Malaysia’s oldest man dies at 113
20 Aug 2023 09:31am
Seliman Bandang and his grandson Michael with a Malaysia Book of Records certificate denoting him as the country’s oldest man - AWANI Michael Bandang
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It was reported that Seliman died at 5am on a Saturday on Aug 10, after being admitted to a hospital for fever and a lack of appetite.
His grandson Michael, said his grandfather’s death was a great loss for the family because he was the one family members would consult if they had any problems and wanted advice.
“Anything we did before, we would ask for his opinion first before any decision was made. He gave us advice and taught us the meaning of respecting others,” he continued.
Seliman was born on March 21, 1910, in the era of James Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, in the same year as Sarawak entered the oil and gas age with the operation of the first oil well, known as the “Old Lady” in Miri on Dec 22 that year.
He will be buried in the Iban community’s Christian cemetery at Rumah Mulok, Klua Krian, Saratok.
Seliman, whose wife died in 1983, is survived by two children, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren - AWANI
