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Abraham Walley Mahomed Salaman (also spelt Mohamed; 1881-1886 – 8 February 1941) was a notable New Zealand merchant, dyer, herbalist and charlatan. He was born in
Abraham Walley Mahomed Salaman (also spelt Mohamed; 1881-1886 – 8 February 1941) was a notable New Zealand merchant, dyer, herbalist and charlatan. He was born in Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
, to Muslim parents, in Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
, British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
in the 1880s.
In 1930 he was convicted of manslaughter after requiring that a diabetic patient of his be taken off insulin and subsequently died in a diabetic coma.
Salaman died in 1941 and is buried at Te Henui Cemetery
Te Henui Cemetery, also known as New Plymouth Cemetery, is the oldest public cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was first used in 1861.
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in New Plymouth
New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...
, where his tomb is one of the outstanding architectural features. Prior to his death, in 1940, Salaman designed his tomb in Islamic style and obtained special permission for it to occupy ten plots in Te Henui cemetery
Te Henui Cemetery, also known as New Plymouth Cemetery, is the oldest public cemetery in New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was first used in 1861.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the great mistake" for .
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. The tomb cost £2,500 and was topped with a brass star and crescent moon, featuring the words ‘Mohammed Islam Salaman Tomb’ above the door.
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* 1880s births 1941 deaths New Zealand fraudsters Indian emigrants to New Zealand Businesspeople from Amritsar Burials at Te Henui Cemetery New Zealand people of Punjabi descent {{NewZealand-crime-bio-stub New Zealand people convicted of manslaughter New Zealand Muslims