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AmBank Tower (Malay: Menara AmBank) is the 41st tallest skyscraper in Malaysia. The tower is located in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng; merely 0.05 km [2] from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. The tower was officially launched by the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad in 2003. It also has an 17 m (56 ft) antenna on the top of the building. [3]
Yap Kwan Seng, of Hakka descent, was born in 1846 in the Chak Kai district of China. He was a Hakka of the Fui Chiu clan. He moved to Malaya at the age of 18 and worked as a tin miner in Seremban. On his death, The Straits Times carried the following obituary: [1]
Yap Ah Loy was a Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur and is considered the founder of the city. The title was abolished in 1902, when Yap Kwan Seng died. 1858–1861: Hew Siew (丘秀) 1862–1868: Liu Ngim Kong (刘壬光) 1868–1885: Yap Ah Loy (叶亚来) 1885–1889: Yap Ah Shak (叶致英) 1889–1902: Yap Kwan Seng (叶观盛)
Name (Hakka pronunciation) Chinese name Birth-Death Born Ancestry Description Lai Enjue [2] (Lai En Cheok) 赖恩爵: 1795–1848: Shenzhen: Zijin, Guangdong: Admiral (水师提督), Guangdong Navy, 1843–1848; Commander, Battle of Kowloon, First Opium War, 1839; Just before Lai died due to illness, he told his family clan that his wish was to see the return of Hong Kong to China; Ten days ...
Yap Ah Shak died in 1889 and his title passed to Yap Kwan Seng. [14] [15] Yap Ah Loy was the protégé of Yap Ah Shak. His life, which began with him running from problem to problem, was transformed when he met Yap Ah Shak, who put him in charge of his gaming farm in Sungai Ujong. [14] [16]
On 29 July 2013, AmBank founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi was shot dead near the headquarters. A tow truck driver, Koong Swee Kwan, allegedly kills him over suspicious parking lure dispute. 2017. Proposal merger between RHB Bank and AmBank Group. [7] [8] Ambank Not Selling Off Its General Insurance Business: CEO Tahir. [9] 2018
Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy – third Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, played an important role in developing the city as a commercial and mining centre during the 19th century; Kapitan China Yap Ah Shak – fourth Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, a wealthy merchant and a Hai San leader; Kapitan China Yap Kwan Seng - fifth and last Kapitan China of ...
Star Residences is built alongside the Star Boulevard at Jalan Yap Kwan Seng. The avenue connects with KLCC in 400 meters, to the square in front of the Petronas Towers . [ 9 ]