This man is probably the first Malaysian riding solo on a motorcycle around the world. He had met famous people around the world. The King of Saudi at the time even gave him a BSA motorcycle as a gift of muslims brotherhood.

  Sellahuddin Ayobee Kelantanese Sellahuddin Ayobee left his hometown on his epic journey in 1958. Kelantanese Sellahuddin began his journeying early on in life, at just 21 years old, in 1958. Setting off on a second-hand Matchless, the enigmatic journeyman’s travels took him to India, where he mingled with Bollywood legends Vaijayantimala and Dilip Kumar, and on to the Middle East, where he met royals, such as King Hussein of Jordan and King Saud of Saudi Arabia. In a 2005 New Straits Times interview, Sellahuddin, then 68, spoke of his travels. He said he was inspired by foreign backpackers who had made their way to Malaya at the time, and wanted to prove that he, too, could travel the world. “I was fresh out of school and I had to take up a temporary job for a few months to pay for the Matchless motorcycle I had my eye on,” he had said. After spending RM100 on repairing and prepping the motorcycle, he left Kota Baru with very little money in his pocket. Penniless but resourceful, he began travelling Malaysia on his motorcycle. He made money by singing Hindi and Malay songs on radio stations. He also gave motivational talks in schools after his grand idea of travelling the world became known. After touring the country and Borneo, Sellahudin got on his motorcycle and left for Thailand. His bike broke down on the way to Bangkok. He ditched it and continued hitch hiking. He reached Burma, but was not allowed to cross the border into India by land. He then took a flight from Rangoon to Calcutta, hitch-hiking through India. He arrived in Bombay, where he worked as an extra on the set of the famous Hindi movie, Ganga Jamuna. Sellahuddin then said he received spiritual guidance from a holy man in Delhi, which he claimed changed his life. He journeyed to Pakistan, Bahrain and then Saudi Arabia. There, King Saud presented him with a BSA Golden Flash. “I had performed the haj in Mecca and had prayed for a new motorcycle. And my prayers were answered,” he was recorded as saying. As he journeyed on, he crossed the desert bordering Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the day, but ran out of water. He found a dead camel by the side of the road, and thought he was done for. “I almost gave up hope, but then I heard a voice telling me to seek help from God,” he said in the interview. A man found him and gave water from a sheepski for him to drink. He instructed Sellahuddin to wash his face and hands. When he opened his eyes, the man was nowhere to be seen. Sellahuddin then visited Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Libya and Turkey before arriving in Europe, where he settled in Munich and studied German at the Ludwig University, taking up an engineering course there. In 1965, he returned to Malaysia and worked with Volkswagen as a technical adviser for 12 years. In 2005, Sellahuddin was still working as an insurance loss adjuster. The sprightly old man even said he would jump at the chance of travelling again.

Selanjutnya di : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/184787/four-who-explored-malaysians-who-undertook-epic-global-journey?m=1