Ahmet Rumjahn, JP (c.1861 – 30 November 1925) was a Hong Kong Indian was a broker and estate agent conveying on business on

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. Rumjahn was born in Hong Kong and was educated at the Queen's College. He entered into business when he was young and became the proprietor of the H. Price & Co., later Gand Price and Co.. Closely involved with community affairs, he was made

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as an honour appreciated by the Indian community in Hong Kong. He became unofficial member of the

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in 1903 election, in which he retired after serving for one term. He moved to Shanghai in 1912 to commence his business there. Rumjahn was an Indian Muslim. He was the proprietor of the No. 23 Coombe Road from 1903 to 1910.

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. Historic Building Appraisal
No. 23 Coombe Road, The Peak
/ref> He died on 30 November 1925 at his residence in Shanghai at the age of 64. He had six sons: Sirdar Rumjahn worked for the Omar, A.L., M. Rumjahn in Tientsin, R. Rumjahn in Canton, and N. Rumjahn in Shanghai with his father.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rumjahn, Ahmet 1861 births 1925 deaths Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong Muslims Hong Kong people of Indian descent Members of the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong Alumni of Queen's College, Hong Kong People from British Hong Kong