Wan Mohamed Salleh
Contact Type | Architects (individuals) |
Category | Other |
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https://www.geni.com/people/Sri-Adika-Raja-Wan-Mohamed-Salleh-bin-Wan-Abu-Bakar/6000000003369919051 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paloh_Street_Mosque,_Ipoh |
Paloh Mosque was built in 1912 by Wan Muhammad Saleh, superintendent of Penghulus and assistant collector of Land Revenue during the Frank Swettenham administration
Dato’ Sri Adika Raja, Wan Mohamed Salleh became the richest and most influential Malay in Ipoh.
The Dato’ Sri Adika Raja was an entrepreneur in the mould of Dato’ Mohamed Yusuff. He built a number of townhouses on Hale Street, each with a nice little plot of land in front for a garden, and a driveway wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage.