 1960s and HABHAL remarried Nenek Mahani bt Haji Khalil in 1970.

Hjh Mahani is the daughter of Haji Khalil bin Hj Husin, the First Mufti of Melaka.

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FAMILY TREE (tentative; we are still figuring out the correct links)

From Bapak:

Amnah was Bapak's aunt, the daughter of Tok Haji Mohd Sharif and Nenek Patma. Amnah married to Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latif (abbreviated as HABHAL).

Who was HABHAL?

HABHAL

http://www.geni.com/family-tree#6000000000009696653

HABHAL himself was a fair northern Indian Mamak. HABHAL was a very nice man (orang baik) as he gave Bapak money (beri Bapak duit). Bapak went to stay at his house. HABHAL was generous. HABHAL gave a trishaw (beca) to Mohd Yusope (Walid) but Bapak dismantled it and removed the bicycle for his father to use.

HABHAL lived in a double-storey building.

HABHAL's wife Amnah was rich. Amnah died and was buried in Singapore.

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Children: 7

HABHAL and Nenek Amnah had 7 children in Singapore. Their names and birth order are as follows:

1. Haji Zaini (eldest; arwah, born 1926/7)
2. Hajjah Zaiton (arwah; passed away on Friday 20 Nov 2015 at 4pm) ... informed in WS by Nhpp +60 16 264 4559 via Abg Razak from Singapore) 
3. Muhammad (arwah, bachelor, born 1931)
4. Haji Mahmood Kicap (arwah, bachelor)
5. Hajjah Sa'adiah (arwah)
6. Haji Tamby (this is Haji Tamby bin Ahmad, Baharin's father, born 1936, died 2019). His married sons are Affendi and Baharin. Baharin Tamby runs a limousine business in Singapore.
7. Hajjah Aishah (youngest, born 1937). Her married daughter, Fauziah Abdul Latiff, is a retired nurse. Her family lives in Tumpat, Kelantan.

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Photos of HABHAL's Children
Anak-anak HABHAL

1. Haji Zaini bin Haji Ahmad (Zaini HABHAL)

2. Hajjah Zaiton bt Haji Ahmad (Zaiton HABHAL)

3. Muhammad bin Haji Ahmad (Muhammad HABHAL)

Mahmud bin Haji Ahmad @ Mahmood Kicap.
(edited portrait from a photo supplied by Baharin bin Tamby). 2015

4. Haji Mahmood bin Haji Ahmad (Mahmood HABHAL)

5. Hajjah Saadiah bt Haji Ahmad (Saadiah HABHAL)

6. Haji Tamby bin Haji Ahmad (Tamby HABHAL)

7. Hajjah Aishah bt Haji Ahmad (Aishah HABHAL)

Anak-anak Tok saudara HABHAL and Nenek saudara Amnah.
Seated from left: Hajjah Aishah, Hajjah Zaiton and Hajjah Saadiah.
Standing from left: Haji Tamby, Muhammad and Haji Mahmood Kicap.
Missing Haji Zaini as he had died long before this photo was taken.
Photo from and ID by Baharin bin Tamby, Singapore. 20 March 2016

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Newspaper articles on HABHAL

MOSLEM ASSOCIATION.
The Straits Times, 8 April 1935, Page 7
- HABHAL was a committee member of the Moslem Association of Singapore at its 38th Annual General Meeting in April 1935.

MALAYS' NEW EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 May 1940, Page 5
- HABHAL was Honorary Treasurer of the Singapore Malay Association (SMA) in 1940
- The first annual meeting of the SMA was held at Dewan Malaya, Moulmein Road, Singapore

PEGAWAI2 BAHARU DEWAN MELAYU
Berita Harian, 4 August 1969, Page 10
- HABHAL was a committee member of Dewan Perniagaan Melayu, Singapura in August 1969.

Sekolah Menengah Islam S'pura tetap di-bena
Berita Harian, 22 December 1969, Page 2
- HABHAL was Penolong Bendahari PERGAS (Persatuan Guru2 Ugama Singapura)
- Construction of the school began 10 years ago at Kaki Bukit

Sama Chantek Sama Padan
Which newspaper?
- Featured his marriage to Mahani bt Haji Khalil on 12 April 1970

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Yusof Ishak video featuring HABHAL at 30.10-30.12 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2DAYKxky0I

Hajjah Aishah bt Haji Ahmad

Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail
Wife: Fatimah bt Mohamad
Children: 5

1. Mohd Yusope
2. Mahani (Nek Ani)
3. Alijah (Nek Ja)
4. Amnah (Nek Na, Singapura) ... Nenek Amnah m. HABHAL
5. Asiah (Nek Ya)

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Amnah bt Hj Mohd Sharif
Husband: Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff (HABHAL)
Children: 7

1. Haji Zaini (eldest; married; deceased late 1980s)
2. Hajjah Zaiton (married; deceased)
3. Muhammad (bachelor; deceased)
4. Haji Mahmud Kicap (bachelor; comedian; deceased)
5. Hajjah Saadiah (married; deceased)
6. Haji Tamby (married; born circa 1934; deceased)
7. Hajjah Aishah (youngest; married; born circa 1935; Mak Cik Esah, Mak Esah)

Hajjah Aishah bt HABHAL (Hajjah Esah Hj Ahmad @ Mama S'pore @ Mak Cik Esah)

Tel: 02-783 8992 (old #)

Husbands: 1) Abdul Latiff Tukang Lagu - daughter is Kak Fuziah; 2) Mohd Noor - 3 sons.

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Aishah is anak bongsu Nenek Amnah. Nenek Amnah is adik kepada Tok Walid. Tok Walid is Haji Mohamed Yusope bin Haji Mohd Sharif of Banda Hilir, Melaka. Nenek Amnah and Tok Walid are siblings (adik-beradik). Mak Cik Aishah's daughter is Kak Fuziah bt Abdul Latiff (Tumpat, Kelantan)

Aishah bt Haji Ahmad @ Aishah HABHAL,
anak Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff and Nenek Amnah bt Hj Mohd Yusope.

Name: Aishah bt Haji Ahmad
Call name: Mak Cik Aishah; she is referred to as Aishah HABHAL
Date of birth (DOB): unknown
                              According to Kak Fuziah, her mother was 80 years old
                              on 31 December 2015.
                              2015 - 80 = 1935
                              It is likely that Mak Cik Aishah was born in 1935.

Occupation: Mak Cik Aishah worked at the Balai Rakyat in Singapore.
                   Kak Fuziah doesn't recall what her mother's occupation was.
                   Mak Cik probably worked as a clerk (kerani).

Unions and children:
1. Ustaz Haji Abdul Latiff Tukang Lagu (from Tumpat, Kelantan; deceased in 1965/67) ... bapa Kak Fuziah Tumpat
2. Pak Cik Md Noor --- 3 sons, all boys:
      From Kak Fuziah: 1. Hisham 2. ____ 3. Acho 
      From Baharin Tamby: 1. Shamsir 2. ___ 3. Shamsul

      From Jalil Md Noor: Jalil Md Noor.

Siblings: 7

1. Haji Zaini (eldest; married; deceased late 1980s)
2. Hajjah Zaiton (married; deceased)
3. Muhammad (bachelor; deceased)
4. Haji Mahmud Kicap (bachelor; deceased)
5. Hajjah Saadiah (married; deceased)
6. Haji Tamby (married; 81 years old, deceased)
7. Hajjah Aishah (youngest; married; 80 years old)

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ANAK-ANAK HABHAL

Haji Zaini bin Haji Ahmad @ Zaini HABHAL (deceased late 1980s)
Wife: Saadiah bt Buyong
- orang Kajang; ex-schoolteacher; bapanya ialah Buyong Lenggang
- lives at Masalink near Woodlands in Singapore
- she is ~70 years old
- she runs the HABHAL industry buat kicap in Johor
   2 sons: Mohd Jamil and Ahmad

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Hajjah Zaiton bt Haji Ahmad @ Zaiton HABHAL (deceased November 2015)
Husband:
Only 1 son: Abdul Talib

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Hajjah Saadiah bt Haji Ahmad @ Saadiah HABHAL (deceased)
Husband:
Many children (6 children): Razak, Mohd, Latiff, Fathima, Faridah, and Makkiah
A. Samad Yunos,
The children live in Singapore.

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Haji Tamby bin Haji Ahmad @ Tamby HABHAL
Wife: Hajjah Hajijiah bt Sulaiman (deceased)
2 sons: Affendi and Baharin
Both sons live in Singapore.

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Hajjah Aishah bt Haji Ahmad @ Aishah HABHAL
Status:
- She was admitted to Changi Hospital.
- Kak Fuziah and her son Fadhil visited her in hospital.
Unions:
1. Ustaz Haji Abdul Latiff Tukang Lagu (from Kelantan; deceased in 1967) ... bapa Kak Fuziah Tumpat. He was a Quran reciter (qari).
2. Pak Cik Noor --- 3 sons, all boys:
       From Kak Fuziah: 1. Hisham 2. ____ 3. Acho
       From Baharin Tamby: 1. Shamsir 2. ___ 3. Shamsul

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Kak Fuziah's father is Ustaz Haji Abdul Latiff Tukang Lagu, from Kelantan. He was a good Quran reader.

Her father and Baharin's father (Tamby bin Haji Ahmad) were friends in 1948, after the Second World War.

Bapak said there was a rombongan from Kelantan to Singapore; there were many ustaz.

Kak Fuziah grew up in Kelantan with her step-mother and returned to Singapore to see her birth mother and relatives when she was 23 (1973). She has met all of HABHAL's people.

Kak Fuziah has many photos of the families and relatives in Singapore. She will dig for them.

Ustaz Abdul Latiff 1948
He died in 1965/67.

Ustaz Abdul Latiff and Tamby bin Haji Ahmad 1948
Photo from Bapak's pendrive.

Ustaz Hj Abdul Latiff Tukang Lagu for PAS 1956. He recited the Quran at PAS gatherings. He was a good Quran reader. Frame obtained from http://dpptumpat.pas.org.my

Ustaz Hj Abdul Latiff Tukang Lagu and wife. Frame obtained from http://dpptumpat.pas.org.my

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Family tree:

Kak Fuziah's mother is Hajjah Aishah bt Haji Ahmad.

Hajjah Aishah bt Haji Ahmad is the daughter of HABHAL.

HABHAL is Haji Ahmad bin Haji Abdul Latiff bin Tambi/Nuruddin bin Haji Mohd Salleh @ Nakhoda Nan Intan.

HABHAL has 7 children from his first wife, Nenek Amnah bt Haji Mohd Sharif of Banda Hillr.

HABHAL has 15-16 grandchildren.

Haji Abdul Latiff bin Tambi has 16 great-grandchildren from his son HABHAL.

Haji Abdul Latiff bin Tambi was the renowned Ulamak Nusantara.

Haji Abdul Latiff bin Tambi (left) and his son HABHAL (right)

Tambi's real name is Nuruddin bin Haji Muhammad Salleh.

Haji Muhammad Salleh is Nakhoda Nan Intan, who built Masjid Tengkera, Malacca in 1728 and Masjid Batu Uban, Penang in 1734. Both are Masjid Warisan.

Also see Maheran Ahmad.

Fuziah bt Abdul Latiff

Hari ni jumpa waris sebelah Bapak. Namanya Fuziah bt Abdul Latiff. Ibunya Hjh Aishah bt Ahmad (HABHAL). Suaminya Che Mamat. Anaknya Fadhil. Kak Fuziah ceritakan tentang dirinya dan keluarganya di sini, keluarga ibunya di Singapura dan keluarga Tok Jamaluddin (Dr Sabariah Faezah punya bapak). Kak Fuziah dan saya adalah dua pupu. Mak Cik Aishah dan Bapak adalah sepupu. Tok Walid dan Nenek Amnah adalah adik-beradik di Banda Hilir, Melaka.

Fuziah bt Abdul Latiff
(Kak Fuziah Tumpat)

Name: Fuziah bt Abdul Latiff
           (she is known as Faridah at home in Tumpat)

Occupation: Fuziah worked as Penolong Jururawat at Hospital Kota Bharu (HKB).
                   She worked at HKB since 1 November 1969.
                   She worked in the First Class Ward at HKB.
                   She moved to work at Klinik Kesihatan Tumpat
                   on 1 November 1971.
                   (This clinic was formerly known as Pusat Kesihatan Besar Tumpat)
                   She retired in 2005.

Husband: Che Mamat bin Che Majid
                He is a retired policeman (pesara polis).
                He retired from Balai Polis Tumpat.

Che Mamat bin Che Majid
(Suami Kak Fuziah Tumpat)

Children: 5

1. Siti Fatimah (Senawang, Negeri Sembilan)
2. Siti Fatmarini (schoolteacher/cikgu, Sekolah Menengah Majakir, Papar, Sabah)
3. Mohd Faiz (police inspector, Balai Polis Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
4. Mohd Fadhil ... I met him with his parents at Neurology Clinic, HUSM
5. Mohd Firdaus ... tak sempat cerita tadi

Fadhil bin Che Mamat
(anak Kak Fuziah Tumpat)

Contact:

1. Kak Fuziah: 019-915-6414
2. Fadhil: 013-929-9242 (contact person)

Address:
1011 Kg Kepala Batas
16200 Tumpat, Kelantan

How to get to rumah Kak Fuziah:
Locate Klinik Dr Wahab
Go straight ahead past Warisan Nasi Ayam (Zakey)
There is a lorong in between Klinik Dr Wahab and Warisan Nasi Ayam
Masuk lorong

Encik Muhammad Amin bin Haji Mahmud (2)

There are only a few published articles about Kg Baru that has Mohd Amin's fullname. This is one of them. Here, his name is Encik Muhammad Amin bin Haji Mahmud. This maybe Mat Amin Pasar or Mat Amin Chow Kit.

Majlis, 1 Dec 1932, p.6
General Article.
Majlis Perbahasan di Sultan Sulaiman Club.
Perbahasan (Debate) atas Adakah Perempuan Melayu Patut diBebaskan, telah dilangsungkan di Sultan Sulaiman Club Kampung Baru pada malam semalam, mulai dari pukul 7.20, sampai pukul 9.15, dihadiri oleh kira-kira 50 orang member-membernya termasuk Dr. Che Lah, Dr. Abdul Ghani, Encik Muhammad Amin bin Haji Mahmud, Yusuf, Mahmud Amir, Muhammad Yusuf bin Ahmad, Ahmad bin Muhammad, Fateh Akhir, Tuan Haji Muhammad Sidin, Tuan Zainal Abidin, Encik Amrah Haji Abdul Rashid, dan lain-lain. Engku Raja Uda menjadi Pengerusi. - Taken from MCP, 21 July 2012,

Researching Mohd Amin Pasar Chow Kit

Mohd Amin of Kg Baharu, Kuala Lumpur
Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya

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Kampong Baru, KL

Mohd Amin was the first man who opened Kg Baru in Kuala Lumpur. He was a Javanese Muslim.

His residence was at 1 Jalan Stony, Kampong Baharu, Kuala Lumpur.

His house was across the padang from the Sultan Sulaiman Club.

The Sultan Sulaiman Club was built in 1909, and renovated in 1931, and then much later by Jafri Merican Architects and Associates.

Mohd Amin Pasar Chow Kit died in 1936

His daughter is my Nenek Inchek or Aishah bt Mohd Amin.

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What is his full name?

His fullname was supplied by Siti Aishah Mohd Ali (Kedah)
Mohd. Amin bin Haji Hassan - 514 results in NewspaperSG

This "bin Haji Hassan" surname was published in G. M. Gullick's book (a History of Kuala Lumpur) in a footnote, but the person turned out to be a draughtsman or architect, or similar, not someone related to Pasar Kuala Lumpur or Pasar Chow Kit.

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There was a Mohd Amin bin Mahmud present at a gathering in the 1930s at the Sultan Sulaiman Club in Kg Baharu, which was close to his home - across the padang. He was at a gathering with Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos and Dr Abdul Ghani bin Mohammad, both doctors graduated from the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore in March 1930, and were from Penang, but were serving in Selangor.

Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos later took Mohd Amin's daughter, Aishah bt Mohd Amin, for Hajj in 1962/1963.

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Other possible names (search 1900-1936):

H. Amin - 1914
Mohd Amin - 1924
Mohamed Amin bin Selat - 1927
Mr. M. Amin - 1927
Mohd. Amin, the Malay boxer - 1927
Mohd. Amin bin H. M. Yusope - 1927
Pte. Mohamed Amin - 1928
Mohd. Amin bin Haji Mahmud - 1930
Mohamed Amin - 1932
Mohamed Amin Hashim - 1932
Inche Amin bin Ketchil - 1933
Amin Kechil -1934
Inche Mohamed Amin bin Abdul Rahman - 1936
Mohd. Amin - 1936
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Haji Mohamed Amin bin Amran - 1950 .... not his name as he died in 1936
Mohd. Amin b. Satin - 1961 ...................... he was deceased in 1936
Jalan Mohd. Amin, J.B. - 1973 .................. road named after whom?

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