 Dato' Bahaman was an Orang Besar Raja (a man who administrates the land given to him by the Sultan and a man of importance in the palace) in Pahang.He is the great-granduncle of Abu Samah Mohd Kassim, whom was also a famous fighter later became a central committee member of the Malayan Communist Party and nationalist in the Malayan National Liberation Army.Dato' Bahaman is the son of Tuanku Imam Nuh who came from Bangkinang, Kampar, Sumatera.