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5 unusual facts about English College Johore Bahru


Harold Cheeseman

Harold Ambrose Robinson Cheeseman was the founder of the Scouting movement in the Malaysian state of Penang, at the Penang Free School on March 27, 1915, and in the state of Johor at the English College Johore Bahru in 1928.

Ismail Abdul Rahman

Ismail's initial friends were predominantly Malay, but when he continued his education at the English College Johore Bahru, Ismail gravitated to non-Malays due to his interest in the opposite sex — Chinese girls often being given more freedom to mingle than their Malay counterparts in those days.

Samsudin Osman

He is also a former student of the renowned English College Johore Bahru and Royal Military College, Sungai Besi.

Sekolah Menengah Sains Johor

Students of the first batch was placed temporarily in English College Johore Bahru until the completion of the school's infrastructure in the month of April 1974.

Zaki Azmi

Early in his life, Zaki attended school in Sultan Abdul Hamid College in Alor Setar, furthering his studies at Anderson School in Ipoh and finally in English College Johore Bahru.



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