Yap Ah Loy
Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy (Chinese: 葉亞來; pinyin: Yè Yǎlái; Cantonese Yale: Yihp A-lòih; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ya̍p Â-lòi, Jawi: يب الوي; 14 March 1837 – 15 April 1885), also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, is an important figure of early Kuala Lumpur. He served as the third Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, and in this administrative capacity, played an important role in developing the city as a commercial and mining centre during the 19th century.
Yap Ah Loy | |
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| 葉亞來 | |
Yap Ah Loy | |
| Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur | |
| In office 1868–1885 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Ngim Kong |
| Succeeded by | Yap Ah Shak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1837 Huiyang District, Guangdong, China |
| Died | 15 April 1885 (aged 47) Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States |
| Resting place | Kwong Tong Cemetery |
| Spouse | Kok Kang Kweon (郭庚嬌) |
| Children | Yap Hon Chin Yap Loong Shin |
| Residence(s) | Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya |
After the independence of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire on 31 August 1957 and later the Formation of Malaysia in 1963, Kuala Lumpur became the capital of Malaysia. Today, there is a street named after him in the heart of Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, known as "Jalan Yap Ah Loy" or "Yap Ah Loy Road".