Who is maarof? Actually,
he was actually own story that is rarely spoken of. Maarof was born in Sri
Menanti, Negeri Sembilan. He is among an elite group of educated Malay English contemporaries’
thinker Malay, Zainal Abidin Ahmad, who called Reverend Zaaba. Former lawyer
and officer of the district in Perak was also contemporary with the country's
nationalist author, Ishak Haji Muhammad or Pak Sako
The difference is, when a nationalist state and political
leaders are busy fighting for independence, Maarof choose different routes to
establish the first bank of the Malays that Malays National Bank, located in
the Klang Street. The intention is quite clear, if the Malays want to advance
in politics and develop, they must have a strong economic system, one of which
is through the banking system systematically.
Unfortunately, the good faith leaders misinterpreted by
certain quarters who do not want to see the Malays continue to increase the
level of awareness and to be seen as a rival to the two banks in Malaya at that
time, The Chartered Bank of UK-owned and Chinese-owned banks, namely the
Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation.
In Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, there is a street named Maarof.
There are not many young people know why this street was named by his name
Maarof. For those who know the name of the Maarof, this should be the memories
of the early challenges faced by the Malay economic support in the past. In
July, 1947 a Malay National Bank was founded by a Malay lawyer named Mr Maarof
Zakaria. The bank only has 2 million shares are open only to the Malays. Customers
are limited to the Malays only.
At that time there
were only two banks that is the British-owned bank called The Chartered Bank
and Bank of China's Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation named. In both these banks Malays are not allowed to
borrow money. Malays can only borrow money from loan sharks, illegal loan
sharks who charge high enough interest. Mr Maarof responded to this challenge
by setting up a bank for the Malays.
After 6 months of operating successfully Maarof Mr. Zakaria
was found dead at Lake Garden. Rolex watches in hand and money in his pocket
was not taken by the killer. This means that the killer only want to kill the
founder of the Malay bank that founded by Mr. Maarof . Mr Maarof Zakaria has
set Malays National Bank with a capital of 27 acres of land and wind spirits
fighting spirit of the Malays in the economic field. Who killed Mr Maarof apparently intended to
kill the spirit of the Malay struggle in the economic field. Based on the spirit of the ‘’fighting spirit’’
of the Malay gust of economics. This is the First Bumiputera Economic Congress
in 1965 established the Bank Bumiputra proposals have been put forward.
Written by Zulkifli Bin Md Yusof
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