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Jalan Raja Uda, Kuala Lumpur (15 June, 2017)
Jalan Raja Uda is a road in the Kampung Baru neighbourhood of Kuala Lumpur. It was named after Tun Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad, a Malayan statesman who became the first Yang di-Pertua Negeri for Penang. Styled Raja Tun Uda, he is a distant cousin of Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, the 7th Sultan of Selangor and second Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (14 April to 1 Sept 1960). Raja Uda is also the grandfather of Malaysian political blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin.
Apart from this road, other places named after Raja Tun Uda include Perpustakaan Raja Tun Uda in Shah Alam. In Penang, many places bear his name, including Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Raja Tun Uda and Pengkalan Raja Tun Uda. There is also a Jalan Raja Uda in Butterworth.
Map of Jalan Raja Uda, Kuala Lumpur
Sights along Jalan Raja Uda
- Wisma Perkeso (GPS: 3.16734, 101.71296)
Jalan Raja Uda road sign (15 June, 2017)
Jalan Raja Uda on Google Street View (Jul 2019)
References
1. Kuala Lumpur Street Names by Mariana Isa & Maganjeet Kaut, published by Marshall Cavendish (2015).More Streets of Kuala Lumpur here
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