The Samariang Muslim Cemetery is the largest
Muslim
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cemetery in
Kuching
Kuching ( , ), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak Ri ...
city,
Sarawak
Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...
, Malaysia. It is located near
Kampung Samariang near
Petra Jaya. It is the final resting place of many prominent
Malay Sarawak
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ian personalities.
Notable burials
* Dayang Rosnah Abang Madeli – Mother of Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri
Fadillah Yusof
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Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr.) Haji Adenan bin Satem – 5th Chief Minister of
Sarawak
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(2014–2017)
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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.
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Tun Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Rahman Ya'kub – former Fourth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of
Sarawak
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(1981–1985)
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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
bodybuilder
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and two-time winner of Mr Asia
* Datuk
Daud Abdul Rahman – Former
Tupong assemblyman
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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
Notable burials
* 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
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Cemeteries in Sarawak
Muslim cemeteries
Buildings and structures in Kuching
Tourist attractions in Kuching