1. Name: Wan Chik Ariffin bin Mohamed Ariff / Wanchee Ariffin
2. Occupation: Rice merchant and wholesaler, Philanthropist
3. Date of birth: 1880s
4. Date of death: 1920s
5. Education:
- St. Xavier’s institution
6. Contributions:
- Engaged in successful rice business
- Donated land in Perak road to build a mosque
- Built welfare hoe for the poor
- Established a cemetery
- Sponsored ‘ boria ’ troupes and football clubs
- Donated football trophy, Wan Chik Ariffin Cup, which was made of silver and cost $30 000
- Donated land to the Municipal Council for road construction
7. Honours and Awards:
- Roads in honour of him, Ariffin Road and Ariffin court
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
