Mubin Sheppard
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Haji Abdul Mubin Sheppard (born Mervyn Cecil Frank Sheppard; (21 June 1905 – 12 September 1994[1]) was a renowned historian and academic in Malaysia.
Biography
Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard was born on 21 June 1905 in Ireland. He obtained his early education at Marlborough College later at Cambridge University. He enrolled in the Malaysian Civil Services (MCS) in 1928; a year after passing his qualification examination exam in London. Since the first time he set his foot in Malaya, he fell in love with the country and its people. He served as a Company Commander in the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF) from 1941-1942. During the Second World War (1942–1945) he became a Prisoner of War (POW). He retired as a Major in the FMSVF in 1945. He deciding to stay on in the Civil Service until his retirement in 1963.
He died on 12 September 1994 in Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) in Subang Jaya, Selangor.
The Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize was established to stimulate students awareness of Mubin Chachia.[2]
List of books written by Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard
- Tunku Abdul Rahman; Father of Independence (1957–1970)
- Taman budiman: Memoirs of an unorthodox civil servant
- Singapore 150 Years, 1982 ISBN 9971-65-092-4
- The Adventures of Hang Tuah (1984)
- The Malay Regiment 1933-1947
- A Short History of Malaya (1953)