Glossary

IJAMPU = [I = Indonesian; J = Javanese; A = Arabic; M = Malay; P = Persian; U = Urdu]


MADRASAH, MADRASSA, MADRASA

The Madrasa in Asia is a good reference that contains a glossary of IJAMPU words. 

Madrasa in Asia Glossary

Islah means reform

Jamiyah means association

Kyai is a religious teacher

Ma'had is an institute

Maulvi is cleric or divine

Mubaligh is a preacher

Qasida is a poem

Tabligh refers to propagation

Tarbiya is education or training

Tibb is medicine or healing


MAHARAJA/MAHARAJAH, MAHARANI/MAHARANEE - from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharaja

In peninsular Malaysia:
Maharaja was the title of the monarch of the peninsular Malay state of Johor(e) from 1873 to 1885. The Arabic, Muslim title sultan, often considered of higher rank, was re-adopted later and remains in current usage.

The title Bendahara Seri Maharaja was used by the ruler of Pahang (1623– 1853 in personal union with Johor, eventually becoming a fief of the Bendahara family), till on 6 August 1882 Tuanku Ahmad al-Muadzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Tun Ali adopted the title sultan.

In northern Borneo, the title Maharajah of Sabah and Rajah of Gaya and Sandakan was used from 29 December 1877 to 26 August 1881 by Alfred Dent (compare White Rajah).


NAKHODA vs. NAHKHODA vs. NAHKODA
- from Kamus Dewan, Edisi Ketiga, 1998, ms 919; 
- published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamus_Dewan

Nakhoda: 1. pemimpin atau ketua perahu (kapal), juragan; 2. kapten kapal.

Menakhodai: menjadikan nakhoda kpd, mengetuai: kapal yg dinakhodai oleh orang Arab.

Translation:

Nakhoda (synonym juragan) is the leader or head of a perahu (small boat) or a ship's captain.

Menakhodai is to become a leader of a boat or ship's captain.

En Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib (1916-1968) [3], Minister of Education 1960-62

Rahman Talib was a name I heard as a child. I also heard of the Rahman Talib Report as a child. I didn't know who he was. Even when my mother was nearing pension age, she was still speaking about Rahman Talib Scheme. He is En Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib. He was the Minister of Education Malaysia 1960-62 and Minister of Health Malaysia 1962-64. I wasn't even in school yet! I was 6 years old!

There is conflicting evidence of his post between 1962 and 1964. One evidence says he was Minister of Education in 1964 and another states he was Minister of Health 1962-64. Which is correct? This type of conflicting evidence in published matter makes writing for TEMD very difficult as I have to take time off to find out what is the correct information. Verification takes time as I don't know people in the first Cabinet. Checking facts takes a lot of time.

En Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib
Minister of Education Malaysia 1960-62
Minister of Health Malaysia 1962-64

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METHODIST BOYS' SCHOOL KUALA LUMPUR
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Copyright (C) 2010 Methodist Boys' School Kuala Lumpur Alumni Association.
Source: Eminent Alumni, Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur Alumni Association
Accessed on 12 May 2011. Here he is Minister of Health in 1964, the year he resigned.

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RAHMAN TALIB RESIGNS

7 December 1964, Kuala Lumpur

Chronicle of Malaysia 1957-2007

Rahman Talib resigns. Here the date cited  is 7 December 1964 and it states him as Minister of Education. This was at the time of Tunku Abdul Rahman, who was PM. Both were in the first Cabinet. The lady is his wife (provides a positive ID for her in the photo below).
Source: Chronicle of Malaysia 1957-2007, page 88.
My comment: The info above may be incorrect as he was the Minister of Health in 1964, according to the article above and below.

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MINISTER OF HEALTH

ABDUL RAHMAN BIN HAJI TALIB

Who's Who in Malaysia 1963

En Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib in Who's Who in Malaysia 1963.
In his entry here he is the Minister of Health in 1963. Since information must be submitted a year before, he was Minister of Health since 1962, at the time of submission of this entry.

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OPENING OF A NEW DENTAL CLINIC, PAHANG circa 1962-1964

These photos below were received from the family of Dr Mohamed bin Taib (Pahang).
Please help me to identify the people in the photos. (I was in Standard 1 in 1965.)

Welcoming En Abdul Rahman bin Hj Talib. Dental staff of the new clinic lined up. Who is who from the right? Pahang circa 1962-64.

En Abdul Rahman bin Hj Talib opening a new dental clinic (Klinik Pergigian). Pahang circa 1962-64

En Abdul Rahman bin Hj Talib at extreme right with songkok.  Who is next to him? Is he Coco?

Checking out the new dental suite. En Abdul Rahman with songkok. Pahang circa 1962-64

Demonstrating new dental equipment to En Abdul Rahman bin Hj Talib (far right with songkok)

Tea break. En Abdul Rahman bin Hj Talib is seated in the middle. His wife is seated beside him. 

En Abdul Rahman bin Hj Talib with songkok and his back to the camera.
Dr Mohamed bin Taib (Pahang dentist) is in the centre, and facing the camera.

Pahang (3)

This post is about Menteri Besar Pahang (MBs of Pahang).

There are altogether 14 names of MBs of Pahang (table below). The first 11 names are unknown and there are no write-ups about them. I have acquired a few photos of Dr Mohamed bin Taib, and one was with then MB of Pahang, Yayha Mohd Seth (May 1964-Aug 1972). I don't know whether it is him or his brother  (Ghazali Seth) in one photo. The Seth family is from Johor.

List of Menteris Besar in Wikipedia

4 men posed by Pahang River (?) circa 1964-1972. 2nd left is Dr Mohamed bin Taib.
One of them is MB of Pahang, Yahya Seth (2nd right?).Who are the 2 others at extreme left and right?  Photo belongs to the family of Dr Mohamed bin Taib, Pahang.

Ghazali Seth

Pahang (2)

This post is about Pahang.

STATE OF PAHANG

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahang

MAP OF PAHANG
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ (Map of Pahang from PubMed)
Article about malaria research using Pahang as sampling frame and testbed and contains the above map.

Map of Pahang showing the 11 districts.

TOURISM IN PAHANG

Asia Explorers by Timothy Thye

HISTORY OF PAHANG

Full Malay name and Arabic honorific: Pahang Darul Makmur (Abode of Tranquility).

The origin of the name Pahang is unknown but there were many names known by the Chinese, Europeans and Arabs. The name Pahang could not be Arabic as the Arabic alphabet and pronunciation does not have a 'p'. Thus, there are no words beginning with the letter 'p' in Arabic. If it is Arabic, then it is Fahang and not Pahang. The name Pahang could be Siamese as there are many words in Siamese which begin with a letter 'p'. There are many p-words in Siamese. The word Pahang could be a hardwood tree, pokok Pahang or wood, kayu Pahang or cloth - kain Pahang or tenun Pahang.

Pahang joined the Federated Malay States (FMS): 1895

Japanese Occupation: 1942-45

Pahang became a part of the Federation of Malaya (FoM): 1948

Pahang became a part of Malaysia: 1963

STATE CAPITAL

Kuala Lipis was the first state capital in the old days till 1955 (see below for more info on Kuala Lipis). The present state capital of Pahang is Kuantan. 

KUANTAN

Kuantan is 72 feet above sea level. The population of Kuantan is unknown (data not trusted). There is a plan to transform Pahang as part of ECER (East Coast Economic Region) 2004-2015.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuantan_District_Locality_Plan_2004-2015
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuantan

PAHANG SULTANATE

Pahang is ruled by a Bugis Sultanate and links to Tun Sri Lanang. The present monarch is Sultan Ahmad Shah. His father is Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar. The royal town is Pekan.
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah (succeeded his father in 1974)

Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassimu Billah Shah (reigned 1932–1974)

MB is Dato' Seri Adnan Yaakob.

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Pahang has a list of honours bestowed by the Sultan of Pahang. Pahang awards 4 honours - SSAP, SIMP, DSAP and DIMP. Only the SSAP carries the title Dato' Sri. The SIMP, DSAP and DIMP carry the title Dato'. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahang_honours_list

2003 Honours

9 recipients of Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (SSAP) which carries the title Dato' Sri.
16 recipients of Sri Indera Mahkota Pahang (SIMP) which carries the title Dato'.
16 recipients of Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah (DSAP) which carries the title Dato'.
77 recipients of Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) which carries the title Dato'.

http://thestar.com.my/news/list.asp?file=/2003/10/26/nation/6573588&sec=nation

GEOGRAPHY OF PAHANG

SUNGAI PAHANG

The Tembeling River joins the Jelai River to form the Pahang River which flows right through Pekan and then into the South China Sea. Sungai Pahang is the longest river in Pahang. 

There are riverine settlements. In the old days, doctors come by boats to visit patients in the settlements. They included Dr Pandak Ahmad, Dr Che Lah bin Mohd Joonos and Dr Mohamed Said bin Mohamed.

3 early Malay doctors in Pahang

Floating homes (rumah rakit). This is Sungai Kelantan at Tangga Krai.

DISTRICTS IN PAHANG

Pahang has 11 administrative districts: Bentong, Bera, Cameron Highlands, Jerantut, Lipis, Kuantan, Maran, Pekan, Raub, Rompin and Temerloh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Districts_of_Pahang

Bentong was previously known by another name. Bentong means to contain or to trap or a container, like a dam. The story of Datuk Bahaman took place in Bentong. Bentong is at the confluence of 2 rivers. People used to take boats to continue their journey either north or south bound. Bentong is a small town before the Karak Highway, which is the major highway that leads to Kuala Lumpur. Bentong is 80 km NE of KL. The Bentong Highway is a high-speed dual carriage way with heavy traffic during the festive season and when there are football matches in KL.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentong

Bera has a large freshwater lake, Tasik Bera, which contains a type of algal growth much like a seaweed, the bera, according to the Semelai Orang Asli who live by that lake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bera,_Pahang

Cameron Highlands is a highland resort. It used to be a cold place but with climate change today it is no longer cold but cool. Tea, vegetables, strawberries and flowering plants thrive here. Cameron Highlands is accessible from many states - Perak, Pahang and Kelantan. From Kota Bharu, take the Gua Musang Highway and turn off after Hospital Gua Musang and follow the winding road and signboards. Mamak Spicy Special is at the corner before the left turn to go uphill. Further up the same road as Mamak Spicy Special leads to a Malay village (Kg Ingin Maju) and an Orang Asli village. One of our medical students lives in the Malay kampung. In the old days, entomologists and the research team would go to Cameron Highlands to check on insects there.
Other hill resorts are Bukit Tinggi, Fraser's Hill and Genting Highlands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Highlands

This is my grandfather's team at a Government bungalow in Cameron Highlands.
Walid is the middle of the 3 men standing facing the bungalow.
Photo from Walid's collection.

This is my grandfather's team at a provision shop in Cameron Highlands.
Walid in seated on the highest steps, centre, with no one standing behind him. His hands come together like a full circle. He is in dark clothes.
Photo from Walid's collection.

Jerantut is near the coast. It is 200 km from KL.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerantut

Lipis is the district and Kuala Lipis is the district capital. Kuala Lipis was the previous capital city of Pahang before Pekan.  Kuala Lipis was the administrative capital of Pahang for 57 years from 1898 until 27 August 1955. Kuala Lipis is a small town and looks just like any small town in the other states. Some of the buildings were built in 1929. The roads are narrow. There is an old train station behind a row of old shophouses. Malay food is sold at the train station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipis

Maran - ? 

Pekan is a royal town. PM Najib is also from Pekan. Pekan is named after a flower, bunga pekan. There is a museum near the mosque. The police  station is an old one. Pekan looks damp (lembab; basah). The road system is confusing for a small town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekan

Raub is on the Gua Musang Highway, about 110 km from KL. Raub sits in a saddle or valley between 2 mountain ranges - the Titiwangsa Range (Banjaran Titiwangsa) and the Benom Mountain Range (Banjaran Gunung Benom). It was a gold mining town in the old days. Khary's parents (HUSM audiologist) live in Raub by the highway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raub

Rompin is a fishing village. People take the boat here to go to Pulau Tioman. Rompin is near Endau-Rompin National Park in Johor. This is a low-lying area with a lot of trees and floods easily. Some Orang Asli huts can be seen along the road. There is a camping ground somewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rompin

Temerloh - Temerloh is 130 km (81 miles) from KL on the KB-KL Highway 8 or Gua Musang Highway. There is Hospital Termerloh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temerloh

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital (Hospital Temerloh). Wikipedia

Pahang (1)

This post is about the Pahang Sultanate (Kesultanan Pahang).

Sultan Pahang, Sir Abu Bakar conferring the Meritorious Service Medal to Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos, June 1958. Dr Che Lah was the royal physician to Sultan Sir Abu Bakar. This photo still hangs in his living-room.

Sultan Pahang's Family Tree:
Source: http://hazis.wordpress.com/salasilah-sultan-pahang/

Re-written from Wikipedia:
Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang (born 29 May 1904-died 7 May 1974; reigned 1932-1974)

Full name: Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassim Billah Shah GCMG,

He was born at Istana Hinggap, Pekan Lama. He was the second son of Sultan Abdullah Al-Mutassim Billah Shah by his wife, Che Kalsom binti Tun Abdullah.

He succeeded his father in 1932 as the fourth sultan of Pahang.

He became known as a friendly and approachable ruler by his subjects.

During the Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-45), he discreetly encouraged resistance movements such as the Askar Wataniah, Force 136 and the MPAJA.

Due to his penchant for marrying commoners, including several popular actresses and singers, he was less popular with other Malay rulers and they declined five times to choose him as Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

He died on 7 May 1974 and was succeeded by his son Sultan Ahmad Shah.