Abang Haji Abdillah, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Abang Haji Abdillah

Sarawak politician

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1862

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1946

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah (13 October 1862 – 21 November 1946) was Sarawak's independence patriot.
He fought peacefully against the British colonisation of Sarawak after World War II. He was the son of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Mohammad Kassim; who ruled Kuching as a mayor under the White Rajah's administration.
He was also the grandson of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Bolhassan and a descendant of Datu Patinggi Ali who fought to achieve Sarawak's independence from Brunei.
After the death of his father in Mecca, in 1921, he was given the title Datu Muda.
In 1924, he became the Datu Bandar and then in 1937 he was given the title Datu Patinggi.