Raja Haji Fisabilillah

Raja Haji Fisabilillah (full name Raja Haji Fisabilillah ibni Daeng Chelak) (1727 – 18 June 1784) was a Bugis-Malay warrior, and also the 4th Yang di-Pertuan Muda of Riau from 1777 to 1784.

History Born in Ulusungai, Riau in 1727 to the Bugis warrior Daeng Chelak, Raja Haji was a younger brother of Raja Lumu.

Death and burial

Raja Haji led a series of raids on A Famosa, a Dutch fortress in Malacca. On the verge of victory after surrounding the Dutch forces in one of her forts, he was, however, shot from a distance, killing him instantly. He died on 18 June 1784 at Teluk Ketapang, Malacca.

The effect of the war infuriated his nephew, Raja Ibrahim, as it has caused Selangor to be involved indirectly in the war between the Dutch and Johor.

According to famed Malay writer Munshi Abdullah, Raja Haji's body was recovered by the Dutch and rumoured to have been buried in a pig farm. It was not until the English conquered Malacca that the royal family requested Raja Haji's body to be removed from the pig farm. He was subsequently given a proper Muslim burial at Bukit Kursi, Penyengat Island, Riau Islands during the reign of his son Raja Ja'far, the 6th Yang Dipertuan Muda.

In Malaysia, a mosque was named after him, Raja Haji Fisabilillah Mosque, in Cyberjaya in the state of Selangor which was completed on 24 February 2015. On 20 September 2024, a new Indonesian Navy warship, the patrol vessel , was named after him.