Vapoo Merican Noordin

1. Name: Vapoo Merican Noordin / V.M. Noordin

2. Occupation: Merchant, Municipal Commissioner, Headmen of the Red Flag Society

3. Contributions:

1. Prominent merchant in Penang during the early 19 ^th century
2. Established his own company V.M. Noordin (1853)
3. Grand juror
4. Honorary magistrate
5. Municipal commissioner
6. Member of Penang Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture (1870s)

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.