Yap Ah Loy

Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy
葉亞來
Yap Ah Loy
Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur
In office 1868–1885
Preceded by	Liu Ngim Kong
Succeeded by	Yap Ah Shak
Personal details
Born	(1837-03-14)14 March 1837 Huiyang District, Guangdong, Qing China
Died	(1885-04-15)15 April 1885 (aged 47) Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States
Resting place	Kwong Tong Cemetery
Spouse	Kok Kang Kweon (郭庚嬌)
Children	Yap Hon Chin Yap Loong Shin Yap Loong Fong Yap Kim Neo Yap Ngit Thian[1]
Residence(s)	Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya

Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy (Chinese: 葉亞來; pinyin: Yè Yǎlái; Cantonese Yale: Yihp A-lòih; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ya̍p Â-lòi, Jawi: يب الوي‎;^[2] 14 March 1837 – 15 April 1885), also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, is an important figure of early Kuala Lumpur. He served as the third Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, and in this administrative capacity, played an important role in developing the city as a commercial and mining centre during the 19th century.

After the independence of the Federation of Malaya from the British Empire on 31 August 1957 and later the Formation of Malaysia in 1963, Kuala Lumpur became the capital of Malaysia. Today, there is a street named after him in the heart of Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, known as "Jalan Yap Ah Loy" or "Yap Ah Loy Road".