Mubin Sheppard

Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Haji Abdul Mubin Sheppard (born Mervyn Cecil Frank Sheppard; 21 June 1905 – 11 September 1994[1][2]) was a renowned historian and academic in Malaysia.

Life and career

Mervyn Sheppard was born on 21 June 1905 in Ireland. He obtained his early education at Marlborough College later at Cambridge University. He enrolled in the Malayan Civil Services (MCS) in 1928; a year after passing his qualification examination exam in London. He eventually became attached to the country and its people during his posting there. He served as a Company Commander in the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF) from 1941 until 1942, in which he became a prisoner of war during the Second World War. He retired as a Major in the FMSVF in 1945, deciding to stay on his job in the civil service until his total retirement in 1963. He converted into Islam in 1957, taking on the name of Abdul Mubin Sheppard.

In 1958, he was appointed as the first Keeper of Public Records, whose office would eventually evolve to become the Arkib Negara, or the National Archives.[2] One year later, he became the first director of the then-Federation of Malaya's own national museum;[2] where he had assembled a team tasked with retrieving artefacts covering the many historical eras of Malaya from cities like Lisbon and London to be exhibited there.[3][4]

He died on 11 September 1994 at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre in Subang Jaya, Selangor.

Legacy

The Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize was established under his name in 1996 by the Malaysia Heritage Trust to stimulate students' awareness of "the need to conserve Malaysia's built heritage and to encourage research and writings on various aspects of conservation and preservation."[5]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Bibliography

  • Tunku Abdul Rahman; Father of Independence (1957–1970)
  • Taman budiman: Memoirs of an unorthodox civil servant
  • Singapore 150 Years, 1982 ISBN 9971-65-092-4
  • The Adventures of Hang Tuah (1984)
  • The Malay Regiment 1933-1947
  • A Short History of Malaya (1953)

References

  1. ↑ "Tan Sri Datuk (Dr) Hj. Abdul Mubin Sheppard (1905-1994)". 9 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profil Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Haji Abdul Mubin Sheppard". Arkib Negara Malaysia.
  3. ↑ Noraini Abd. Razak (3 April 2011). "Muzium jadi darah daging". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Rais Yatim. "Kehilangan khazanah budaya Melayu". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize". Badan Warisan Malaysia | Malaysia Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  7. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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