Yeop Mahidin Bin Mohamed Shafiff (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Yeop Mahidin bin Mohamed Shariff (born 20 February 1918) was the first Director of Rejimen Askar Wataniah, the reserves component of the Malaysian Army. He was widely regarded as the "Father of Wataniah" for his efforts in establishing the Rejimen Askar Wataniah as a credible force. Yeop Mahidin was born on 20 February 1918 in Parit, Perak to a Customs officer. He was educated at the Anderson School and a keen boxer who was a bantam weight champion. He was a keen footballer, and was active in field hockey and cricket, in which he was once given the "Batsman Of The Year" award. According to his family, Yeop Mahidin came from a long line of silat exponents who served as protectors to the Perak Sultanate. His children, both the men and the women in the family are known as efficient fighters with a style of fighting handed down over generations. One of his sons, named Mokhtar, nicknamed Apin, went on to establish the largest silat schools in the United Kingdom.He is known as the Mahaguru Silat Gayong or Grand Master of Silat Gayong