Fatimah binte Sulaiman

After the death of her second husband, she combined his business with her own boats and built it into a successful naval trading operation.

In recognition of her philanthropy in funding the creation of the mosque, as well as homes for the poor that were adjacent to it, Fatimah was inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame in 2014 Fatimah binte Sulaiman was born in Malacca, Malaysia, to a family of successful traders.

After the collapse of an unsuccessful first marriage, she married Daing Chanda Pulih, a Bugis prince and merchant from South Sulawesi (then known as Celebes).

[3] Pulih died while Fatimah was still young, and she combined his business with her own boats and built a successful steamship and sailboat-based trading operation.

It also made her residence in Kampong Glam the target of thieves, who burgled it twice and set it on fire during the second burglary.