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Syed Mohamed bin Ahmad Alsagoff (Arabic: سيد محمد بن سيد أحمد السقاف Sayyid Muḥammad binAḥmad as-saqqāf) was an Hadhrami Muslim born in Singapore and grandson of Nong Chik. Alsagoff was the commander of the Malaysian Armed Forces based in Singapore from 1963 to 1965. After Singapore's separation from Malaysia, fears ...
Syed Mohamed bin Syed Ahmad Alsagoff (Arabic: سيد محمد بن سيد أحمد السقاف Sayyid Muḥammad bin Sayyid Aḥmad as-saqqāf) (1836 – July 3, 1906) was an Hadhrami Muslim born in Singapore who was known as Nong Chik. He was the most prominent member of the family.
Syed Mohamed bin Syed Ahmad was their son. [2] [7] The family, whose name became 'Alsagoff', would get involved in a number of philanthropic activities, such as financing the Masjid of Hajjah Fatimah on Beach Road in Kampong Glam. The graves of Sayyid Ahmad, and his wife and mother-in-law, are in the premises of this Masjid. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (Urdu: مدرست العلوم مسلمانانِ ہند, romanized: Madrasat ul-ʿUlūm Musalmānān-e-Hind, lit. "Science School for the Muslims of India") was founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan , initially as a primary school, with the intention of turning it to a college level institution.
Alsagoff was founded in accordance to the will of Syed Mohamed bin Syed Ahmad Alsagoff in 1912. [3] It is therefore the oldest madrasah in Singapore. Alsagoff was first established as an all-boys school. In the 1940s, Alsagoff began taking in female students as well, albeit in a separate school session, making it a co-ed school. When the number ...
Two members of the Alsagoff clan, Syed Mohamed bin Ahmed Alsagoff and Syed Mohammed bin Syed Omar Alsagoff, served as Municipal Commissioners in 1872–1898 and 1928–1933 respectively. The Arabs formed their own association in 1946 which still exists today. The objectives then were to promote and enhance Islam as well as the use of Arabic ...
Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a public central university in Aligarh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
The movement was pioneered by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, who founded the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College in Aligarh. Sir Syed retired at Aligarh, and undertook the charge of raising funds for the college, and supervising the construction of the campus. After Sir Syed's death in 1898, a fund was instituted to convert the college into a university.