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Syed Abdul Rahman Alsagoff
Arab businessman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Sagoff (Arabic: ٱلسَّيِّد عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن ٱلسَّقَّاف Saiyid ʿAbd Ar-Raḥmān As-Saqqāf) was an Arab businessman in the spice trade,[1] and a philanthropist who settled in Singapore.[2][3][4] He was a descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.[5]
Personal life
Alsagoff was born in Hadhramawt, in present-day Yemen, Arabian Peninsula.[2] He was Muhammad's thirty-third direct descendant,[5] and had a son, that is Sayyid Ahmad.[6][7][8] His residence in Singapore, described as "unusual", was located along Java Road.[2]
Career
Alsagoff arrived in Singapore in 1824, alongside his son.[3] As such, Alsagoff is cited as the "first member of the Alsagoff family to settle in Singapore".[4] Trading mainly spices, his son later established the Alsagoff Company in 1848.[3] Alsagoff was successful in his career, and "dominated the spice trade in the region".[1] He also promoted the welfare of other people.[9]
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