House of Al-Kaff

House of Al-Kaff
آل الكاف
The 68th national monument, Masjid Alkaff Upper Serangoon was established by the Alkaff family in 1920.
EthnicityHadhrami Arab
LocationYemen, Singapore
ReligionSunni Islam

The House of Al-Kaff (Arabic: الكاف; transliterated as al-Kāf) is a Hadhrami family who served as merchants, traders, and property developers in Singapore. They originated from Yemen and arrived as diaspora in Singapore in 1852. Among the monuments named after them include the Al-Kaff Mansion at Telok Blangah and the Masjid Al-Kaff Kampung Melayu at Bedok.

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