1. Name: Syed Abbas bin Syed Abdul Rahman Alhabshee
2. Occupation: Merchant, Owner of Shipping Consortium, Politician, Philanthropist
3. Date and place of birth: 1922, Kampung Syed, Penang
4. Date of death: 2002
5. Education:
- Kelawai Malay School
- Government English School
- Sekolah Agama al-Huda
6. Contributions:
- Involved in small scale business in Alor Star
- Taught Japanese and Malay language (Japanese Occupation)
- Interpreter (Bukit Mertajam)
- Broker of goods from India
- Importer of goods from Indonesia
- Established a few companies
- Established a shipping consortium
- Secretary of Penang Malay Chambers of Commerce (DPMPP)
- Vice president of Malaysian Malay Chambers of Commerce
- President of Penang Malay Association
- Chairman of Penang Port Labour Board ( Lembaga Perburuhan Pelabuhan )
- Committee Member of Penang Port Commission
- Co-founder of Penang UMNO
- UMNO Chief (Kelawai)
- Committee member Muslim Orphans ( Persekutuan Kebajikan Anak-anak Yatim Islam Pulau Pinang )
7. Honours and Awards:
- Tokoh Perniagaan award by Penang Malay Association
- Justice of Peace
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.
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