Temenggong Abdul Jamal
Temenggong Tun Abdul Jamal bin Tun Abbas (1720 – 1802) was the first Temenggong of Johor. He is noted to be the direct ancestor to the current Sultan of Johor and the descendants of the House of Temenggong.
| Abdul Jamal | |
|---|---|
| Temenggong of Johor | |
| Temenggong of Johor | |
| Reign | 1757 – 1802 |
| Predecessor | Newly Created |
| Successor | Tun Abdul Hamid |
| Born | Abdul Jamal bin Tun Abbas 1720 Johor Sultanate |
| Died | 1802 (aged 81–82) Pulau Bulang, Kepulauan Riau, Johor Sultanate |
| Burial | 1802 |
| Spouses | Tuan Encik Lah Daeng Maimuna |
| Issue |
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| House | Temenggong |
| Father | Bendahara Tun Abbas |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
History
Abdul Jamal was born in the Johor Sultanate in 1720 to his father Bendahara Tun Abbas of Pahang,[1] the son of the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah IV, who died on 21 November 1721.
In 1757, he was appointed by his brother, Sultan Sulaiman Badrul Alam Shah as the Temenggong for the Johor Sultanate. The office would become hereditary among his direct descendants.
He died in Pulau Bulang, Kepulauan Riau in 1802 and was buried there, on a burial ground which would later known as Makam Temenggung Abdul Jamal. His son Tun Abdul Hamid was installed by his grand-nephew Sultan Mahmud Ri’ayat Shah as the next Temenggong of Johor.[2]
Legacy
Certain locations were named after him at Kepulauan Riau:
- Makam Temenggung Abdul Jamal and Masjid Temenggung Abdul Jamal at Pulau Bulang, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia[3]
- Temenggung Abdul Jamal Stadium and Temenggung Abdul Jamal Indoor Stadium at Batam, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia
References
- "Cemetery of Temenggung Abdul Jamal". Batam Ekbiz. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- Carl A., Trcocki (2007). Prince of Pirates : The Temenggongs and the Developments of Johor and Singapore. Singapore: NUS Press. ISBN 9789971693763.
- "Makam Temenggung Abdul Jamal Pulau Bulang Lintang Batam". Informasi Situs Budaya Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2019-04-10.