1. Name: Syed Ahmad Al-Attas
2. Occupation: Cloth trader, Philanthropist
3. Date and place of birth: 1848, Yemen
4. Date and place of death: 1945, Indonesia
5. Contributions:
- Engaged in batik cloth trade which he brought from Indonesia and sold in Penang
- Charitable to the Arab community in Penang
- Provide financial assistance to build Arab Mosque, Seang Tek Road
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.
