Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery
Muslim cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang; Jawi: تانه ڤرقبورن اسلام جالن امڤاڠ) is a cemetery at the Kuala Lumpur city centre, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Ampang near Kuala Lumpur City Centre. The cemetery was established on 1819.[1][2]
| Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery Tanah Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang تانه ڤرقبورن اسلام جالن امڤاڠ | |
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 Cemetery with Saloma Link in the background | |
 Interactive map of Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery Tanah Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang تانه ڤرقبورن اسلام جالن امڤاڠ | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1819 |
| Location | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 3°09′36″N 101°42′27″E |
| Type | Public Muslim cemetery |
| Owned by | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI) |
| Find a Grave | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery Tanah Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang تانه ڤرقبورن اسلام جالن امڤاڠ |
Notable burials
- P. Ramlee – film actor, director, singer, and songwriter. (died 1973)
- Tan Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad (Za'aba) – Malaysian writer and linguist. (died 1973)
- Salmah Ismail (Saloma) – Singapore-born Malaysian film actress, singer and also wife of Tan Sri P. Ramlee. (died 1983)
- Abdul Rahman Hashim – Inspector General of Police (died 1974, in an assassination carried out by communist subversives during the Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968–89))
- Abdul Malek Yusuf – Second Malacca state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1959–71) (died 1977)
- Tan Sri Yaacob Abdul Latiff - Second Mayor of Kuala Lumpur (died 1985)
- Mubin Sheppard – Former Director-General of the National Archives of Malaysia, renowned historian and academic. (died 1994)
- Ibrahim Din – veteran actor (died 1996)
- Ismail Mohd Ali – Second Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (died 1998)
- Nasir P. Ramlee – son of late P. Ramlee (died 2008)
- Ainuddin Wahid – educationist and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Vice Chancellor (died 2013)
- Salma Ismail – first Malay woman doctor (died 2014)
- Mustapha Maarof – veteran actor (died 2014)
- Cik Puan Noor Yvonne Abdullah – Wife of Malaysian political, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (died 2015)
- Mariani Ismail – veteran actress and also sister of late actress Salmah Ismail (Saloma) (died 2015)
- ms:Sheikh Salim Sheikh Muhammad Al Mahros – veteran singer (died 2016)
- Elyas Omar – third Mayor of Kuala Lumpur (died 2018)
