The Samariang Muslim Cemetery is the largest Muslim cemetery in

Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of the state of Sara ...

city,

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

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. It is located near

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near

Petra Jaya Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1975-1979). History The suburb was founded in the 1970s by Sarawak chief minister at that time named ...

. It is the final resting place of many prominent Malay

ian personalities.

Notable burials

* Dayang Rosnah Abang Madeli – Mother of Works Minister, Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof * Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr.) Haji Adenan bin Satem – 5th Chief Minister of

(2014–2017) * Tun Pehin Sri Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin bin Abang Barieng 3rd and 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak (1977–1981, 2001–2014) * Toh Puan Norkiah @ Rokiah Bagong, Wife of Sarawak's former Governor Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin. * Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Ya'kub – former Fourth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of

(1981–1985) * Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce bin Muhammed Noor – Fifth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak (1985–2000) * Datuk Haji Bujang Ulis @ Bujang Hadziri – Former Deputy Minister of Education * Bujang Taha – Legendary

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and two-time winner of Mr Asia * Datuk

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– Former Tupong assemblyman * Laila Taib – Wife of Chief Minister of Sarawak Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud * Tan Sri Sulaiman Daud – Former Minister of Agriculture * Suratinan Tamin (also known as Soloman Esmanto) – First Malaysian bodybuilder to win the Mr Asia title in 1969 * Victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash on 17 July 2014 ** Tambi Jiee (father) ** Ariza Ghazalee (mother) ** Muhammad Afif Tambi (son) ** Muhammad Afzal Tambi (son) ** Marsha Azmeena Tambi (daughter) ** Muhammad Afruz Tambi (son)

References

External links

* * {{coord missing, Malaysia Cemeteries in Sarawak Muslim cemeteries Buildings and structures in Kuching Tourist attractions in Kuching