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Birth
Dr Abdul Latiff was born in 1889 in Pasir Penambang, Kuala Selangor to Abdul Razak bin
Abdul Ghani and Puan Saleha.
Early Education
He started his education at Sekolah Melayu in Sabak Bernam. He completed his Junior
Cambridge (Form 4 today) and then his Senior Cambridge (Form 5 today) at Victoria Institution
(VI) in High Street, Kuala Lumpur.
In 1905, he joined the first batch of 23 students who entered The Straits Settlement and
Federated Malay States Government Medical School in Singapore. He was awarded the diploma
of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) in 1911.
Government Service
After graduation, Dr Abdul Latiff served as a medical assistant in places such as Klang, Kajang,
Pekan and Kuantan (Pahang), and General Hospital Kuala Lumpur (GHKL). In 1916, the
Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) was recognised fully by the General Medical Council
of Great Britain as a registrable qualification. He continued to work as a medical officer with the
government. Although he retired in 1936 due to ill health, he continued to offer his services
several times, as in 1939, 1946 and 1950.
Tan Sri Dr Abdul Majid Ismail, the second Director-General of Health, documented that as a
young boy, he was once treated by Dr Abdul Latiff and later as a young doctor, he worked with
Dr Abdul Latiff when he came out of retirement.
Dr Abdul Latiff also became the personal physician to the sixth Sultan of Selangor, Almarhum
Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Alauddin Suleiman Shah, who reigned
from 1938-1942 and 1945-1960, and after whom Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (KISAS) was
named in 1989.
Dr Latiff Road
A road called Jalan Dr Latiff was named after him. It is located in front of the Paediatric
Institute, in the grounds of Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL).
Dr Latiff Hostel
A hostel block for full-time students in Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL), formerly known
as Kolej Industri Pendidikan Negeri Selangor (INPENS), was named ‘Asrama Doktor Latiff’ on
27th May 1971 by HRH Sultan Selangor. It was under the administration of Yayasan Selangor
and was located in Jalan Gurney, Kuala Lumpur but has since been demolished to make way for
the construction of the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2).
The title Daeng is sometimes spelt as Daing in other accounts. Daeng Cellak is Daeng Chelak or Daing Chela in
other accounts. Raja Lumut is Raja Lumu is other accounts. Raja Haji is Raja Hadji in other accounts. Raja Kecil is
Raja Ketchil in other accounts. Al-Marhum indicates a deceased royal male. Kambodja is Kemboja, Champa,
Cambodia or the Republic of Khmer.
The Latiff Clan
The Latif clan has its Bugis roots in Sulawesi. The clan’s history dates as far back as the 17 th and 18th century, about
the same time the famous Bugis warrior brothers in Malay history, Daeng Parani, Daeng Marewa and Daeng
Chellak, came to Malaya. Ten generations of the Bugis clan can be found in “Salasilah Keturunan Keluarga Dato
Abdul Razak” as prepared by Encik Zainuddin bin Dato Yahya.
Bugis Ancestry
The Latiff clan is a Bugis clan descended from Raja Besar Bugis from Pulau Sanghie in
Sulawesi. Raja Besar’s son was Arong Limbang.
Arong Abdul Rasul wanted to go to Mekah to perform the Haj. He left his kingdom of Sanji in
the Celebes and sailed westward with all his family members. A stormed lasting nine days and
nine nights stalled their journey and they anchored at Pulau Siantan which became their new
home. They established a village, planted paddy and erected mosques. It was recorded by Haji
Jaafar that the famous Bugis Daing warrior brothers came to the Riau Archipelago at about this
time.
Great Grandfather
His great greatgrandfather was Haji Abdul Karim who had nine children – Zainab (Cik Zainab
anak Siantan), Haji Abdullah (Haji Abdullah anak Siantan), Haji Ahmad (En Ahmad Bandar
Orang Terengganu), Haji Mohamad, Abdul Kadir, Abdul Hamid, Yahya, Haji Abdul Ghani and
Haji Ismail.
Haji Abdul Karim had a child from his wife who was probably of Cambodian origin named Lijah
bt Sudin Kemboja.
Grandfather
Haji Abdul Ghani had nine children by his first wife – Fatimah, Dato Abdul Razak, Johar,
Zainab, Harris, Napsiah, Jawahir, Halimah, Maimunah and Jaafar. Haji Abdul Ghani had seven
children by his second wife. This branch of the family migrated to Sarawak and gave rise to
prominent East Malaysian politicians.
Haji Abdul Ghani’s daughter Fatimah married the then Raja Muda of Pahang. They had two daughters, Cik Ungku
Hitam and Cik Ungku Yah.
Dato’ Setia Abdul Razak married Puan Saleha and they had 15 children: Rahmah, Dr Latiff,
Baini, Mariam, Aishah, Zawiyah, Saidah, Amin, Mazni, Hajuna, Arapah, Idham, Hajjah Tom,
Dato Yahya and Gani. Dr Abdul Latiff was their second child but eldest son.
Grandchildren
Dr Abdul Latiff has 28 grandchildren – 19 grandsons & 9 granddaughters.
Two of Dr Abdul Latiff’s grandchildren, Dato’ Dr Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Hamid (cardiologist)
and Associate Professor Datin Dr Norsidah bt Abdul Manap (anaesthesiologist), became medical
doctors.
Grandsons
1)En Mohammad bin Abdul Karim married Mairam and has five children – Riyad, Farin, Susan,
Zeeda and Ani. En Riyad married Puan Mai Farah and has a daughter, Salma. En Farin
married Puan Norfarizah and has a daughter, Afrina. Puan Susan is married to En Azree.
Puan Ani is married to En Rashid and has two sons, Omar Siddiq and Khalil Harriman.
2)Dato Ramli bin Mohd Ismail married Datin Tengku Halimah and has a child, Sheridan.
3)Dato Ayoub bin Mohd Ismail married Datin Nazlee.
4)Dato Seri Salleh bin Mohd Ismail married Dato Seri Raja Azureen binti Sultan Azlan Shah and
has four children – Latif, Lin, Nor and Azim.
5)En Mahathir bin Mohd Ismail married Puan Rose and has a son, Danial.
6)En Mahmood bin Ahmad married Nor Hayati and has two daughters – Nurul and Siti.
7)En Samad bin Ahmad married Puan Zahariah and has three children – Ahmad, Amim and Ali.
8)En Ahmad Baharuddin bin Jamal and colleague Haji Mohamed Amin bin Haji Mohamed were
together at the Malaysian Industrial Development Finance (MIDF) Berhad. En Ahmad
Baharuddin married Puan Rohani and they have two daughters, Marisa and Marina. Puan
Marisa is married to En Nik Mazlin and they have a daughter, Myra.
9)En Abbas bin Yaacob married Puan Zailah and has three children – Ahmad Nazri, Mariam and
Omar. Puan Mariam is married to En Hafiz.
10)En Abdul Razak bin Yaacob is a businessman. He married Puan Nor Azah and they have
three children – Nurima, Nor Melati and Danial Iskandar. Puan Nurima is married to En Nat.
11)En Ibrahim bin Yaacob has three children by three wives. First wife Puan Norma (divorced)
has a son, Musa. Second wife Puan Rodziah (deceased) had two daughters, Tamara and
Hana. Third wife is Puan Rose Anita.
12)En Ishak bin Yaacob married Puan Sulastri and has two children – Azhari and Nur Moana, a
pilot with Air Asia
13)En Hussein bin Abdul Hamid married Puan Zainah and has two children – Terina and
Zakaria.
14)En Rahman bin Abdul Hamid has four children by two wives. First wife Puan Suhailah
(divorced) has two children, Rashid and Khairulnisa. Second wife Dr. Siti Esah (Consultant
Gynecologist) has two sons, Daniel and Rahim.
15)Dato’ Dr Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Hamid married Datin Cha and has four children – Zaharah,
Noreen, Rizal and Farah.
16)En Iskandar bin Ismail married Puan Liana and has two sons, Kazmir and Khairi.
17)En Kamal bin Ismail married Puan Dayang Soraya and has three children, Iylia, Harris and
Amir.
18)En Mazlan bin Abdul Manap married Puan Norshidah and has two children, Azry and Izzati.
Granddaughters
1)Datin Zainon bt Karim is married to Dato Shaaya Basheer and they have three sons – Zaid,
Sharin and Azahar. En Zaid married Puan Rosilah and has three children, Aiman, Edli and
Auniquistinah. En Sharin married Puan Salwa and has a son, Emir Rais. En Azahar married
Norlisa and has a son, Adam.
2)Puan Azizah bt Karim is married to En Wan Nong and has three sons – Rizal, Khairol and
Muzafar. En Rizal married Puan Ika. En Khairol married Puan Haniza and has a son, Danial.
En Muzafar married Puan Nik Nurlaglanie.
3)Puan Rohayah bt Abdul Hamid is married to En Jamal and has three children – Shukri, Zamri
and Juliani.
4)Puan Hendon bt Abdul Manap is married to En Taufik and has two children, Amir and Azira.
5)Associate Professor Datin Dr Norsidah bt Abdul Manap is married to Dato’ Syed Tajuden and
has three sons, Iskandar, Effendi and Muzzafar.
6)Puan Safiah bt Mustafa is married to En Azman and they have two children, Hani and Omar.
Dr Abdul Latiff’s Siblings and Their Families
1)Puan Rahmah bt Abdul Razak is married to En Othman and has a daughter, Non. Non bt
Othman married Yusoff and has 8 children – Aminah, Asiah, Johar, Saleha, Jamilah,
Khatijah, Akhmar and Aziz. Aminah bt Yusoff married Ismail and has a daughter Asma and
two sons, Azmi and Azman. Asma bt Ismail is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and
Innovation), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
2)Puan Aishah bt Abdul Razak is married to En Ambak and has five children – Fatimah (4
children), Mahmood (11 children), Aziz (4 children), Ibrahim (married Mariam bt Zain, 4
children) and Zaharah (married Abdul Hamid Latiff).
3)Puan Mazni bt Abdul Razak is married to En Abu Bakar and has five children – Zakiah (5
children), Saoma (4 children), Jamal (5 children), Embak (7 children) and Roshdi.
4)Puan Arapah bt Abdul Razak is married to En Zain and has ten children – An (3 children),
Haron, Mariam (married Ibrahim bin Ambak), Zan (1 daughter), Malek (4 children), Hud,
Esah (5 children), Sarah and Shamsiah (1 daughter).
5)Hajjah Tom bt Abdul Razak is married to En Mohd Zain and has four children – Apzah (7
children), Zaidah, Zahrin and Ariffin (1 daughter).
6)Dato Yahya bin Abdul Razak became Dato Kaya and has 14 children – Zainab, Aziah,
Majmin, Ramlah, Razali, Zainuddin, Aziz, Rahman, Saleha, N Azian, Nasir, Zahari, Hisham
and Amrah.
7)En Gani bin Abdul Razak has six children – Razak, Hamid, Nezuri, Nezumi, Azni and Izan.
Deaths
Though a little boy then, Dato' Mohd Ismail Latiff, remembered that his grandfather Dato’ Setia
Abdul Razak was on his deathbead and the Sultan came to visit. Even though Dato’ Setia Abdul
Razak was suffering from pneumonia, he tried to get up to greet the Sultan. Dato' Mohd Ismail
Latiff remembered the Sultan’s remark, “Setia sampai sudah” (loyal to the very end) and was
touched. Dato’ Setia Abdul Razak bin Haji Abdul Ghani passed away in 1938.
As many in his family remember, Dr Abdul Latiff passed away in 1956, a year before Merdeka.
Tan Sri Yaacob bin Latiff, the second Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, passed away in 1985.
Acknowledgement of Source
En Abdul Razak bin Yaacob, Kuala Lumpur
Assoc Prof Datin Dr Norsidah A Manap, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Prof Asma Ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Photographic Credit
Assoc Prof Datin Dr Norsidah A Manap, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Family Tree
En Abdul Razak bin Yaacob had kindly supplied articles and details of the family tree from the
clan book, “Salasilah Keturunan Keluarga Dato Abdul Razak” by Zainuddin bin Dato Yahya.
The original handwritten book was “Asal Keturunan Dari Sanghei” by Haji Jaafar bin Haji Mohd
Kassim, 1883 (13 Zulkaedah 1287).
Anecdotes
Anecdotes were from “Bugis Illustrious Roots” by Tom, New Straits Times (undated) and
Millicent Danker (undated) in “Salasilah Keturunan Keluarga Dato Abdul Razak” by Zainuddin
bin Dato Yahya.
Historical Account
The Bugis historical account was taken from “The Romance of the Selangor Sultanate” by GW
de Silva, 1938 newspaper report in “Salasilah Keturunan Keluarga Dato Abdul Razak” by
Zainuddin bin Dato Yahya.
Further Information
1.Grandchildren:
1En Abdul Razak bin Yaacob. Office: 03-5634-2327 Fax:†03 56342371 E-mail:
calicosam@hotmail.com
2Assoc Prof Datin Dr Norsidah Abdul Manap, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(HUKM), Jalan Ya’acob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000 Kuala Lumpur
nmanap@mail.hukm.ukm.my
3Dato’ Dr Zainal Abidin bin Abdul Hamid (cardiologist), HUKM
2.Grandnephew - En Zainuddin bin Dato Yahya. E-mail: zainuddin_yahya@hotmail.com
3.Prof Asma Ismail, Universiti Sains Malaysia
4.Victoria Institution Web, web pages by Mr. Chung Chee Min (ex-VI), Canada
cmchung@excite.com†
5.Details of Asrama Dr Latiff:
1En. Mohd Fadli Ghani fadliayman@yahoo.com
2En. Hanafiah Ghazali hanafiahghazali@yahoo.com
6.Details of Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah (KISAS)
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/4222/sejarah1m.htm Accessed on 4 May 2008
7.To Sail Unchartered Seas. ISBN 981-4138-33-9