1. Name: Mahmud Abdul Manaf
2. Occupation: Bookshop owner, Book dealer and printer, Philanthropist
3. Date and place of birth: 1918, Bandar Baharu, Kedah
4. Date and place of death: 2000, Kedah
5. Contributions:
- Sold religious books at Pekan Nat, Kedah
- Was given a shop by his uncle Haji Ali Rawa in Pekan Rabu to sell religious books
- Opened branches in Alor Star and Penang
- Donated to welfare homes and orphanages
- Actively involved in Acheen Street community
Source:
Loh Wei Ling, Badriyah Haji Salleh, Mahani Musa, Wong Yee Tuan & Marcus Langdon (Eds). (2013). Biographical Dictionary of Mercantile Personalities of Penang . Kuala Lumpur: THINK CITY and MBRAS.
