Yap Ah Loy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yap Ah Loy

Malaysian politician

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1837

Place of Birth: Huizhou, Guangdong, China

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1885

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Yè Yailái Jia; Cantonese Yale: Yip A-loi Gaap; Hakka: Ya?p Â-lòi Kap; 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.
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".