1. Name: Kamil Mohamed Ariff, Dr, Sir
2. Occupation: Medical doctor, Member of the Federal Legislative Council
3. Date and place of birth: 1893, Butterworth, Penang
4. Education:
- King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore
- St. Xavier’s Institution
5. Contributions:
- Housemanship at Penang General Hospital (1917-1918)
- Entered private practice and operated a clinic named ‘The New Dispensary’ in Hutton Lane, Penang (1918)
- Assistant Surgeon to District and General Hospitals in Penang in the Straits Settlement (1918-1941)
- Municipal Commissioner, George Town (1940-1945)
- Federal Legislative Council (1946-1956)
- Member, Nominated Council of Settlement, Penang (1948-1956)
- Represented Malaya at Ex-Services Association Conference in London (June 1960)
- Member, British Medical Association (BMA)
- Member, Penang Peranakan Club
- Member, Old Xavierian’s Association (OXA)
- Chairman, Penang Consultative Committee on Muslim Affairs (Muslim Advisory Board)
- Chairman, Penang Muslim Orphanage
- Founding Secretary, Penang Medical Practitioners’ Society (PMPS)
- President, Penang Rotary Club
- Chairman, Board of Visiting Justices, Penang
- Commissioner, Mohamedan and Hindu Endowment Boards
- Vice President, Automobile Association of Penang
6. Honours and Awards:
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E) – 1950
- Justice of Peace
- M.C.H.
- L.M.S.
- F.I.V.
Source:
Victor J. Morais (Ed.) (1959). The Leaders of Malaya and Who’s Who 1959-1960 . Singapore: Fisher
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