Religious & Sacred · Mosque
Panglima Kinta Mosque
In short: The Panglima Kinta Mosque (Masjid Dato' Panglima Kinta) stands beside the Kinta River in Ipoh. It was built in 1898 by Dato' Panglima Kinta Muhamad Yusuff in memory of his wife, who died that year, and it is listed as a gazetted Perak heritage building. It is near Kampung Kuchai, a long-established Malay settlement.
A mosque built in memory
The Panglima Kinta Mosque was built in 1898 by Dato’ Panglima Kinta Muhamad Yusuff in memory of his wife, who died that year. It stands beside the Kinta River and is listed as a gazetted Perak heritage building.
Part of Ipoh’s Malay heritage
Ipoh’s Chinese heritage is easy to spot, but the city did not start with the tin rush. Nearby Kampung Kuchai is described as a long-established Malay settlement, with mosques, the houses of Malay dignitaries and old schools, and researchers have suggested it could become a Malay heritage village. Our guide to Ipoh’s cultural scene puts the mosque in that wider story.
Visiting respectfully
The mosque is a place of worship. Dress modestly and follow the guidance of its community.
Questions
Who built the Panglima Kinta Mosque?
Dato' Panglima Kinta Muhamad Yusuff built it in 1898 in memory of his wife, who died that year.
Is the Panglima Kinta Mosque a heritage building?
Yes. It is listed as a gazetted Perak heritage building.
Facts on this page come from Aevum's researched stories, which list their sources. Details can change, so check before you travel. Sources: Ipoh City Council (MBI), "Info Ipoh"; Ipoh World; Malay Mail (2014, 2015, 2018, 2023); Ipoh Echo (2014, 2023); Free Malaysia Today (2020); britishmalaya.home.blog (2019); Zakaria et al., Planning Malaysia (2022); SISMIM mosque registry (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia); UiTM Perak symposium paper (2012); Bernama; J. M. Pladdet, Wageningen University (2019); Utusan Malaysia (2023); NUS Libraries (2022); Tourism Perak; Toh Teong Chuan, Malaysiakini column (2017); Tan Ai Boay, International Journal of Heritage, Art and Multimedia (2021); kaumaram.com (temple history); Marketing-Interactive (2014); New Straits Times (2022).
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