1. Name: Sheikh Omar Basheer al-Khalidi
2. Occupation: Pilgrim agent, Religious and Community leader
3. Date and place of birth: 1811, Kampung Masjid Kapitan Kling, Buckingham Street, Penang
4. Date of death: 1884
5. Education:
- Studies Naqsyabandiah sect in Mecca
6. Contributions:
- Successful hajj agent
- Imam of Acheen Street Mosque
- Trusted by the British authority
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.
