Megat Khas Megat Omar
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Dr Haj
i Megat Khas Bin Megat Omar (April 8, 1908 at - June 21, 1979). He was born in Istana Talang, Kuala Kangsar
, Perak
and a direct descendant of Megat Terawis, the first Bendahara
of Perak.
His father was Megat Omar Bin Megat Muhammad Ali of Kota Lama Kiri, Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
He was educated at the King Edward VII College in Singapore and soon became the first Malay to obtain membership to the Royal College of Physicians
(MRCP
). During his lifetime, he was awarded several orders and decorations. He retired as the state of Perak's State Physician.
He was also active in St John's Ambulance.
He died of a heart attack at 71 and buried at the Muslim Cemetery at Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Gurap, Ipoh
, Perak.
Malay titles
The Malay language has a complex system of titles and honorifics, which are still used extensively in Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders....
Dr Haj
Háj
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i Megat Khas Bin Megat Omar (April 8, 1908 at - June 21, 1979). He was born in Istana Talang, Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia, located at the downstream of Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district of Kuala Kangsar.-History:...
, Perak
Perak
Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...
and a direct descendant of Megat Terawis, the first Bendahara
Bendahara
Bendahara is an administrative position within classical Malay kingdoms before the intervention of European powers during the 19th century. A bendahara was appointed by a sultan and was a hereditary post. It was the office that is held by bendahara family...
of Perak.
His father was Megat Omar Bin Megat Muhammad Ali of Kota Lama Kiri, Kuala Kangsar, Perak.
He was educated at the King Edward VII College in Singapore and soon became the first Malay to obtain membership to the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
(MRCP
MRCP
MRCP may be:* Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, in medical imaging, a technique to visualise the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts....
). During his lifetime, he was awarded several orders and decorations. He retired as the state of Perak's State Physician.
He was also active in St John's Ambulance.
He died of a heart attack at 71 and buried at the Muslim Cemetery at Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Gurap, Ipoh
Ipoh
Ipoh is the capital city of Perak state, Malaysia. It is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur on the North-South Expressway....
, Perak.