Aljunied

Aljunied (IPA: /ælˈdʒuːnɪd/ al-JOO-nid) is a suburban area located in the central part of the city-state of Singapore.

Today, Aljunied is a bustling neighbourhood with HDB flats with amenities like shops, schools, parks and recreational facilities, as well as several traditional Singaporean shophouses.

Syed Sharif Omar bin Ali Al Junied owned large tracts of agricultural land in the area.

In Palembang, he established a business after migrating from his hometown in Tarim, Yemen[2] Syed Omar came from the well-respected Arab family who were descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

In 1823, at the behest of Stamford Raffles, Syed Omar donated the land on which St Andrew's Cathedral now stands.