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Syarif Masahor bin Syarif Hassan (1800, Bruneian Empire - February 1890, Colony of Singapore) [1], also written as Sharif Masahor, was a Malay rebel of Hadhrami descent [2] in Sarikei in the Raj of Sarawak.
Mat Salleh, warrior from Sabah, Borneo; Monsopiad, Kadazan-Dusun warrior from Sabah, Borneo; Rentap, Iban warrior from Sarawak; Rosli Dhobi, warrior from Sibu, Sarawak; Syarif Masahor, warrior from Sarikei, Sarawak; Tan Kee Soon (1803–1857), warrior and leader of the Ngee Heng Kongsi who ordered 4,000 members of its brotherhood to relocate to ...
KD Syarif Masahor is the second ship of Maharaja Lela-class frigate built locally by Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC). She build based on enlarged version of Naval Group's Gowind-class design. [2] [3] The ship named after Syarif Masahor, in honour of the Sarawak warrior during British colonialism. [4] [5]
The fort at Sarikei was burnt by Charles Johnson Brooke's forces five years after 1856 when they tried to capture Syarif Masahor, Syarif's rule ended in 1861. The administration of Sarikei was later taken over by the Brookes. [6] [7] Hoklo people and the Cantonese people were the first ones to arrive in Sarikei in 1864.
The North Borneo Federation, also known as North Kalimantan (Malay: Negara Kesatuan Kalimantan Utara, lit. 'Unitary State of North Kalimantan'), was a proposed political entity which would have comprised the British colonies of Sarawak, British North Borneo (now known as the Malaysian state of Sabah) and the protectorate of Brunei.
Nevertherless, some groups argue that Sabah and Sarawak should be called "Negara" (Nation), and the head of state called "Yang di-Pertua Negara", on the basis that Sarawak achieved independence on 22 July 1963 and Sabah achieved independence on 31 August 1963 before forming Malaysia together with Federation of Malaya on 16 September 1963. They ...
Stephen Kalong Ningkan – 1st Chief Minister of Sarawak, born in Betong; Stephen Yong Kuet Tze – former Cabinet minister; Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib – former Deputy Tourism minister; Sulaiman Daud – former member of parliament for Petra Jaya; Syarif Masahor – Sarawak Malay historical warrior
In early February 1860, Masahor mounted an assault on Kuching (then Sarawak), the White Rajah's capital. He planned his approach by the Sarawak River, but Charles Brooke was able to ambush and destroy all of Masahor's ships. Rentap openly joined Masahor in his defence at Mukah and Igan until his defeat and deportation to Singapore in 1861.