1. Name: Mohamad Ismail, Haji
2. Occupation: Jeweller, Philanthropist
3. Date of birth: 1907
4. Date and place of death: 1985, Penang
5. Contributions:
- Worked as an assistant with Abdul Rahman al-Habshi at the aged of seven
- Established his jewel shop, Kedai Permata Asli in Acheen Street (1930s)
- Gave alms during Ramadan
- Donated to orphanages and for the building of mosques in George Town
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
