Mohammad Noor was born on 24 June 1901, in Martapura, South Kalimantan, from an aristocratic family of the Sultanate of Banjar.

[1] Mohammad Noor was the great-great-grandson (intah) of Sultan Adam Al-Watsiq Billah.

His father Prince Ali, was a district head, called kiai, moving from one city to another.

[3] He was awarded the Mahaputera Star Class III in 1973 and declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2018.

[7] P. M. Noor is also used in a street name in several cities in Kalimantan, such as Samarinda, Palangka Raya, and Banjarbaru.