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Malay statesman

This article is about the Malay politician. For Gaafar Muhammad al-Nimeiry, seeGaafar Nimeiry.

In thisMalay name, there is nosurname or family name. The nameMuhammad is apatronymic, and the person should be referred to by theirgiven name,Jaafar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Jaafar Haji Muhammad DK (Johor)SPMJ CMG


1st Menteri Besar of Johor
In office 1886–1919
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Mohamed Mahbob

Personal details
Born	1838 Teluk Belanga,Singapore,Straits Settlements
Died	3 July 1919(1919-07-03) (aged 80–81) Bukit Senyum,Johor Bahru,Johor
Resting place	Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
Relations	Hussein Onn (grandson) Hishammuddin Hussein (great-grandson) Onn Hafiz Ghazi (great-great-grandson)
Children	Onn Jaafar

Jaafar bin Haji Muhammad (Jawi: جعفر بن محمد, b. 1838 – d. 3 July 1919) D.K., S.P.M.J., C.M.G.^[1] was the first and longest servingDato' Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the independent kingdom ofJohor (today a state in the Federation of Malaysia), an office he held from 1886 until his death.

Early life

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Jaafar was born inTeluk Belanga,Singapore,Straits Settlements. He received Malay and English education.

Career

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He began serving with the Government of Johor at 16, working as a trainee clerk in the Office of the Minister RajaTemenggong Daeng Ibrahim. In 1856 he was appointed clerk in the Office of the Minister, and then he served as deputy for theMenteri Besar until 1882. He was Sultan Abu Bakar's escort in the latter's first trip to Europe in 1866. He took office in 1885 when TemenggongAbu Bakar made himselfsultan and created a bureaucratic administration forJohor. During his term as Chief Minister, Jaafar was tasked with carrying out state administration when Abu Bakar went overseas. His residence for most of the latter part of his life was the Istana Bukit Senyum which was built in 1883. A high school behind the palace – Sekolah Dato' Jaafar – is named after him. In 1904 he was appointed by Sultan Ibrahim, Abu Bakar's son and successor as regent.^[2]

Personal life

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Jaafar was married five times with five wives, Esah bte Ibrahim, Emon bte Abu Talib, Datin Selamah Ambak and Rogayah Hanim.^[3] Three of his sons also went on to serve asMenteri Besar after him, including the father of modern Malay nationalism, Dato'Onn Jaafar.