Abu Bakar of Johor
Sultan of Johor
Born on: February 3, 1833Died on: June 4, 1895
Aged: 62 years 121 days (748 months)
Birth Sign: Aquarius
Abu Bakar was the Temenggong of Johor. He was the 1st sultan of modern Johor from the House of Temenggong.
He was also informally known as "The Father of Modern Johor", as many historians accredited Johor's development in the 19th century to Abu Bakar's leadership.
He initiated policies and provided aids to ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs to stimulate the development of the state's agricultural economy which was founded by Chinese migrants from southern China in the 1840s.
He also took charge of the development of Johor's infrastructure, administrative system, military and civil service, all of which were modelled closely along Western lines.
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