Muhammad bin Aqeel Al-Saqqaf He was a wealthy and powerful businessman and political leader who ruled over
Dhofar,
Oman for 25 years. According to the orientalist
Johann Ludvik, he was given gifts by
Muhammad Ali Pasha, who at that time ruled over
Egypt, in an attempt to get him to join his administration.
Omar Al-Saqqaf He served as the
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1968 to 1974. He was the incumbent Minister when
King Faisal led an
oil embargo on countries seen as being pro-Israel.
Ahmed Alawi Al-Saqqaf He served as Jordanian Chief Justice under the governments of Tawfiq Abu al-Huda as well as Minister of Education and Minister of Justice.
Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman He is a Malaysian politician who is currently serving as an
MP for Muar, previously serving as the Minister of Youth and Sports under the
second Mahathir cabinet. He is also the founder of the
Malaysian United Democratic Alliance.
Datuk Syed Omar Alsagoff He previously served as
Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Syed Abdur-Rahman Syed Abdul Rahman Alsagoff came to Singapore with his son Ahmad. Their family would later start the Arabic School in Jalan Sultan, in 1912. A large section of
Geylang, formally "Geylang Serai," formed part of the 'Perseverance Estate' which belonged to Syed Ahmad. The Alsagoffs had also served as municipal commissioners of Singapore, from 1872 to 1898, and 1928 to 1933.
Syed Ahmad ibn Abdur-Rahman of Sayyid Ahmad, his wife and parents-in-law, in Singapore, 2006 Sayyid Aḥmad
ibn ʿAbdur-Raḥmān As-Saqqāf (), like his father, was a merchant. In 1848, he established the Alsagoff Company. Ahmad married Raja Siti, daughter of
Hajjah Fatimah, who was a local merchant and philanthropist, thus consolidating family ties in Singapore.
Syed Mohamed bin Syed Ahmad was their son. The family, whose name became 'Alsagoff', were involved in 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. Syed Mohamed was also asked to conduct diplomacy on behalf of the
Sultanate of Aceh during
its conflict with the Dutch. He owned a large estate where his nephew, Syed Omar Alsagoff, lived in a residence at what is now Kampong Bukit Tunggal, near Chancery Lane, where he held events. There was also a lake there that was used for
recreational boating. After his death, his sons developed the Bukit Tunggal Estate in the 1920s. The Alsagoffs also held property in
Beach Road and were, at one time the owners of the
Raffles Hotel. The tomb (or
Keramat) of Habib Nuh bin Muhammad Al-Habshi, built by Syed Mohamed around 1890, is maintained by members of the Alsagoff family.
Other members • The Kingdom of Iraq's Honorary Consul was Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Omar Alsagoff. The government of Saudi Arabia later tapped him as their ambassador, becoming the Consul-General, and later the Honorary Consul for Turkey and Tunisia. •
Syed Mohamed bin Ahmad Alsagoff was commander of the Malaysian armed forces in Singapore from 1963 to 1965. •
ʿAli Redha, a politician. • Khadijah ʿAbdullah, managing partner of an
Egyptian
magazine for women, and manager of the Raffles Hotel, in the 1960s. • Faisal, co-founder of Horizon Education and Technologies Ltd. == See also ==